The cycle of lectures by conservators and restorers focuses on the architectural history and life in Švicarija. Also presented will be the conservation and restoration starting points for the refurbishment, with an emphasis on the renovation of the wooden architectural elements and stencil murals. The integral renovation of Švicarija took place between August 2015 and May 2017. About Švicarija in brief In as early as 1835, the Kazina Association of Ljubljana opened a guest house on the slope above Tivoli Mansion. In 1852, Marshal Radetzky had a Swiss house, or Schweizerhaus, as it was called, built in front of the existing guest house and had the surrounding paths arranged. In 1909, both guest houses were replaced by Tivoli Hotel, built following the plans of the Ljubljana architect Ciril Metod Koch, which provided a pleasant release and delicious refreshments to strollers and visitors up to 1934. After Tivoli Hotel was closed, Russian fugitives converted the former hotel rooms into modest apartments during the 1930s. They shared the spaces of Švicarija with various societies and a ballet school. Before the Second World War, a new change took place in Švicarija, since sculptor Ivan Zajec, the creator of the Prešeren Monument, arranged one of the ground floor spaces as his studio, with many prominent Slovenian sculptors and painters following suit after the war. Lectures: TATJANA ADAMIČ THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY IN THE AREA OF TODAY'S ŠVICARIJA An outline of the captivating history of the architectural activities on the plateau above Tivoli Mansion in Ljubljana's Tivoli Park from the first half of the 19th century to the construction of the Tivoli Hotel between 1908 and 1910. ALEKSANDRA RENČELJ ŠKEDELJ LIFE IN ŠVICARIJA Since its beginnings in the middle of the 19th century when a guest house was opened there up till its recent renovation, Švicarija has been a witness to a lively social and artistic life. MATEJ ZUPANČIČ CONSERVATION STARTING POINTS FOR THE RENOVATION OF ŠVICARIJA The conservation plan serves as the starting point for a comprehensive renovation of a monument. The structure of the plan as well as the use of the results in the subsequent production of project documentation and the physical restoration of Švicarija will be shown. JOŽE DREŠAR THE RESTORATION OF WOODEN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS IN ŠVICARIJA A special challenge in the renovation of Švicarija was to preserve as many original wooden architectural elements as possible from different types of wood for their original use. TJAŠA PRISTOV THE WALL PAINTINGS IN ŠVICARIJA Would you like to learn more about sounding, detecting and documenting wall paintings? You are invited to the presentation of the finds that adorned some of the walls in Švicarija. After the lecture, you can join us at the workshop for making stencil murals and take a piece of Švicarija home with you. Part of The Švicarija: Community, Art and Nature project.