Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies

The Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) is the headquarters of an eponymous institute, promoting research in the fields of space culturalization. Moreover, it is the central cultural venue in Vitanje, where the family of Herman Potočnik Noordung, the spaceflight pioneer, originates from.

KSEVT was officially opened on September 6, 2012. The opening ceremony hosted the Swiss art collective Cod.Act with their performance Pendulum Choir. Opening speeches were held by Danilo Türk, former president of the Republic of Slovenia, Žiga Turk, head of former Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (Slovenia), Yuri Baturin, head of the S. I. Vavilov Institute for History of Science and Technology at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lojze Peterle, a Member of the European Parliament, Anton Mavretič, a Slovenian scientist, active in the programmes of MIT, NASA and the Boston University, and through a direct video connection with the International Space Station, Yuri Malenchenko, Russian cosmonaut, also greeted the public. The final act of the opening was made by Majda Širca, former head of Ministry of culture (Slovenia).

From the opening to the end of August 2014, KSEVT hosts a large permanent exhibition Herman Potočnik Noordung: 100 Monumental Influences. This exhibition focuses on the historical influences and future potentials of the 100 drawings Potočnik made for his book in 1928/29. There are also two large exhibitions in preparation: Space Sight (2014-2016) and Cinematography and Space (2016-2018).

From September 2012 to the end of August 2013 a museum original of the first satellite Sputnik 1 and the original Russian spacesuits Sokol-KV2 (Hawk) and Orlan M (Eagle) from the Star City were exhibited within the set of the Potočnik exhibition.

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