Comprehensive Upgrade and Update of the RazUme System

Moderna galerija (MG+MSUM) successfully completed a comprehensive upgrade and update of its RazUme system (terms of reference PN6 eVisual: 2025–2026) as part of the Establishment, Launch and Optimization of Management with a Unified Information Platform e-Culture project, funded under the Recovery and Resilience Plan by the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

RazUme is a comprehensive information system for documenting exhibition activities and collating bio-bibliographical data on artists in Slovenia, developed and managed since 1989 by the Moderna galerija’s Archives Department, which has systematically collected, processed, preserved, published, and provided access to data on and documentary material related to 20th- and 21st-century visual art since its establishment in 1971. The Archives Department collects data on and material related to exhibitions staged in Slovenia, exhibitions of Slovenian artists abroad, exhibition venues and other spaces for the production and presentation of visual art, 20th- and 21st-century visual artists in Slovenia and Slovenian artists abroad, and writers on 20th- and 21st-century visual art.

RazUme is designed for the systematic recording, classification, structuring, displaying, and interlinking of data on 20th- and 21st-century visual art in Slovenia. It enables methodologically consistent, verified, and source-based data processing about artists, exhibitions, exhibition venues, publications, bibliographies, awards, public works, and events. Due to its extensive statistics, structure and connectedness, it represents one of the key research and documentation infrastructures for the field of Slovenian modern and contemporary art. The material and data are used by academics, art historians, curators, artists, students, and others in research, exhibition staging, and publishing and study purposes.

The renovated system is based on a new data model and brings advanced options for searching, filtering, sorting, grouping, and exporting data, independent online access to the system, and a bilingual user interface (in Slovenian and English). Compared to the previous version, it is faster and has a significantly greater capacity, it enables processing a larger volume of data and brings new functions, better search options, and the statistical display of key indicators.

RazUme further includes e-service researcher access, which allows users to search for and access data and materials online independently.

Data from the RazUme system is exported daily to the European-art.net platform and to the Slovenian culture portal within the e-Culture platform, a national information platform for the digitization of and wider access to cultural content in the Republic of Slovenia.

The renovation of the system has allowed for the preservation of more than three decades of systematically collected data, and the introduction of a modern solution for more efficient data management, processing, and access.

photo by Urša Rahne (Moderna galerija, Ljubljana)

Charlotte Zander: Collector, gallery owner, museum founder

Charlotte Zander (1930–2014) began her career in the art world as a collector. From the mid-1960s onwards, she built up her collection with works by artists who had not studied at art college – at that time known as “naive art.” This led her to found Galerie Charlotte – Galerie für naive Kunst (Charlotte Gallery – Gallery for Naive Art) in Munich in 1971, which remained open until 1995. She then opened her private museum in Bönnigheim Castle in 1996, where she presented her collection, organized exhibitions, and pursued collaborations with international cultural institutions.

The exhibition at ZADIK sheds light on the stages of the collector, gallery owner, and museum founder's life. How did Charlotte Zander shape the various roles she took on throughout her life? How did she go about giving visibility to the artistic positions she valued? How did her network with artists and other players in the art world function? What joint projects, exchanges, and discourses took place? The exhibition also encourages a critical examination of historical, often stigmatizing terminology. And it shows how the Zander Collection is carrying its legacy into the future. 

Dates

• October 10, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | Exhibition opening
• November 6–9, 2025 | Special exhibition at ART COLOGNE
• December 5, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | Susanne Zander in conversation with Michael Krajewski

ZADIK
OPENING HOURS | Monday–Friday | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and by appointment | Closed on public holidays
ADMISSION free (also to events held as part of the exhibition)