Free-time activities - 8-10 December 2006

[ICTP info point]

8-10 December 2006
Free-time activities
A R T  &  E X H I B I T I O N S
This website gives details of all museums in Trieste and the  
surrounding region: http://www.museifriuliveneziagiulia.it/
Below is a brief list of some exhibitions going on locally.
At the Sala Comunale in Piazza Unita',  photography exhibition by Alice  
Zen, open until 20/12/2006, 15 original works entitled " Alice's  
mirrors". Digital works on mirrors, worthwhile seeing the works and  
meeting the artist.  Daily from  10-13 and 17-20:30 .
An exhibition of 60 works by Piero Marussig (Trieste 1879-Pavia 1937)  
is open daily at the Museo Revoltella (via Diaz 27) until 29 January  
2007 from 9:00-18:00. (Sunday from 10:00-18:00, closed Tuesday).  The  
paintings are divided into four sections: "mitteleuropa" period, 1905  
Paris, 20th century Milan and Italy, still life in the '30s. More  
information on the website: www.museorevoltella.it.
Exhibition at the ex-Pescheria (downtown seafront) to celebrate "The  
rebirth of the Parliament: from liberation to the constitution" Open  
until 28/2/2007 daily from 9.30-13 and 14-18.  Free entrance, and free  
catalogue for all visitors.
At Palazzo Costanzi (piazza Piccola 2) until 11/12/2006, around 50  
works by the Triestine painter and architect Carmelo Nino Trovato are  
on show.  Entitled "Acque Sognanti" (Water of dreams), you can visit  
free of charge from 10-13 and 17-20 daily.
At the Mozart Cafe (via Carducci 24) of an exhibition of watercolours  
of the surrounding Carso countryside, by local artist Claudia Marusic.   
On display until 15/12/2006, daily from 7-21.
Exhibition to celebrate 100 years since the opening of the historic  
Transalpina railway line is open until 31 December in the railway  
museum (Museo Ferroviario  - via Giulio Cesare, 1).  Open Wednesday,  
Saturday and Sunday from 9-13.
Exhibition entitled "Gli orologi di Miramare" open 9:00-18:00 every day  
in Miramare Castle until 31/1/2007, with a collection of Hapsburg  
timepieces on display in the various rooms of the Castle.
A photographic exhibition entitled Trieste e le Navi Bianche is taking  
place at the Civico Museo del Mare in via di Campo Marzio, 5.  From  
Tuesday to Sunday until 7 January 2007 from 8.30-13.30, you can see a  
collection of photographs on the history of cruise ships in the port of  
Trieste.

C H I L D R E N's  A C T I V I T I E S
Ice-Skating
A temporary ice-rink has been set up in Piazza Verdi, in front of the  
theatre, which will be open every day from 10-23 until 7 January 2007.   
Take your own skates, or hire them there.

F A I R S  &  M A R K E T S
Wine tasting
A wine-tasting afternoon, organized by the "Slow Food" association,  
will take place on Sunday 10 December at 15.30 in the Centro Congressi  
of the Stazione Marittima in downtown Trieste.  More information on  
347-2794083.
Christmas Market
While the traditional Fiera di San Nicolo' ends today in Viale XX  
Settembre, from 9-22 December in and around Piazza Sant'Antonio, there  
will be the annual Christmas market organized by the Organ Donors  
Association.  Kiosks with food, drinks, gift ideas, art and handcrafts.  
  Part of the proceeds from the market are donated each year to buying  
medical equipment for those affected by illnesses requiring  
transplants.


M U S E U M S
Museo dell'Antartide - Museum of the Arctic
This interesting museum is located in San Giovanni park.  You can see  
reconstructions of Amundsen's tent and Shackleton's ship, as well as  
all sorts of interactive exhibits documenting various expeditions to  
the Antarctic.  Open Mon, Wed and Thur from 9-13 and Fri, Sat and Sun  
from 9-13 and 16-19, closed Tuesday, in via Weiss 21.  Tickets cost 5  
Euro, 4 Euro for concessions and 3 Euro for school groups.  More  
information on 040-567889 or on the website: http://www.mna.it/.

M U S  I C
Baroque music
On Sunday 10 December at 17:00 in the Lutheran church (Largo Panfili,  
1) in Trieste, there will be a free concert of baroque music by the  
"Piccola Orchestra Veneta" from Treviso.
Museo Revoltella Auditorium
On Sunday 10 December at 11.00 in the Auditorium of the Museo  
Revoltella (via Diaz, 27), there will be a concert by the Nuova  
Orchestra "F. Busoni", conducted by M. Belli.  The programme includes  
music by Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn.  Entrance costs 5 Euro, and  
entitles the ticket-holder to a reduced rate visit to the museum and  
the Marussig exhibition.
Austrian String Quartet
On Sunday 10 December at 18 in the Sala del Prosvetni Dom (via del  
Ricreatorio 1), there will be a concert by the Adamas string quartet  
from Klagenfurt who will perform pieces by Ravel, Shostakovich and  
Mozart.

T O U R S
Trieste by Bus
Every Saturday a bus leaves for a tour of Trieste from in front of the  
train station at 14.00.  It takes in all of the main sights to see  
downtown, and there is also a 30-minute stop at St. Giusto Castle,  
where you can walk along the Castle walls or visit the Cathedral or  
simply enjoy the spectacular views.  Tickets may be bought in the Sala  
Eurostar in the main railway station and cost 5.20 Euro, with children  
under 10 travelling free.
Trieste by Boat
You can travel from the Molo Pescheria to Muggia and visit the  
Istro-Venetian fishing village. Take advantage to admire Trieste from  
the sea.  See the following web site for timetables and prices:
www.triestetrasporti.it/ttspa/cms/002/html/modules.php? 
op=modload&name=PostWrap&file=index&page=/ttspa/pages/ita/pages/ 
indexsermar.php&height=800.
Have a look at Muggia on: http://www.muggia.info/
Lots of festive activities are taking place in Muggia in the run-up to  
Christmas.  On 9/12 at 16.30, there will be a choral concert in Piazza  
Marconi and there is a market being held in Piazza della Repubblica and  
surrounding streets.  On Sunday 10/12, there will be a concert in the  
Duomo at 10.00 by a choir from Obervellach in Austria.  At 11.00, a  
local band will perform in Piazza Marconi.  At 16.30 in the Teatro  
Verdi, there will be a puppet show by a group from Rome entitled "Chi  
Rapi' La Topina Costanza?".

For more information on all of the above, and for lots more suggestions  
of what to see and do locally, please contact the InfoPoint in the Main  
Building Reception (ext. 433).

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