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Events in Ljubljana
from 24.11. to 8.12.2014
24.11.2014
19.30
METABONMA: BRUCE HAMILTON (USA)
Menza pri koritu (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
24.11.2014
Percussionist, improviser and electronic musician Bruce Hamilton, who explores a variety of styles and genre hybrids, will
present part of their eclectic creative productions.
20.00
ENYA BELAK, VERONIKA VALDÉS: PROFILE AND PUNISHMENT
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
24.11.2014
The central theme of the dance performance are social and social networks and virtual worlds. How do people's
attitudes towards virtual life affect the physical reality and social control? What does the future hold for virtual life? What
if the Internet network collapses? Will there be chaos?
20.00
VASKO ATANASOVSKI TRIO: UNPLUGGED
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
24.11.2014
This outstanding and internationally acclaimed Slovenian trio under the guidance of Vasko Atanasovski released the
superb album Come to Me in the spring 2012, receiving extraordinary reviews, and making a strong impression on the
Slovenian and foreign music scenes.
20.30
SAMO KUTIN-INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT
Škuc Gallery
24.11.2014
Free admission
Samo Kutin (1982) is known for his use of unconventional instruments, those who have already disappeared from
everyday use, or home-made instruments consisted of strings, wood, pumpkins, iron, stone, glass and rubbish.
21.00
DRY THE RIVER (UK)
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
24.11.2014
Dry the River are an English alternative-rock band, formed in the Stratford district of East London five years ago, in 2009.
They played their first headline show at the Luminaire in Kilburn, London, in April 2010. Since this time, the band have
toured extensively in the United Kingdom, as well as worldwide, including Europe and North America.
25.11.2014
10.00
CREATIVE FAIR
Maximarket
25.11.2014
10.00 - 19.00
Free admission
The Creative Fair offers visitors an opportunity to buy unique handmade products, from leather and textile items and
jewellery to natural cosmetics and fine art paintings.
19.30
RTV SLOVENIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
25.11.2014
Conductor: Daniel Raiskin
Soloist: Aleksej Volodin, piano
Programme: J. Brahms, P. I. Tchaikovsky
20.00
ENYA BELAK, VERONIKA VALDÉS: PROFILE AND PUNISHMENT
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
25.11.2014
The central theme of the dance performance are social and social networks and virtual worlds. How do people's
attitudes towards virtual life affect the physical reality and social control? What does the future hold for virtual life? What
if the Internet network collapses? Will there be chaos?
20.00
MUSICA CUBICULARIS ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT
ZRC SAZU (SASA - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts) Atrium, Novi trg square 2
25.11.2014
Performance by: Živa Ciglenečki, violin, Edoardo Torbianelli, piano
Programme: R. Strauss: Romantic quartet
20.00
NECA FALK (SLOVENIA) - FOLK ROCK CONCERT
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
25.11.2014
A singer with numerous timeless classics to her name, Neca Falk’s voice and persona have indelibly marked the
Slovenian music arena of the past few decades. The new album was released in May, entitled Od daleč (From Afar).
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21.00
RENATO UNTERBERG
Celica Art Hostel
25.11.2014
Free admission
Renato Unterberg returns to the stage with a new live program. His distinctive singing leads you through a variety of
genres and styles.
21.00
THE DRAIN (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Gala hala (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
25.11.2014
Free admission
The band from Prague are the representatives of modern rock and roll. They have adopted the tradition of rock and roll
and updated it with additions of blues, glam rock, grunge and power pop.
26.11.2014
19.00
OSKAR LAZNIK, SSAXOPHONE & TADEJ HORVAT, PIANO
Ljubljana Castle
26.11.2014
Programme: F. Decruck, P. Hindemith, M. de Falla, F. Borne
19.30
NEJC GRM, ACCORDION & TIN CUGELJ, TROMBONE - TEMSIG WINNERS CONCERT
Slovenian Philharmonic
26.11.2014
19.30
NEJC GRM, HARMONICA & TIN CUGELJ, TROMBONE, MATEJA HLADNIK, PIANO
Slovenian Philharmonic
26.11.2014
TEMSIG winners - Competition of young musicians of Slovenia.
