SMO – Slovensko multimedialno okno
Multimedia narrative museum in San Pietro al Natisone on the cultural landscape from the Julian Alps to the sea and on the Slovene minority.
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About the museum
SMO (Slovensko multimedialno okno, “Slovene multimedia window”) is a landscape and narrative museum based in San Pietro al Natisone, in the Valli del Natisone. It is not based on a collection of objects but on stories, art installations and multimedia that tell the story of the cultural landscape from the Julian Alps to the Gulf of Trieste, from the Mangart to the sea.
The museum is part of a network of five museums run by the Istituto per la cultura slovena and dedicated to the Slovene-speaking communities of the Val Canale, the Val Resia, the Valli del Torre, the Cornappo, the Natisone and the Judrio valleys. It arose within a cross-border cooperation programme between Italy and Slovenia; the space was designed by the architect Donatella Ruttar.
The route includes installations such as “Meja”, a multimedia sculpture showing how borders have changed from the 6th century to today; an interactive toponymic atlas on a large screen; a triptych of videos on cultural landscapes from Tarvisio to Trieste; the “talking library”, in which the author of a book appears on screen; and sound works with voices, memories and music of the seven landscapes.
Highlights
- “Meja”: multimedia sculpture on changing borders from the 6th century to today
- Interactive toponymic atlas on a large screen
- Video triptych on cultural landscapes from Tarvisio to Trieste
- “Talking library” and the “Paesaggio musicale” installation
- Sound postcards and memories in dialect
Permanent exhibition
- Installazioni multimediali sul paesaggio culturale – Installations on borders, place names, music, voices and literature of the seven cultural landscapes from the Julian Alps to the Gulf of Trieste.
- Operated by
- Istituto per la cultura slovena (Inštitut za slovensko kulturo)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 4,000
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in San Pietro al Natisone (Slovene Špeter), at Via Alpe Adria 73, next to the seat of the Istituto per la cultura slovena (Via Alpe Adria 67).
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | To visit the museum, it is advisable to contact the Istituto per la cultura slovena. The website, available in Italian, Slovene and English, has a section for schools. |
