Photo Exhibition “The Churches of Valle”

On Saturday, August 22 at 8 PM, the MMC Ulika in Bale will host the opening of the photo exhibition “The Churches of Valle”, dedicated to the religious heritage of Bale and its surrounding area.

The exhibition is presented by photographers Siegfried Schwarz and Luka Jereb. The project grew from their shared interest in documenting Istria’s ecclesiastical heritage. For years, Siegfried Schwarz has been working on a photographic project documenting the churches and chapels of the Istrian peninsula, covering approximately 1,000 sacred buildings. His meeting with Luka Jereb, a resident of Bale and author of previous exhibitions dedicated to local heritage, led to the idea of a project focusing specifically on the churches of Bale.

The project documents approximately 28 churches and chapels in Bale and the surrounding area. The photographs include churches in the town itself, as well as smaller chapels and churches situated in the surrounding landscape.

The particular value of the project lies in documenting the religious heritage of Bale as a whole. Since the exhibition can present only one photograph of each church, a dedicated volume has also been prepared as a detailed catalogue and guide to the documented sites. The texts about the churches were taken from available sources of the City of Bale, while the texts about the saints were prepared by Luka Jereb.

The photo exhibition “The Churches of Valle” opens on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8 PM at MMC Ulika in Bale.

The exhibition will remain open to the public until September 18, 2026.

Authors: Siegfried Schwarz and Luka Jereb
Opening: Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 8 PM
Venue: MMC Ulika, Bale
Exhibition open: until September 18, 2026