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 European. 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,
Ziga 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 Mavretic, 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 Sirca, former head of Ministry of culture (Slovenia). Source
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