Lovran’s festival of light / since 2021
LIGHT — SOUND — SPACESvjetlarna Lovran
A TOWNIN LIGHT.
Stone remembers.
Light tells its story.
Projections, music and art installations bring new life to the historic town centre.
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A digital interpretation of the square 3D / LIGHT STUDY
Captured / 2023
When the square comes alive.
Svjetlarna Lovran 2023 — St. George’s Square
About the festival
A familiar place.
A new perspective.
Every year, Lovran becomes a meeting place for architecture, light and sound.
In St. George’s Square, animations follow the outlines of façades and the bell tower, while gallery programmes and installations open up new spaces for art.
Behind every evening are artists, students and collaborators who see familiar surroundings afresh. The digital model reveals the architecture that becomes their canvas.
Explore the square in 3DAn ongoing story / since 2021
Through the
years.
Svjetlarna grew out of the Lovran Neighbourhood cultural programme, part of Rijeka 2020 — European Capital of Culture. From its first gallery experiments, it has developed into a meeting of light, artists and audiences in the historic town centre.
From the gallery to the whole square- 2021
Light enters the gallery
At Laurus Gallery, students from the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka create light environments through Platform for Experiment 4.2 workshops.
Novi list · 2021 archive - 2022
The square becomes a stage
The first projection mapping of St. George’s Square brings animation and sound to its façades.
APURI · 2022 programme - 2023
Two evenings, new experiences
The festival expands to two November evenings with different audiovisual programmes. Projections in the square are accompanied by student workshops at Laurus Gallery and the Academy.
Municipality of Lovran · 2023 programme - 2024
From the square to the park
Alongside projections in the square, the programme connects an exhibition at Laurus Gallery with interactive light installations in Croatian Defenders Park.
Lovranski list · 2024 review (PDF) - 2025
A gathering that continues
The November event brings audiences together again, with three evening projection screenings and activities spanning St. George’s Square and Croatian Defenders Park.
Novi list · 2025 report
Partners and support / 2026
Light is made
together.
Svjetlarna grows through institutions that bring culture, education and Lovran into a shared space.