20.00
FOLK UNION - SLOVENIAN FOLK MUSIC
Kavarna Union (within the Grand hotel Union)
26.11.2014
Free admission
Musical evening with folk singers from different parts of Slovenia and ethnomusicologist Urša Šivic.
21.00
GRANDMOTHERS OF INVENTIONS
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
26.11.2014
GrandMothers are referred by many as the reincarnation of the band Mothers of Invention. The group is touring the world
and keeping Zappa’s and his music group Mothers of Invention from the seventies alive.
21.00
STJEPKO GUT QUINTET
Maxi klubski salon, Maximarket department store, Trg republike 1
26.11.2014
Performance by: Stjepko Gut, trumpet (Austria/Serbia), Rino Cirinna, saxophone (Italy/USA), Giovanni Mazzarinno, piano
(Italy), Milan Nikolić, contrabass (Austria/Serbia), Drago Gajo, drums (Slovenia/USA)
27.11.2014
19.30
A. LUDWIG MINKUS: DON QUIXOTE - BALLET
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
27.11.2014
Minkus's Don Quixote, based on Cervantes\'s novel, revolves around a love story between Kitri and Basil. The
driving force of the story are the characters of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza. Other characters evoking the
atmosphere of Spain include Mercedes, Espada, the Marquis de Gamache, Kitri\'s girlfriends, Basil\'s two
friends, toreadors, gypsies and several others.
19.30
ANSAMBEL VEDUN
Festivalna dvorana
27.11.2014
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
27.11.2014
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson
Soloist: Alban Gerhardt, cello
Programme: A. Webern, A. Dvořák, E. Beran, L. Janáček
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20.00
THE EUROPEAN OUTDOOR FILM TOUR IN LJUBLJANA
Kino Komuna, Cankarjeva ulica street 1 - SOLD OUT
27.11.2014
E.O.F.T. (European Outdoor Film Tour) presents on of the most inspiring adventure films and films about outdoor sports
this year.
21.00
EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN (GERMANY) - INDUSTRIAL MUSIC CONCERT
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
27.11.2014
The legendary Berlin-based alternative music group Einstürzende Neubauten are back to concert stages with their new
project Lament, dedicated to the outbreak of the First World War a hundred years ago. The band's upcoming
Ljubljana concert will be one of only ten European concerts performed by Einstürzende Neubauten to mark the centenary.
28.11.2014
18.00
A. LUDWIG MINKUS: DON QUIXOTE - BALLET
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
28.11.2014
Minkus's Don Quixote, based on Cervantes\'s novel, revolves around a love story between Kitri and Basil. The
driving force of the story are the characters of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza. Other characters evoking the
atmosphere of Spain include Mercedes, Espada, the Marquis de Gamache, Kitri\'s girlfriends, Basil\'s two
friends, toreadors, gypsies and several others.
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
28.11.2014
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson
Soloist: Alban Gerhardt, cello
Programme: A. Webern, A. Dvořák, E. Beran, L. Janáček
20.00
THE EUROPEAN OUTDOOR FILM TOUR IN LJUBLJANA
Kino Komuna, Cankarjeva ulica street 1
28.11.2014
E.O.F.T. (European Outdoor Film Tour) presents on of the most inspiring adventure films and films about outdoor sports
this year.
22.00
Kurzschluss
KURZSCHLUSS OPENING NIGHT: FAUL & WAD AD (FRANCE)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
28.11.2014
29.11.2014
10.00
ARTISH - FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY AND A SELLING EXHIBITION OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
29.11.2014
10.00 - 18.00
Free admission
The ARTish festival, held in Ljubljana every last Saturday of the month, features a selling exhibition of original works by
Slovenian creators.
18.00
A. LUDWIG MINKUS: DON QUIXOTE - BALLET
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
29.11.2014
Minkus's Don Quixote, based on Cervantes\'s novel, revolves around a love story between Kitri and Basil. The
driving force of the story are the characters of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza. Other characters evoking the
atmosphere of Spain include Mercedes, Espada, the Marquis de Gamache, Kitri\'s girlfriends, Basil\'s two
friends, toreadors, gypsies and several others.
