Rog, Former bicycle factory and cultural center in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Rog is a former bicycle factory complex in Ljubljana, squatted from 2006 to 2021 as a self-managed social centre. Its halls held a concert venue, the largest skate park in the Balkans, a medical clinic for asylum seekers, a football pitch, artist ateliers and galleries. The city evicted the occupants in January 2021 and built the Rog Centre, opened in 2023.
The site was a tannery from 1871, bought by Carl Pollak in 1900, who enclosed it and built a villa. Rog built the bicycle factory in 1951 and used it until 1991, when production moved to Letališka ulica and the site became derelict. It was squatted in 2006 and evicted in January 2021.
The space brings together artists, craftspeople, and students who work on projects and display their creations here. The workshops serve as a meeting point where local and international makers exchange ideas and collaborate.
Access to the workshops requires membership or a day pass, which offers different levels of entry. The spaces are generally open Monday through Friday and Saturdays, with varying hours depending on the area.
Volunteers built the largest skate park in the Balkans inside a previously derelict hall of the complex. The site also held a medical clinic for asylum seekers and a football pitch known as the "Blue corner".
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