Rado Hribar was an art collector, patron, banker and socialite. In January 1944, he and his wife Ksenija were executed by members of the intelligence agency. In 2015, their remains were recovered from a forest near Preddvor and interred in the family vault at Žale Cemetery, Ljubljana.
The exhibition mostly showcases photographs and paintings that were owned by the couple. The items on display tell the story of two of the most famous upper-class families of interbellum Yugoslavia. The documents displayed at the exhibition also detail the dramatic murder of the couple.
The fate of the couple was the subject of Drago Jančar's 2010 novel "To noč sem jo videl" ("I Saw Her That Night"), which has been translated into 13 languages.
The exhibition will be open until 1 October. It will then become a permanent exhibition at Strmol Castle.
B.B.D. (Radio Slovenia); translated by D.V.