20.00
J. KOCELI: ME ME ME ME
Glej Theatre
29.11.2014
How does the "me me me me generation" live? How the fragments of their lives in the city look like, when combined
together in a mosaic? Thousands of people means thousand of truths, and this diversity gets us more and more separated.
The city is the frame, the fate and the background of our lives. How the town sounds like if we divide it, swallow it and go
to bed? The city is all around us, but mostly lives inside us.
22.00
Kurzschluss
LAIBACH (SLOVENIA), DANIEL MILLER (UK), ALDO IVANČIČ (SLOVENIA)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
29.11.2014
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30.11.2014
16.00
A. LUDWIG MINKUS: DON QUIXOTE - BALLET
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
30.11.2014
Minkus's Don Quixote, based on Cervantes\'s novel, revolves around a love story between Kitri and Basil. The
driving force of the story are the characters of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza. Other characters evoking the
atmosphere of Spain include Mercedes, Espada, the Marquis de Gamache, Kitri\'s girlfriends, Basil\'s two
friends, toreadors, gypsies and several others.
20.00
J. KOCELI: ON TO THE BRIDGE/ NA MOST
Glej Theatre
30.11.2014
The City. The river and the bridge. The point from which we see into the city veins. The show will immerse in it and look
into its scary face. The show will be a tribute to the city, the river and the people.
21.00
CAMPO KRIZI - CONCERT
Prulček Bar
30.11.2014
Free admission
Campo krizi is a musical ensemble whose music is based on adaptations of the uprising songs from all over the world,
from South America to Russia.
1.12.2014
20.00
VASKO ATANASOVSKI & MUSICA CUBICULARIS
Ljubljana Castle
1.12.2014
Atanasovski is regarded as one of the most creative and multifaceted Slovenian composers and performers. He is known
above all for his cross-genre collaborations with internationally renowned jazz, rock, classical and traditional musicians.
Together with his invited guests, Atanasovski is preparing five interesting, lively, charming and virtuoso journeys through
the world of music.
20.00
VASKO ATANASOVSKI & MUSICA CUBICULARIS
Ljubljana Castle
1.12.2014
Vasko Atanasovski, soprano saxophone, flute
Tomaž Sevšek, harpsichord
Domen Marinčič, viola da gamba
2.12.2014
10.00
CREATIVE FAIR
Maximarket
2.12.2014
10.00 - 19.00
Free admission
The Creative Fair offers visitors an opportunity to buy unique handmade products, from leather and textile items and
jewellery to natural cosmetics and fine art paintings.
19.30
ANJA BREZAVŠČEK, FLUTE (SLOVENIA), VALENTINA ŠTRUCELJ, CLARINET (SLOVENIA)
City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML
2.12.2014
Programme: N. Hall, N. Šenk Kosem, M. Bonini, U. Pompe, P. Strahovnik
20.00
INGEBRIGT H
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
2.12.2014
A stellar Norwegian bassist based in Austin (The Thing, Atomic, Scorch Trio, Free Fall, etc.), Hĺker Flaten is returning to the
CD Club with a refreshed line-up of his Chicago sextet
Ingebrigt Hĺker flat Chicago sextet.
20.00
LARRY CORYELL AND THE LJUBLJANA ACADEMY OF MUSIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: WAR
AND PEACE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
2.12.2014
The renowned American jazz guitarist Larry Coryell will join forces with the Ljubljana Academy of Music Symphony
Orchestra to give a concert performance of his opera War and Peace, based on Leo Tolstoy's immortal novel of the
same name.
21.00
MATJAŽ WEINGERL WITH GUESTS: IN BIRD LANGUAGE - JAZZ IMPROVISATION
Celica Art Hostel
2.12.2014
Free admission
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3.12.2014
10.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR
Prešernov trg square
3. to 6.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The festively decorated stalls at St. Nicholas Fair will be offering various goods suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts.
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LJUBLJANA'S FESTIVE LIGHTS SWITCH-ON EVENT
Prešernov trg square
3.12.2014
Free admission
Be there when Christmas lights are switched on in Ljubljana! The switch-on, a part of the opening event of the annual
December in Ljubljana festival, will take place on the birth anniversary of the greatest Slovenian poet, France Prešeren.
