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Do you draw Miki Muster?

Exhibition: 2 December 2025 – 25 April 2026, NUK Exhibition Hall

With the exhibition Do You Draw Miki Muster?, the National and University Library joins the events marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miki Muster (1925–2018), a popular creator of Slovenian comics and an exceptional illustrator who has left a mark on several generations of readers and viewers.

We present selected materials from the rich library collections of the NUK and an exceptional donation from Ciril Gale, a long-time publisher and expert on Muster’s work. Visitors can admire Muster’s comic classics – Trickster, Hardie, and Hungerly, which have become part of our collective memory, as well as rare publications, book illustrations and original drawings that reveal the author’s mastery, creative bread...

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Coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miki Muster

On November 26, 2025, the Bank of Slovenia will issue commemorative coins for sale and circulation on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miki Muster.

The coin can be purchased at the Bank of Slovenia or at Deželna banka.

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Exhibition in the Velenje library

In November, the central exhibition space of the Velenje Library will host an exhibition about Miki Muster, an artist who became a true legend during his lifetime. Who doesn’t know his comic book heroes Trickster, Hardie and Hungerly? In addition, he created a multitude of characters that have become part of our collective consciousness.

In the glass bookcases, his son and granddaughter, Miklavž and Maša, are presented as readers of the month. This time, these two of our exhibitions are joining hands, and you are invited to visit both.

The author of the exhibitions is Stanka Ledinek.

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Roundtable on The work and character of Mikija Muster

On Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 6:00 PM, we invite you to the Oton Župančič Library (3rd floor), where a round table on the topic of The Work and Character of Miki Muster will be held. The round table guests will be Janez Grm, Iztok Sitar and Žiga Valentič.

On the 100th anniversary of the birth of the father of Slovenian comics, researchers of this medium will talk about his characters, the importance of his comics in the past and today, the circumstances of their creation and changes over time...

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A conversation with artist’s son, Miklavž Muster

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 11:00, we invite you to the Ljubljana City Museum for a birthday talk with the artist’s son Miklavž Muster and the author of the exhibition Barbara Savenc.

Applications are accepted at prijava@mgml.si or 01 24 12 506 (every weekday between 8:00 and 15:00).

Happy birthday, Miki Muster!

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A Century with Miki and Miki Muster’s Heroes Collage

On November 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM, we invite you to the Murska Sobota Regional and Study Library, where a coffee-drinking Conversation with Miki’s son and his publisher will take place.

On November 13, 2025, at 6:00 PM, we invite you to the Murska Sobota Regional and Study Library, where the exhibition A Century with Miki and Miki Muster’s Collage of Heroes will be opened. The exhibition will be on display until December 31, 2025.

You are cordially invited!

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Miki Muster – Exhibition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth

Exhibition: Ljubljana City Museum from October 22, 2025 to February 22, 2026 (opening at 7:00 PM)

With selected photo documents and objects, the exhibition will bring to life the time when the whole world came to life in Ljubljana with cartoons, commercials and film.

Miki Muster was an academic sculptor, yet he created only a few sculptures. From his teenage years onward, he dreamed of making animated films. To achieve this, he became an illustrator with an unstoppable passion, mastering all the secrets of animation as a self-taught artist, so that his cartoon characters could come to life on Slovenian television (we only need to recall the lively trio of rabbits from the television trailer Cikcak)...

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Timeline of events 2025

Timeline of events of the Buch Comic Book Museum on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miključ Muster in year 2025:

– October – Ljubljana City Museum – 22.10.2025 / opening at 19:00 / until 22.02.2026
– October – Citypark – one-day sales exhibition of comics
– November – Citypark – one-day sales exhibition of comics
– November – Buch d.o.o. – publication of two books with Muster’s comics
– November – Ljubljana City Museum – 22. 11.2025 / 11:00 / conversation with Miključ Muster
– November – Milan Jazbec / Buch d.o.o. – release of the book Zvitorepec and Jazbec (mid-November)
– November – Bank of Slovenia – release of the commemorative 2 euro coin (mid-November) *
– November – Murska Sobota Library – one-month exhibition
– December – NUK 02.12...

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I collect everything ever created by Miki Muster

On September 16, 2025, an interview with Uroš Sajko entitled I collect everything ever created by Miki Muster was published in the Ona weekly newspaper.

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Street exhibition Miki Muster

This year marks 100 years since the birth of the pioneer of Slovenian comics and animated film Miki Muster, who was born in Murska Sobota. On this occasion, the Pomurski Muzej Murska Sobota on Slovenska ulica opened an exhibition about his life and work. The author of the exhibition is Metka Fujs, who prepared the exhibition and was also on display on the 70th anniversary of Zvitorepec, one of Muster’s most recognizable comic book heroes. A short conversation was first held at the Belmur Hotel, where the mayor of the Murska Sobota Municipal Council addressed the attendees, and the director of the Pomurski Muzej Branko Kerman presented Muster’s life. Muster’s son Miklavž was also at the event, who shared some memories of his father with those present and thanked the municipality for honor...

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