When you live in Slovenia, you might notice that you will have a random day off in the middle of the week at the end of April. Why is that? That is because April 27th is an official Slovenian state holiday called Resistance Day. It is officially known as “Day of Uprising Against Occupation”, and
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News that will delight all art lovers: an exhibition of paintings from Prague Castle has opened at the National Gallery in Ljubljana, including works by Titian, Rubens, and Veronese. Photo by from /Masterpieces by Rubens and Titian are now in Ljubljana! Until January 2021, you can see paintings by the National Gallery in Ljubljana, collected
JESTIVAL is the annual festival in Kobarid region, dedicated mainly to štrulkji, which are boiled or baked pastry rolls with various fillings. You’ll be able to try exciting dishes at local restaurants. Photo: JESTIVAL – Food & Art Festival 2020/
When we say pancakes, we usually have in our minds basic pancakes made from eggs, flour, milk and baking powder, and served with sugar, tasty marmalade or chocolate spread. Slovak potato pancakes are completely different, but still so good, that many of you will forget about the basic pancakes’ recipe. Photo: Slovak Potato Pancakes/ Slovak
Many cultural institutions in Slovenia offer visitors season tickets, with which they pre-book various performances and concerts, and their total price is thus much cheaper. Students have unique benefits and can watch quality cultural events at low prices. Photo: Attendance at subscription events is cheaper/ Slovenian Philharmonic: the season ticket is suitable for everyone who
In 2020, Veronika Simoniti with her novel “Ivana pred morjem” (“Ivana in Front of the Sea”) has become the winner of the Kresnik (“Bonfire”) literary prize for the best Slovenian novel of last year. In the novel, the reader is confronted with the collective past and individual fates in parallel stories of different generations of
Exactly seven decades have passed since the moment when the central local history museum in Novo Mesto opened its doors. To commemorate this date, from 1 June to 30 September 2020, the museum hosts the Precious 70 Exhibition in its gardens. The exhibition acquaints visitors with collections of museum objects through photographs. According to the
Slovenian museums and galleries offer to visit their exhibits remotely. While our life is smoothly returning in its ordinary grooves, we offer a selection of interesting exhibitions and virtual walks that you can visit from home. Photo: Slovenian museums and galleries offer to visit their exhibits remotely/ 1. On the website of the central gallery of
Marija Kočevar: Fasting Is an Ancient Medicine On 9 March at 06:00 p.m. Organiser: Ljubljana City Library, 01/308 50 05 Venue: Oton Župančič Library, Kersnikova 2, Ljubljana A lecture on the meaning of fasting, its impact on health and well-being. Free admission. On 10 March at 08:00 p.m. Organiser: Cankar Centre, (01) 241 71 00
Peter Ribič: Spring Garden Maintenance On 2 March at 06:00 p.m. Organiser: Ljubljana City Library, 01/308 50 05 Venue: Oton Župančič Library, Kersnikova 2, Ljubljana A lecture on spring gardening. Free admission. On 3 March at 07:00 p.m. Organiser: Cankar Centre, (01) 241 71 00 Venue: Cankar Centre, Linhartova dvorana, Ljubljana A cultural event. A