Following a short festive ceremony and an address by the Mayor of Ljubljana, all the city's festive lights will be
turned on simultaneously.
19.30
GAUTIER CAPUÇON, VIOLONCELLO & JÉRÔME DUCROS, PIANO: IN REMEMBRANCE OF
LEGENDS
Slovenian Philharmonic
3.12.2014
Recital by the French duo revives the memory of two legendary twentieth-century musicians
19.30
JAZZ AT THE GRAND UNION CAFÉ - JAZZ CONCERT
Kavarna Union (within the Grand hotel Union)
3.12.2014
Free admission
Concert ensembles of the Department of Jazz and Popular Music Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana
4.12.2014
10.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR
Prešernov trg square
3. to 6.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The festively decorated stalls at St. Nicholas Fair will be offering various goods suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts.
19.00
J. STRAUSS JR.: THE BAT (DIE FLEDERMAUS) - OPERETTA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
4.12.2014
This classic story of intrigue, masking and sudden plot twists in sumptuous costumes by "the waltz king" Johann Strauss,
Jr. features in all its grandeur the joyousness of the Viennese bourgeoisie of that time.
19.30
RTV SLOVENIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - MONUMENTAL
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
4.12.2014
Conductor: Shao En
Featuring: Silesian Philharmonic of Katowice
Programme: D. Shostakovich
20.00
METAL ALL STARS
Dvorana Tivoli (sports hall)
4.12.2014
The concert spectacle Metal All Stars brings together a diverse line-up of metal stars performing the legendary songs that
rocketed their bands to fame and entered the history of metal music.
5.12.2014
10.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR
Prešernov trg square
3. to 6.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The festively decorated stalls at St. Nicholas Fair will be offering various goods suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts.
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ST. NICHOLAS PROCESSION
Ljubljana city centre
5.12.2014
Free admission
St. Nicholas will be accompanied by devils and an assembly of angels, who will be distributing biscuits, fruits and sweets
to children.
19.00
G. VERDI: LA TRAVIATA - OPERA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
5.12.2014
With La Traviata (1853) Giuseppe Verdi managed to successfully create one of his most enduring works. In the drama The
Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave recognised a timeless theme,
extremely attractive for setting to music in an opera. With the selection of a theme concerning a goodhearted courtier,
Verdi stepped on the toes of the middle class, whose expectation of opera was a reinforcement of their false morality.
20.00
FAKE ORCHESTRA: TRIBUTE TO BILLIE HOLIDAY ETNO - ETNO JAZZ CONCERT
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
5.12.2014
Fake Orchestra is a the Slovenian jazz / folk ensemble, which operates regularly since 1997 and has recorded five albums.
The last album, entitled Tribute to Billie Holiday, is a tribute to one of the greatest legends of vocal jazz.
20.00
PLAVA TRAVA ZABORAVA - COUNTRY EVENING
Kavarna Slamič
5.12.2014
Plava trava zaborava is the first founded country band in former Yugoslavia. They have performed at all the major world
festivals of country and blues music. In 1998 the global encyclopedia of country and western music ranked them as the
third most attractive country band that performs live.
20.00
TOMAŽ GROM: SOUL, NOISE, VALVE AND WIRE-PREMIERE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
5.12.2014
Tomaž Grom went to Balkan city streets and offered his original music to interpretation by street musicians from Priština,
Novi Sad, Tuzla, Maribor, Tetovo and Zagreb. These musicians usually happen to be immigrants who were forced to leave
their homes for political or economic reasons.
23.00
Kurzschluss
PENDULUM DJ SET & MC VERSE (AUSTRALIA)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
5.12.2014
6.12.2014
10.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR
Prešernov trg square
3. to 6.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The festively decorated stalls at St. Nicholas Fair will be offering various goods suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts.
19.00
G. VERDI: LA TRAVIATA - OPERA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
6.12.2014
With La Traviata (1853) Giuseppe Verdi managed to successfully create one of his most enduring works. In the drama The
Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave recognised a timeless theme,
extremely attractive for setting to music in an opera. With the selection of a theme concerning a goodhearted courtier,
Verdi stepped on the toes of the middle class, whose expectation of opera was a reinforcement of their false morality.
