Institute for Slovenian Culture

The Institute for Slovenian Culture (Inštitut za slovensko kulturo, ISK) is a cultural and research institution of the Slovene national community in Italy. It was founded in 2006 and operates from San Pietro al Natisone (Špetar Slovenov), an important cultural centre of the Venetian Slovenia (Beneška Slovenija) region. The institute is dedicated to the promotion of the Slovene language and to research on the identity of the Slovene community, particularly in the Province of Udine, where the Slovene minority has historically been less recognised and acknowledged than in the provinces of Gorizia and Udine. The institute's associates produce weekly radio programmes on the Friulian station Radio Onde Furlane and on the Slovene station Alpski val. It also cooperates with other organisations of Slovenes in Italy, including in the publication of various materials. Its work supports the cultural visibility and self-awareness of the Slovene minority in the eastern Friuli area. The institute is associated with the museum network of the Canale Valley, Resia, the Torre, Cornappo, Natisone and Judrio valleys, which documents and narrates the culture, traditions and initiatives of the Slovene community living there. Through this network and its own research and media activities, the institute serves as a bridge between local Slovene heritage and broader regional and national audiences in Italy.

The Institute for Slovenian Culture (Inštitut za slovensko kulturo) was founded in 2006 as a cultural and research institution of the Slovene national community in Italy. It established its base in San Pietro al Natisone (Špetar Slovenov), a significant cultural centre of Venetian Slovenia (Beneška Slovenija) in the Province of Udine. The institute was created to address the relatively lower recognition and acknowledgment of the Slovene minority in the Province of Udine compared with the provinces of Gorizia and Udine, and to promote the Slovene language and research the community's identity. Since its founding, the institute has engaged in media and publishing activities. Its associates produce weekly radio programmes on the Friulian station Radio Onde Furlane and on the Slovene station Alpski val. The institute also cooperates with other organisations of Slovenes in Italy, including in the publication of various materials. It is associated with the museum network of the Canale Valley, Resia, the Torre, Cornappo, Natisone and Judrio valleys, which documents and narrates the culture, traditions and initiatives of the Slovene community living in the area. Through these activities, the institute has worked to strengthen the cultural visibility and identity of the Slovene minority in eastern Friuli.

• 2006

  Institute for Slovenian Culture founded, based in San Pietro al Natisone (Špetar Slovenov).

A cultural and research institution serving the Slovene national community in Italy, focused on language promotion and identity research in the Province of Udine.

• Weekly radio programmes on Radio Onde Furlane

  Weekly radio programmes produced by institute associates on the Friulian station Radio Onde Furlane.

• Weekly radio programmes on Alpski val

  Weekly radio programmes produced by institute associates on the Slovene station Alpski val.

• Publications on Slovene minority culture

  Collaboration with other Slovene organisations in Italy on the publication of materials.

1. 1Official websitemismotu.it
2. 2Wikidata entry for Institute for Slovenian Culturewikidata.org
3. 3Slovene Wikipedia article on Inštitut za slovensko kulturosl.wikipedia.org