Events in Ljubljana 22.12.2014 22.12.2014 16.00 STREET HURDY GURDY PLAYERS IN THE LJUBLJANA OLD TOWN Breg embakement, Čevljarski bridge, Stari trg square, Gornji trg square, Stritarjeva street, Ciril Metodov trg square, Petkovškovo nabrežje embakement 15. to 23.12.2014 17.00 December 2014 in Ljubljana THE GOOD FAIRY Mestni trg square 15. to 23.12.2014 Free admission In the square in front of the Town Hall, the Good Fairy will be fulfilling the wishes of anyone approaching her: the good and the naughty, the big and the small, the young and the elderly ... The Good Fairy is a project created by the painter Zmago Modic. 18.00 PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY: THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana 22.12.2014 The Nutcracker by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and most frequently performed ballet pieces in the world. The Slovenian National Theatre - the Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana’s current production of the ballet has been staged by the famous choreographer Youri Vamos, who based the Nutcracker story on Charles Dickens’ tale A Christmas Carole. 19.00 December 2014 in Ljubljana MUSIC CONCERTS HELD IN NOVI TRG Novi trg square 15. to 23.12.2014 Free admission During the days before the New Year's Eve, the Novi trg square will host a programme of concerts featuring various pop artists. 19.00 Music concerts held in Novi trg TANJA ŽAGAR & VIPAVSKI TAMBURAŠI ORCHESTRA (SLOVENIA) Novi trg square 22.12.2014 20.00 ANJA BUKOVEC & GUESTS: CHRISTMAS- NEWYEAR CONCERT - POPULAR CLASSICAL MUSIC Unionska dvorana/Union Hall, Mikloščičeva ulica street 1 22.12.2014 Guests: Andraž Hribar and clarinet sextet PanArs other 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. 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. 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. 1/3 Events in Ljubljana 22.12.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana 22.12.2014 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. 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 Each year in December, Ljubljana's Festive Fair becomes the centre of the city's social life. 11TH BIENNIAL OF SLOVENIAN ILLUSTRATION Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre) 17.11.2014 to 15.2.2015 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. GORENJE AT A TOUCH Technical Museum of Slovenia 9.10.2014 to 1.9.2015 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. CIRIL JAZBEC(SLOVENIA): ON THIN ICE - PHOTOGRAPHS Galerija Fotografija 25.11. to 30.12.2014 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. ARJAN PREGL: PETMINUTNA REVOLUCIJA - EXHIBITION Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) 11.11.2014 to 4.1.2015 2/3 Events in Ljubljana 22.12.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana 22.12.2014 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. 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. DAY AFTER DAY Škuc Gallery 12.12.2014 to 4.1.2015 Participating artists: Bariş B. Atal (Turkey), Avgust Černigoj, Beli sladoled (Miha Perne & Leon Zuodar), Neža Jurman, Miha Perne, Leon Zuodar (Slovenia). Curators: Saša Nabergoj, Simona Žvanut BLAZ KUMERDEJ (1738 -1805) - SLOVENIAN MEMBER OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT, A TEACHER AND A LINGUIST - EXHIBITION Slovenian School Museum 25.11.2014 to 10.2.2015 SALVADOR DALÍ Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre 28.11.2014 to 1.3.2015 This selling exhibition brings together more than 200 prints and reproductions of sculptures by the famous 20th century surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. 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. ICE RINK AT TRG REPUBLIKE SQUARE Trg republike square 14.12.2014 to 31.1.2015 In December and January a large ice-skating rink is set up at Ljubljana's central Trg republike square. In addition to daily skating accompanied by an entertainment programme, it will also host hockey matches by Ljubljana's premier league club HDD Telemach Olimpija. NATAŠA MUŠEVIČ-DOT: TREES - SOUND INSTALLATION Museum of Modern Art 11.12.2014 to 4.1.2015 Trees is an experiment aiming to extend human perceptual faculties. The project's author Nataša Muševič showcases the electrical and acoustic frequencies inherent to trees. COPY PASTE - PHOTO EXHIBITION Photon Gallery - contemporary photography centre 10.12.2014 to 16.1.2015 The international cast of authors present their exhibition "Copy Paste", where they use recycled old photographs. 3/3 Events in Ljubljana 22.12.2014 Ljubljana tourism