20.00
ADI SMOLAR
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
6.12.2014
21.00
THE BAMBI MOLESTERS (CROATIA), THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS (FINLAND), PERSONS FROM
PORLOCK (SLOVENIA), DJ HIBARI (SLOVENIA)
Menza pri koritu (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
6.12.2014
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SADNI DAN (SLOVENIA)
Orto bar
6.12.2014
Rock'n'roll band from Ljubljana to createa and plays their own music.
23.00
Kurzschluss
JORIS VOORN (NETHERLANDS), ALEXSERRA (SLOVENIA)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
6.12.2014
Joris Voorn is considered to be one of the most interesting avant-garde electronic music acts in the last decade. His work
is characterized by a creative crossing of the genre borders.
7.12.2014
18.00
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MI HA' ISH - WHO IS THE MAN? - THEATRE AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
7.12.2014
Performed by: Polona Vetrih, Saša Tabaković
Musicians: Janez Dovč, Boštjan Gombač, Goran Krmac, Vasilij Centrih
20.00
MAD CADDIES (USA) - SKA PUNK CONCERT
Gala hala (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
7.12.2014
Mad Caddies, founded in Santa Barbara in 1995, are considered to be one of the most impressive and inventive Californian
melodic punk bands.
20.00
VIA NEGATIVA & OBLIVIA: AND SO ON AND SO FORTH
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
7.12.2014
It was last spring when six performers have begun to thread the path of searching for the common performing language
and narrative, which would succeed to incorporate all our differences into a newly established performing arena.
8.12.2014
20.00
VIA NEGATIVA & OBLIVIA: AND SO ON AND SO FORTH
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
8.12.2014
It was last spring when six performers have begun to thread the path of searching for the common performing language
and narrative, which would succeed to incorporate all our differences into a newly established performing arena.
21.00
ONYX (USA) - HIP HOP CONCERT
Gala hala (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
8.12.2014
The American hip-hop group Onyx rose to fame in the 1990s with their extremely forceful and hard-hitting brand of
hip-hop music. Their 1993 collaboration with the metal band Biohazard met with wide acclaim and contributed to the
trend of fusing hip hop with metal. Onyx have stayed faithful to their style until the present day.
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events
MEGA LUNA PARK AT THE BTC CITY SHOPPING CENTRE
BTC City
24.10.2014 to 4.1.2015
The large funfair set up at Ljubljana's BTC City shopping centre offers a variety of different adrenaline-pumping
attractions for the whole family, including a rollercoaster, giant swing rides, motion simulators, roller coasters, free-fall
rides and much more.
PICTURE SLOVENIA - OPEN-AIR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The Tivoli Park
1.11.2014 to 16.1.2015
Free admission
What does Slovenia look like through the eyes of amateur photographers? It looks absolutely stunning. To see for yourself,
visit Ljubljana's Tivoli Park and view an exhibition of large-format photographs of Ljubljana, the Central Slovenia
region and Slovenia's major sights taken by amateur and professional photographers for the Picture Slovenia
photographic competition.
CHRISTMAS CRIB
Breg embankment
3.12.2014 to 1.1.2015
Free admission
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EMONA: A CITY OF THE EMPIRE
City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML
30.5.2014 to 31.5.2015
The exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the Roman city of Emona, built two millenniums ago on the site of
the present-day Ljubljana. Learn about the city's birth, life and decline, the everyday life of its residents, and the
heritage they left behind.
BIO 50 - 24TH LJUBLJANA BIENNIAL OF DESIGN
Museum of Architecture and Design
18.9. to 7.12.2014
The Ljubljana Biennial of Design is a prestigious international exhibition of industrial design products, visual
communication pieces, corporate identity solutions, and design concepts.
DANCE EVENINGS AT LJUBLJANA CASTLE
Ljubljana Castle
18.1. to 20.12.2014
These monthly social dance evenings scheduled on Saturdays throughout the year except in July and August are held in
the unique surroundings of Ljubljana Castle. The highlight of the year is the Dance under the Stars, held in the castle's
courtyard in June.
