The event attracted a large audience, which was first addressed by Natalija Polenec, director of the SEM, Ralf Čeplak Mencin, curator of Asian collections at the SEM, and Nataša Vampelj Suhadolnik, PhD, from the Faculty of Arts, head of the East Asian Collections in Slovenia project. The first part of the event ended with a visit to the panel exhibition.
The second part started with the viewing of two short films. The first short film about pigeon whistles from the Skušek collection was made as part of the European Researcher’s Night project. The second film about the Skušek collection in general was prepared by the SEM in one of the past joint collaborations in the PAGODE Europeana – China project.
An interesting conversation about the Skušek collection followed. The following participated in the conversation, led by Maja Veselič, PhD (Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts): Klara Hrvatin, PhD (Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts), Ralf Čeplak Mencin (SEM), Helena Motoh, PhD (ZRS Koper and Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts) and Tina Berdajs (Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts).
The entire program was rounded off by a tour of a part of the SEM permanent exhibition, which includes some items from the Skušek collection. Guidance on the theme Human(e), animal and animal, Human(e), was conducted by Nataša Vampelj Suhadolnik, PhD, who focused on animal motifs and their symbolic meanings in the traditional Chinese society.
The outdoor exhibition on Metelkova street was open from 21 June to 28 August 2022.
Coordinator: Nataša Vampelj Suhadolnik, PhD, Faculty of Arts
