# Minoriti Cultural Quarter > Minoriti is a contemporary cultural quarter in Maribor, Slovenia, operating as part of the public institution Maribor Puppet Theatre (LGM), founded by the Municipality of Maribor. The venue hosts theatre performances, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, and multidisciplinary events. It serves as a platform for contemporary arts and culture for diverse audiences, including children, youth, and adults. ## Overview Venue: Minoriti Cultural Quarter City: Maribor, Slovenia Parent institution: Maribor Puppet Theatre (LGM) Founded by: Municipality of Maribor Focus: Contemporary performing arts, exhibitions, multidisciplinary cultural programming ## Programming - Theatre and performance - Concerts and live music - Contemporary art exhibitions - Film screenings and cinema events - Workshops and educational programs - Events for children and families - Cross-disciplinary and experimental projects ## Audiences - General public - Children and youth - School groups - Art and culture enthusiasts - Families ## Keywords Minoriti, cultural quarter, Maribor, Slovenia, performing arts, theatre, exhibitions, events, LGM, Maribor Puppet Theatre, contemporary culture, concerts, workshops ## Pages Main site pages. - [Contact](/en/contact) - [About](/en/about) - [Events](/en/events) - [For families](/en/for-families) - [Film](/en/film) - [TRI BABE](/en/tri-babe) - [Minorite monastery](/en/minorite-monastery) - [Minorite Church](/en/minoritska-cerkev) - [JUDGEMENT TOWER](/en/judgement-tower) - [Maribor Puppetry Museum](/en/maribor-puppetry-museum) - [MUZEJ NAJSTAREJŠE TRTE NA SVETU](/en/muzej-najstarejse-trte-na-svetu) - [Janez Vidic: From paintings to puppets](/en/illustrator-s-corner) - [Accessibility](/en/accessibility) - [Exhibitions](/en/exhibitions) - [Auditorium](/en/auditorium) - [Sponsors](/en/sponsors) - [INVITATION](/en/invitation) - [UNDER THE OAK CAFFE](/en/under-the-oak-caffe) ## Exhibitions Contemporary art and cultural exhibitions. - [Špela Ambrož: Between System and Freedom](/en/exhibitions/spela-ambroz-between-system-and-freedom): Intermedia sound-space installation - [Mirjana Rukavina, From the Torso Series](/en/exhibitions/mirjana-rukavina-from-the-torso-series): Fragility at the Core of the Crisis of Humanity. - [Nostalgia](/en/exhibitions/nostalgia): he exhibition of works by final-year students is held as part of the Maribor Design Festival (FOMB), organized by the Secondary School of Design Maribor. - [Constructing Boundaries: Between Signature and Erasure](/en/exhibitions/constructing-boundaries-between-signature-and-erasure): Is a border a wall or a meeting point? - [Light Oscillator](/en/exhibitions/light-oscillator): Kinetic light and sound installation - [Fragments of space ](/en/exhibitions/fragments-of-space-december2025): Light installation by Gašper Bohinac - [Esoteric Ecotechnics. Irrational Computation and Conspiratorial Networking](/en/exhibitions/esoteric-ecotechnics-irrational-computation-and-conspiratorial-networking): 31st International Festival of Computer Arts - [Puppet Technologies of the Four](/en/exhibitions/puppet-technologies-of-the-four): Žiga Lebar, Gregor Lorenci, Mitja Ritmanič and Zoran Srdić Janežič - [Puppet Theatre Kobanci, Kamnica](/en/exhibitions/puppet-theatre-kobanci-kamnica): Traces and Echoes of Puppet Creativity in Kamnica - [Fragments of space](/en/exhibitions/fragments-of-space-2025): Light installation by Gašper Bohinac - [DEW. GAIA ∞ COSMOS](/en/exhibitions/dew-gaia-cosmos): Exhibition by Petra Kapš - [Art Has No Borders](/en/exhibitions/art-has-no-borders): Opening of the Illustration Exhibition by Andrea Petrlik Huseinović, organized by the Association of Library Societies of Slovenia - [Infinity of Thoughts](/en/exhibitions/infinity-of-thoughts): An exhibition as part of the 10th Festival of Design Maribor, organized by the High school for Design Maribor - [TIRED PALM TREES](/en/exhibitions/tired-palm-trees): A transnational exhibition project produced by the Maribor Art Gallery - [Cribs](/en/exhibitions/the-crib): Ambiental Installation by Matej Bizovičar - [Fragments of space](/en/exhibitions/fragments-of-space): Light installation by Gašper Bohinac - [Beasts in pictures and puppets](/en/exhibitions/beasts-in-pictures-and-puppets): In 2024, the Maribor Art Gallery and the Maribor Puppet Theater are celebrating their anniversary - [Transport](/en/exhibitions/transport): Making of performance - [Needle in a Haystack](/en/exhibitions/needle-in-a-haystack): In cooperation with UGM as part of ECO 9 - [Honey Weekend in Maribor](/en/exhibitions/honey-weekend-in-maribor): Honey Market - [Renaissance in the Digital Age](/en/exhibitions/renaissance-in-the-digital-age): A bridge between the past and the future - [Capture](/en/exhibitions/capture): Exhibition of Lana Pastirk's works - [Ilustratorski kot](/en/exhibitions/ilustratorski-kot): Illustration Centre / Divja misel Institute in collaboration with Minoriti and LGM - [Spell against snake sting](/en/exhibitions/spell-against-snake-sting): Spatial installation - [Ritem svetlobe](/en/exhibitions/ritem-svetlobe): Light and shadow are key building blocks of content in photographed cutouts of urban architecture. Experience an exhibition where movement went beyond the fictitious choice of a photographic object through choreographic tools and thus embodied photography. - [Zapik Theatre](/en/exhibitions/zapik-theatre): Since its inception, the Zapik theater has been questioning the boundary forms of puppet language. It focuses on the visual, while at the same time establishing the boundless freedom of the newly created world. - [Z motorinom v Maribor](/en/exhibitions/z-motorinom-v-maribor): Exhibition of Damijan Stepančič's works - [FOMB: Designer exhibition](/en/exhibitions/fomb-designer-exhibition): Maribor High School of Design (SŠOM) - [ Janez Vidic: From paintings to dolls](/en/exhibitions/wide-blue): On Prešeren Day, a Slovenian cultural holiday, the Maribor Puppet Theater, the Maribor Art Gallery and the Maribor University Library pay tribute to the centenary of the birth of the renowned creator Janez Vidic with a selection of works from their collections. - [Deep Blue](/en/exhibitions/deep-blue): The created light space is a rare opportunity where we can put down the weight of the world, surrender to the deep blue and look at ourselves in a wave of serenity. ## Notes - Content is available in two languages: Slovenian (default, no prefix) and English (/en/). - Exhibitions are listed at /en/exhibitions/.