DOORS. SPATIAL AND SYMBOLIC PASSAGEWAYS OF LIFE
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
11.10.2013 to 31.12.2014
In this exhibition, doors are presented as objects of historical heritage offering an insight into the life of the residents of
different parts of Slovenia. They tell stories about the people they were made by as well as those who lived behind them.
THE MUMMY AND THE CROCODILE: THE SLOVENIANS EXPLORING THE LANDS ALONG THE
NILE
National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street
21.3.2014 to 8.2.2015
After nearly a century, the National Museum of Slovenia is putting on display the Egyptian Collection of its predecessor,
the Provincial Museum of Carniola. The exhibition reveals the stories of three Slovenian Egyptologists who brought the
objects in the collection over to Slovenia.
LONG LIVE THE EVOLUTION!
Slovenian Museum of Natural History
25.11.2013 to 15.9.2015
This interactive exhibition gives you an insight into how the immense diversity of life on Earth evolved over more than
three and a half billion years.
THE MAGIC OF AMULETS
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
18.6.2014 to 31.1.2015
The exhibition The Magic of Amulets presents the tradition of amulets as objects related to magical beliefs from the times
of the ancient Egypt to the present day. It brings together exhibits from various Slovenian and international collections.
SAMO: TAKE IT EASY
Ljubljana Castle
25.9. to 30.11.2014
Free admission
The exhibition "Take it easy" refers to artists slow transition from figural art to abstraction.
LGBT FILM FESTIVAL
Slovenian Cinematheque
29.11. to 7.12.2014
The programme of the festival features films by gay and lesbian filmmakers and other films dealing with themes related to
homosexuality.
DECEMBER 2014 IN LJUBLJANA
Old city centre
3.12.2014 to 1.1.2015
Free admission
The festively decorated old city centre will see a range of different events intended for people of all ages and different
tastes.
December 2014 in Ljubljana
FESTIVE FAIR
Ljubljana city centre
1.12.2014 to 1.1.2015
Free admission
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Each year in December, Ljubljana's Festive Fair becomes the centre of the city's social life.
ANIMATEKA - 11TH ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL
Kinodvor.Mestni kino, Kolodvorska cesta street 13 and Slovenska Kinoteka, Miklošičeva cesta street 38
8. to 14.12.2014
The main, competition section of the Animateka international animated film festival will include short animated films
produced in Eastern and Central Europe. Other festival sections and retrospective screenings will feature animated films
from around the world. The films screened in the main section will compete for an international jury and an audience
award. The festival will be accompanied by a programme of related events.
30TH SLOVENIAN BOOK FAIR
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
26. to 30.11.2014
Free admission
The Slovenian Book Fair brings together the latest in Slovenian book publishing.
The accompanying programme features an exhibition, debates on books within the Debate Café, various events within the
Publishers' Academy, the Reference Book Tracker and the School Book Tracker programmes, and the
announcements of this year's award winners.
EVA PETRIČ (SLOVENIA): FRACTALS AT 46°3
Ljubljana Castle
2.10. to 29.11.2014
Free admission
11TH BIENNIAL OF SLOVENIAN ILLUSTRATION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
17.11.2014 to 2.2.2015
The Biennial of Slovenian Illustration (Slovenski bienale ilustracije) showcases the finest works by Slovenian illustrators
created over the past two years. Illustration is presented as a distinctive art discipline with a strong influence on the
development of children and young people's feeling for and understanding of art.
ŽELJKO STEVANIĆ: MOVIES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
29.10. to 14.12.2014
Free admission
The exhibition is documenting Slovenian films.
GORENJE AT A TOUCH
Technical Museum of Slovenia
9.10.2014 to 1.9.2015
WITH TECHNOLOGY TO HEALTH
Technical Museum of Slovenia
7.5.2013 to 2.12.2014
Exhibition depicits the achievements of Slovenian scientists and their have been among the leaders in the world in some
areas of biomedical engineering.
AWAKENING BEAUTY: THE CROWTHER-OBLAK COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN ART
National Gallery
24.9.2014 to 4.1.2015
The exhibition of works from the Crowther-Oblak art collection brings together more than 150 paintings and drawings
created by the 19th century British artists of the Victorian classical tradition.
