February 2017 Events
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Events February 2017 Sightseeing Tours Highlights in February Historical city centre and Ljubljana castle Take a walk around the historical city centre, explore major Natour Alpe-Adria attractions and Ljubljana Castle. Daily at 11:00 Index From: in front the Town Hall (duration 2 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: adults € 13, children € 6,5, with Ljubljana Tourist card free of charge. Walking tour of Plečnik’s Ljubljana Festivals 4 An exploration of the life and work of the greatest Slovene architect. Exhibitions 5 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 From: Tourist Information Centre – TIC (duration 3 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: € 20 Music 8 Taste Ljubljana culinary tour Opera, theatre, dance 14 Taste of 5 different dishes and 5 selected drinks included. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 Miscellaneous 15 From: Tourist Information Centre - TIC (duration 3 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: € 38 Sports 15 Ljubljana beer lover’s experience Taste of 8 different beers and 3 snacks included, visit to Brewery Museum. Mondays and Fridays at 18:00 From: Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STIC (duration 3 hours) Cover photo: D. Wedam Language: Slovene, English Edited and published by: Ljubljana Price: € 35 Tourism, Krekov trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Town Hall tour T: +386 1 306 45 83, E: [email protected], Saturdays at 13:00 From: in front of the Town Hall (duration 1 hour) W: www.visitljubljana.com Language: Slovene, English Photography: Archives of Ljubljana Price: € 5 Tourism and individual event organisers Prepress: Prajs d.o.o. Printed by: Partner Graf d.o.o., Ljubljana, February 2017 1 - 4 Feb 9 Feb 25 Feb Ljubljana Tourism is not liable for any inaccurate information appearing in the Natour Alpe-Adria Royal Philharmonic Dragon Carnival Visit the Natour Alpe-Adria Dragon Carnival consists of calendar. Orchestra tourism trade fair and Unforgettable introduction a large Shrovetide carnival explore the possibilities to 65th Ljubljana Festival, parade through the city’s Committed to caring for the for active and green concert of amazing Royal streets and a programme environment, we print on recycled paper. experiences in Slovenia and Philharmonic Orchestra of entertainment held Share our commitment by other countries in the Alpe- with Maestro Pinchas in the centrally located Information and ticket sale: Tourist Information Centre - TIC and sharing this publication with Adria region. Zukerman. Kongresni trg square. Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STIC your friends. p. 15 p. 9 p. 15 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 3 Festivals Exhibitions MD7 Ensemble The Centres of Printmaking: At the A New Age is Coming! Industry - MENT Ljubljana Jerica Gregorc Bukovec - conductor Intersection of Knowledge, Learning Labour - Capital 1 - 3 Feb, 15 Feb, 19:30 and Cooperation 25 Oct - 21 May, City Museum of Ljubljana Kino Šiška, City Museum of Ljubljana atrium 11 Oct - 8 Feb 2017 International Centre of The exhibition depicts how Ljubljana other venues Programme: G. Coral / M. Krečič / L. Lebič Graphic Arts dealt with new industries as they / C. Rojac / N. Šenk The exhibition is being organized arrived and offeres the experience of The central overview of Slovenian in collaboration with two similar “travel through time and space”. The illustration, the Biennial unites Slovenian Army Orchestra institutions from Belgrade and show starts off with the sugar refinery older and younger generations Andreja Šolar - conductor Philadelphia. The Print Center from on the banks of the Ljubljanica river. of illustrators employing diverse Jure Pukl - saxophone Philadelphia (USA), founded in 1915, is It goes on to depict capitalists of the artistic methods and rewards their 16 Feb, 19:30 taking part with works by contemporary time, businessmen whose vision made finest achievements with the Hinko Conservatorium of Music and Ballet artists paired up with artists that have Ljubljana into an industrial hub. At the Smrekar Award, as well as the Programme: J. Matičič / A. Ajdič / D. an important historical connection to same time, the exhibits tell the story Smrekar distinctions and accolades. Wilson / I. Lunder their organization. The “Academija” of the life of the proletariat. The rise The 2016 Life Achievement Award Academy of Music Wind Ensemble Center for Graphic Arts and Visual of industry in the late 19th and early goes to Marjan Manček, presentation Dušan Kranjc - conductor Researches, founded in 1995, on the 20th century takes a sharp turn after of his works will be curated by 17 Feb, 19:30 other hand, is part of the Faculty of Fine WWII, when factories were nationalised Tatjana Pregl Kobe. For the past Academy of Music Arts in Belgrade. It presents a selection and many capitalists chased out of the forty years Marjan Manček has Programme: H. Vidic / F. Högberg / of prints from its own production with country. The end of the war marked the employed illustration as his main For the third year in a row, Ljubljana Festival Unicum R. Erikson / H. Holliger / D. Jeraša / D. an emphasis on artists of various artistic beginning of the ascent of large socialist vehicle of expression, infusing it will be taken over by a MENTal state 4 - 21 Feb, different venues Jeraša / Z. Vasilev / T. Slakan expressions, to whom printmaking enterprises. The next break came in the heavily with his signature humour. of mind. A three-day music festival The Unicum Contemporary Music represents an additional opportunity for 1990s, when Slovenia shed socialism and In cooperation with the Section of is accompanied by its namesake Compositions for guitare and Festival was organised for the first time exploration. enterprises were privatised. Illustrators of the Union of Slovene conference of representatives of the harpsichord in 1998 by the slovenian section of the Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Sundays at 16:30 guided tours in English. Fine Arts Associations; catalogue European music industry, will bring 20 Feb, 19:30 international society for contemporary Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - text by Judita Krivec Dragan together more than sixty promising Academy of Music music (iscm) under the name Musica 21:00. Closed: Mondays Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - indie rock bands and electronic Programme: F. Martin / P. Šivic / G. Danubiana. At that time the festival 14:00. Closed: Mondays music artists active in the region Petrassi / W. Mutspiel / R. Charlton / L. represented contemporary music of between the Balkans and the Baltic, Firšt / P. Ramov / Š. Petrić / M. Kastelic the european countries geographically and beyond. centred around the Danube river. The The God Particle - dark comic opera for The line-up includes: Deerhoof (USA), annual festival reached its peak in 2003 three actors and three apparitions Nils Gröndahl (Danmark), Oligarkh when it was organised directly after The Music: Pavel Mihelčič, Libretto: Milan (Russi), Awlnight (Belorussia), Baden- World Music Days. The following year Dekleva Baden (Croatia), Heymoonshaker (G. the festival was renamed as Unicum Katja Konvalinka - soprano; Darko Britain), His Clancyness (Italy), Stergin, Contemporary Music Festival and Vidic - baritone; Janko Volčanšek - bass White Wine (Germany/USA), Spasibo became a biennial event. The main goal baritone (Russia), Sweet Release of Death of the festival is to connect Slovenian StoP Slovene Percussion Project (Netherlands), Crvi (Serbia), Sauropod composers with their colleagues from Jerica Gregorc Bukovec - conductor (Norway), Holographic Human other countries. 21 Feb, 19:30 Element (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Gustave Tiger (Hungary) and Slovenian Philharmony String Chamber centre Slovenian bands: Širom, Persons from Orchestra Porlock, Leni Kravac, Gregabytes, 14 Feb, 19:30 Blaž, 2xp and Šuljo. Slovenian Philharmonic Hall 12th Slovenian Biennial of llustration www.ment.si Programme: L. Firšt / T. Slakan / D. 18 Nov - 19 Marc 2017 Cankarjev dom Gallery Steklasa 4 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 5 Exhibitions Exhibitions Ljubljana Plečnik Collection Puppet Museum at Ljubljana Castle Beer Experience The new permanent exhibition at the Slovenia is a country with a rich tradition Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the of puppeteering. The Puppet Museum’s Mondays and most important projects of the late permanent exhibition, set up by the Fridays at 18:00 architect. Plečnik’s creativity comes Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, introduces Other times can be arranged for groups of more than ten people to life through the plans, models and you to the history of puppeteering by prior request. photographs of his creations such as the in Slovenia and the creativity of Zacherl House in Vienna, Prague Castle, contemporary Slovenian puppeteers, the National and University Library in presents the most popular puppet Ljubljana, the Ljubljana Central Market, characters, and gives you an insight Žale Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael into puppeteering techniques and the at the Ljubljana Marshes and numerous process of creating a puppet show. other masterpieces. Several plans of After viewing the exhibition, you can try Plečnik’s never realized visions are also your hand at puppeteering skills. on display. The Cathedral of Freedom, Open: 10:00 - 19:00 daily the master’s vision of the Slovenian Zoran Mušič (1909-2005) Tone Lapajne: Memory of Earth parliament, is especially worthy of our 22 Nov - 5 Mar 2017 Jakopič Gallery Permanent exhibition at the National attention. Gallery Guided tours: every hour, on the hour Retrospective exhibition by Tone The Vugrinec Collection. Croatian Tartaglia, Omer Mujadžić, Ivan Meštrović, Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th (the last guided tour at 17:00). Groups Lapajne, an important Slovenian Modern Art 1880 - 1945 Frano Kršinić and others. century Slovenian-born painter must not contain more than seven artist with an impressive oeuvre, 10 Nov - 12 Mar, National Gallery of Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - and a man with more than one people. but who has yet to get his due. The Slovenia 20:00. Closed: Mondays. homeland, spent most of his life Open: 10:00 - 18:00.