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State Ensemble of Russian Cossacks - music and dance performance
State Ensemble of Russian Cossacks, a renowned group of dancers, singers and instrumentalists are presenting the ancient cultural tradition of the Cossack.
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre -
The Present and Presence: Repetition 3 - The Street
The exhibition The Present and Presence brings together works by Slovenian, Balkan and Eastern European artists created from the 1960s to the present day. Themed on the concept of contemporaneity, it deals with various forms of time.
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) -
Overflight - theatre festival
The Overflight festival celebrates the creativity of Ljubljana's Mladinsko Theatre, the best known experimental theatre in Slovenia, and features productions staged by theatre companies collaborating with the Mladinsko Theatre.
Mladinsko Theatre -
My Bloody Valentine (Ireland) - alternative rock concert
The Ljubljana concert by the cult Irish band My Bloody Valentine will be part of the tour presenting the band's new album m b v. The album, issued 22 years after the release of Loveless, My Bloody Valentine's most influential album, has been referred to by critics as a masterpiece.
Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture -
Franja Marathon - recreational road cycling competition
Offering a diverse choice of routes, the Franja Marathon is a sporting event suitable for both elite sportsmen and recreational cyclists, including families.
BTC City -
Maksim Mrvica, piano (Croatia) & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra - classical music & pop concert
The world famous young Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica has won numerous piano competitions. His albums and stunning live performances have won him fame across Europe and Asia.
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre -
June 2013 in Ljubljana
Light entertainment by day, high culture by night – available in the heart of the city free of charge. That is what the June in Ljubljana festival is all about.
Kongresni trg square -
Jessie J (UK) - dance pop concert
Over the last three years, Jessica Ellen Cornish, better known as Jessie J, has become one of the most recognized British pop singers.
Športna dvorana Stožice / Stožice Sports Park Arena -
2Cellos - concert of fusion, pop and classical music
The famous instrumental pop duo 2Cellos consists of two young cello virtuosos from Slovenia and Croatia respectively.
Kongresni trg square -
Da Vinci - The Genius
Da Vinci – The Genius, the largest exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci to tour the world, consists of more than 200 exhibits, including machine inventions crafted according to Da Vinci's designs, replicas of his works of art, and numerous interactive demonstrations.
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre -
Aleš Fevžer: Slovenian Olympic Heroes - photographic exhibitions
This exhibition, held at Ljubljana's largest outdoor gallery, showcases the greatest achievements by Slovenian athletes from 1992 to the present day. It brings together 120 large-format photographs by the photographer Aleš Fevžer.
The Tivoli Park -
Summer Zest for Music
Summer Zest for Music, a festival held at the covered auditorium of the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, will liven up summer life in Ljubljana with a programme of events intended for people of all ages, including concerts by popular artists and various cultural and entertainment events.
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre -
Imagining the Balkans: Identities and the Memory in the Long 19th Century
This travelling exhibition, organized by UNESCO, presents the extraordinary cultural diversity in the South-Eastern European region and the processes which shaped the identities of the nations living in that part of the world.
National Museum of Slovenia -
Medieval Fair
The Medieval Fair, conceived as an open-air living history event, will try to evoke an authentic medieval atmosphere in the midst of Ljubljana Old Town. Stalls at the fair will be selling medieval objects, food and drinks.
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Gornji trg square -
ARTish - festival of creativity and a selling exhibition of arts and crafts
The ARTish festival, held in Ljubljana every last Saturday of the month, features a selling exhibition of original works by Slovenian creators.
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Stari trg & Gornji trg squares -
Experiment: Mobile! Mobile Photography - From Phone to Exhibition
This exhibition brings together a selection of photographs of Ljubljana taken by Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram users as part of the OpenMuseums experimental project and photography competition.
City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML -
The Knight, the Lady, and the Dragon: The Heritage of Medieval Warriors
This exhibition, showing at the National Museum of Slovenia's department located in the Metelkova Museum Quarter, presents medieval chivalry as it really was, challenging the common conception of knights as noble-minded medieval warriors.
National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street