The A+A Gallery is a non-profit exhibition space, a centre for the promotion of contemporary Slovene and international art, run by Obalne galerije - Coastal Galleries and financed by the Slovene Ministry of Culture. The gallery first opened its doors in 1992 in Madrid, inside a space (divided by a corridor, hence the name A+A) restored by architect Boris Podrecca. After five years of activities co-ordinated by Lidija Šircelj, the gallery moved to Venice where, in addition to hosting temporary exhibitions, it also became the site of the Slovene pavilion for each Venice Biennale. As part of its exhibition programme the Gallery hopes to establish a network of contacts between civic and foreign institutions with the aim of organising round tables, performances and video projections, thus offering a panoramic view of today's artistic expression and becoming a point of meeting and exchange, fundamental for knowledge of the present.