LUKA DOLMAR (SLOVENIA): SHADDOWS - PHOTOGRAPHS
Bežigrajska galerija 1
19.11. to 23.12.2014
IRA NIERO MARUŠIČ (SLOVENIA): EARTHLY MOONS - PAINTINGS
Bežigrajska galerija 1
12.11. to 21.12.2014
LANA ČMAJČANIN (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) - MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION
Tobačna 001 (cultural centre)
28.10. to 12.12.2014
Free admission
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KRIVI SPOJI: LADIES SINGERS NIGHT
Prulček Bar
27.11.2014
Free admission
Evening when women vocalists come to the fore.
PRULČKOV ODPETI PETEK: DIRTY SANCHEZ
Prulček Bar
28.11.2014
Free admission
Dirty Sanchez from Ljubljana plays Mediterranean fusion and ethno funk.
The band consists of experienced musicians who skillfully blend original music with traditional ethnic songs. Mostly it is a
fusion of Balkan, African and Spanish gypsy music, interpreted in a funky way, which gives it a lively dance groove.
SONJA RAUTER ZELENKO: IZ TRADICIJE K IZVIRNOSTI
Galerija ZDSLU, Komenskega 8 1000 Ljubljana
30.10. to 27.11.2014
Free admission
Solo exhibition by sculptor and ceramist Sonja Rauter Zelenko.
CIRIL JAZBEC(SLOVENIA): ON THIN ICE - PHOTOGRAPHS
Galerija Fotografija
25.11. to 30.12.2014
ASIANA JURCA AVCI: CHICK HABIT
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
13. to 28.11.2014
Free admission
21ST SILA BAZAAR - CHARITY EVENT
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
29.11.2014
Free admission
Annual Sila Bazaar, organised by SILA - Slovene International Ladies Association is an event dedicated organizes
dedicated to charity purposes.
THE LAND OF ICE
Vodno mesto Atlantis (water park)
4.11.2014 to 28.2.2015
Be marvelled by the wonderful ice sculptures in the Land of Ice, which opened its doors at the BTC City shopping centre
for the first time in November 2014.
MARKUS GUSCHELBAUER (AUSTRIA): LANDMARKS - PHOTOGRAPHS, INSTALLATION
Photon Gallery - contemporary photography centre
31.10. to 5.12.2014
December 2014 in Ljubljana
MAGICAL FOREST
Kongresni trg square
6. to 24.12.2014
Free admission
The magical events held at the Magical Forest will host creative workshops of making environmentally friendly Christmas
decorations.
ARJAN PREGL: PETMINUTNA REVOLUCIJA - EXHIBITION
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
11.11.2014 to 4.1.2015
KURZSCHLUSS
The basement of the Slovenijales building, Dunajska cesta 22
28.11. to 31.12.2014
The finale to the musical year in Ljubljana will be the Kurzschluss festival of electronic music, which will include a string of
top-quality club events featuring more than twenty internationally awarded bands, solo artists, and DJs.
ANTONI MUNTADAS: NASILJE IGER - EXHIBITION
Center in Galerija P74
17.11. to 6.12.2014
Antoni Muntadas is a pioneer of media and conceptual arts. This is his first solo exhibition in Slovenia. In the project
Muntadas explores topics such as mass event, control, spectacle, violence, sport, football - topics that he's been loyal
to since the late 70s. The exhibition presents a selection of images and video projections, as well as new works that
highlight the selected archive material and images from the Internet.
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URŠKA KOŠIR (SLOVENIA): BIGGEST SMILE - PHOTOGRAPHS
Krakovski nasip enbankment
20.11.2014 to 20.1.2015
Free admission
Photographic exhibition depicits photographs of famous and less famous and known Slovenes.
THIS MERRY DAY OF CULTURE - CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS' OPEN DOOR DAY
Various location
3.12.2014
Free admission
On the birth anniversary of the greatest Slovenian poet, France Prešeren (1800-1849), admission to the majority of
Ljubljana's museums, galleries and theatres and even a number of cinemas will be free. To mark the anniversary,
most of Slovenia's cultural institutions will arrange special programmes of events.
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