The Happy Day of Culture 2023
The Slovenian School Museum presents an interesting and varied programme on the occasion of The Happy Day of Culture, which will take place on Sunday, 3 December 2023 from 10 am to 6 pm. There are two exhibitions, the interactive permanent exhibition School Rules! and the temporary exhibition Collecting, Researching, Reviving. Sports Heritage and the Museum of Sport. Entrance and activities is free.
The programme is complemented by various lessons according to the schedule below:
10.00 Good manners
You will learn what rules pupils have to follow at school and in their everyday lives during the lesson on good behaviour. You will learn about the 1907 School Laws and their importance.
11.30 Natural History: domestic cat
In this lesson on the domestic cat, you will learn about a cat’s physical and character traits. Through proverbs, you will discover which habits humans and cats have in common.
13.00 Stamp-making workshop
The invention of printing spread rapidly across Europe, simplifying the production of books that until then had to be copied by hand. You will become a printer’s apprentice and try your hand at making stamps. Remember that the letters are stamped in mirror image.
14.30 Handwriting
In the letterpress lesson, you will learn about the importance and role of beautiful handwriting and the basics of letterpress handwriting as you write letters with pen and ink. The lepopsis exercises are, of course, conducted under the watchful eye of the teacher.
16.00 Sunday School
From the beginning of the 19th century, elementary and repetitive schools were organised on Sundays, as children were too busy working at home during the week. In Sunday School you will learn to write, read, do arithmetic, solve puzzles and finally learn Anton Martin Slomšek’s poem “Ljuba vigred”.
You are also welcome to visit the museum shop of the Slovenian School Museum, where there is a treasure trove of unique products. For visitors to the event, there is a special offer on the just-published Calendar for 2024. On this Happy Culture Day, the calendar is available at a discounted price, with a 20% festive discount, at a value of EUR 8. Old copies of the School Chronicle will also be available free of charge.
We reserve the right to change the programme.