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from 18. 9. 2024 to 6. 1. 2025, Zasavje Museum of Trbovlje

The Silver Games 1984 in Trbovlje

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games, the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia (MNSZS) will host the exhibition The Silver Games 1984, which is the result of a collaboration between the MNSZS and the Sports Museum, in cooperation with the Olympic Committee of Slovenia, and which shows, among other things, the role of Slovenians in the entire Olympic event.

This year, we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the biggest sporting event to have been held in the former Yugoslavia. At the Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo from 8 to 19 February 1984 , Slovenians played an active role in the organisation and staging of the Games. A number of Slovenian sports officials took on key roles the preparation and upkeep of the competition venues. Some of them acted as head coaches of various disciplines in the then Yugoslav national team, the core of which was made up of Slovenian athletes. The Olympic Games were also imprinted in the memory and consciousness of Slovenians by the first Winter Olympic medal, which was won for Yugoslavia by the Slovenian skier Jure Franko. Journalists and other staff from Radio Ljubljana and Televizija Ljubljana also played an important role in the games, helping their colleagues from other Yugoslav republics to bring the sporting events into the homes of Slovenians.

We continue touring the exhibition in Zasavje Museum of Trbovlje from September 18 until January 6 in 2025.

Exhibition authors

 

Head of exhibition project: Andreja Zupanec Bajželj
Exhibition and texts: Andreja Zupanec Bajželj, Domen Kaučič (MNSZS), dr. Tadej Curk, dr. Aleš Šafarič, Maja Hakl Saje, dr. Tomaž Pavlin (MŠ).
Main contributor of the 1984 Winter Olympics memorabilia: Tomaž Alauf
Exhibition design: Tomaž Perme
Language editing: Jezikovni pregled: Ana Tušek
Translation: Prevajalis, Darja Mevlja s.p.
English proofreading: Paul Steed
Photo editing: Sašo Kovačič, Sarah Poženel, Tomaž Perme
Educational content: Tina Bizjak
Photographs: Nace Bizilj, Egon Kaše, Janez Pukšič, Joco Žnidaršič, Nino Mihalek
PR service: Barbara Kolenc, Barbara Bukovec Mihevc, Andreja Potočnik
Video production: Javni zavod RTV Slovenija, Radio Slovenija, Kino Svečina d. o. o.
Lighting design: Marjan Visković
Printing: Epigram d. o. o., Pegaz International, d. o. o., Artiko d. o. o.
Participating institutions: Slovenski šolski muzej – OE Muzej športa, Olimpijski komite Slovenije
Participating individuals: Meta Hočevar, Jože Trobec, Urška Dolinar, Janez Pukšič, Tomaž Alauf, Saša Marušič, Danica Kaše
Sponsors of the opening ceremony: Sport Media Focus, Olimpijski komite Slovenije, Klet Goriška Brda
The exhibition catalogue has been made possible by: Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije, Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo, turizem in šport ter Ministrstvo ta vzgojo in izobraževanje ter Gorenje, d. o. o.
Media sponsor: Javni zavod RTV Slovenija, Delo, Europlakat, TSmedia in Sport Media Focus

 

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