2017: Honorary diploma of the wine consultant (sommeliér)
Association of Wine Cconsultants – Sommeliér Slovenia
2013: A great contribution towards achieving the mission of ZOTKS on the field of youth research work
Silver Award from Association for Technical Culture of Slovenia (ZOTKS)
2010: Craftattract project – Traditional crafts, new attractions for cultural tourism.
Award of European Heritage Association and Certificate of membership in »Excellence Club« – The best in Heritage.
Head of project: Goranka Horjan (Museums Croatian Zagorje) and dr. Aleš Gačnik (SRC Bistra Ptuj)
2010: Jubilee Medal FECC (Federation of European Carnival Cities).
for the long-standing scientific and research work in the exploration of culture of masks and masquerading in Slovenia and in Europe for many years of research, publishing and cultural activities within kurentovanje (carnival) Ptuj, for the organization of symposia, round tables and film on the theme kurentovanje, carnivals and tourism in Slovenia during the 50th jubilee kurentovanje
2009: Park hotel Ptuj – hotel without walls.
Finalist – Sower 2009 (Slovenian Tourist Board) for creative and innovative projects in tourism
2009: Samaritan.
39th Prize international design competition “Creativity Annual Awards” (Louisville, Kentucky, USA), three prominent awards and recognition for the magazine: Design – the highest possible recognition (Platinum Award), to create a whole magazine (honorary recognition), the ad Backhend – Forhend (Silver Award).
Member of the project team.
2009: Wine Culture in Slovenian (author: dr. Dusan Terčelj, Editor: dr. Aleš Gačnik, a book collection Traditions of Slovenia, the publisher: Heritage factory).
Award of the International Office of Wine (OIV) in Paris for the best book in the world in the field of wine literature (category: history, literature, art)
2009: Craftattract project – Traditional crafts, new attractions for cultural tourism.
Croatian Museums Association Award for best international project
Head of project: Goranka Horjan (Museums Croatian Zagorje) and dr. Aleš Gačnik (SRC Bistra Ptuj)
2002: Cultural and Information Center for Carinthia.
2 places for the project in the competition for the renovation of library
a member of the project group – Sadar Vuga Architects
2000: “Ptuj – the city at the crossroads of European civilization” ( “Ptuj – City on the Crossing of European Culture”).
Member of the project team, who took first place in the international competition in the booming nations (Nations and Bloom) in category management, development and care of the landscape ( “Enhancement of the Landscape”); prestigious international competition organized by the IFPRA – International federation of parks and recereation, together with the UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program), Washington, USA (30 November-4 December 2000)
1993: I collect, therefore I am / On the phenomenon of collecting and private collectors.
Exhibition, together with Stanka Gačnik.
Matija Murko award of Slovene ethnological society.
