This Municipal Gallery is a fine art exhibition space in the centre of Ljubljana that has operated continuously for more than 40 years. It has a broad exhibition programme and organises presentations of Slovene artists abroad. The Mestna galerija Ljubljana operates at four locations - (i) in its original building at Mestni trg 5; (ii) in the building housing the gallery's permanent collection (original works on paper by contemporary Slovene artists) at Cankarjevo nabrežje 11/1, since 1996; (iii) in Bežigrajska galerija - Bežigrajska galerija 1 at Dunajska 31, since 1996; and (iv) in Bežigrajska galerija 2 at Vodovodna 3, since 2002.

The Mestna galerija Ljubljana provides a public service with exhibitions of modern and contemporary visual art in Slovenia and abroad. The gallery stages its own permanent exhibitions as well as temporary incoming exhibitions featuring Slovene and foreign artists from all over the world. A special exhibition programme is dedicated to occasional overseas tours, organised for the most part on a reciprocal basis or upon invitation from foreign museums and galleries. The Mestna galerija Ljubljana also promotes the visual arts by producing publications and prints and organising seminars, lectures, art workshops, fairs, shows and cultural events compatible with its main activities.