Free-time activities - 17-19 November 2006

[ICTP info point]

17-19 November 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 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.
Inauguration Saturday 18/11/2006 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.
At the Museo Revoltella (via Diaz 27).  there is  "Glassdressing", an  
exhibition of glass jewels, which you can visit until 20 November.  The  
same museum is also displaying a collection of furniture entitled "Le  
Corbusier Designer" until 20 November from 10-18.  More information on  
040-639187, or the website http://www.museorevoltella.it/.
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.
Until 25 November at the bar/bookshop Knulp in via Madonna del Mare  
7/a, you can see the photographic exhibition by Cristiana Slavich  
Profili "Gente Comune" (Common People).

C H I L D R E N's  A C T I V I T I E S
L'Immaginario Scientifico
This science museum (located on the ground floor level of the Adriatico  
Hotel, entrance at the rear of the hotel, opposite the 36 bus stop) has  
exhibits which are particularly suitable for children.
A children's laboratory will be held on Sunday from 15.45-16.45 for  
those aged 4-7 and from 15:30-17:00 for 8-11 year olds.  This week both  
groups will be working to discover how to make colour for dyeing fabric  
from natural products like henna and curry.  You can book by e-mail at  
prenotazioni at immaginarioscientifico.it.  More information on their  
website: www.immaginarioscientifico.it.

UNICEF "Giornata dell'Infanzia e Adolescenza" - UNICEF Day for  
Childhood and Adolescence
On Saturday and Sunday there will be activities throughout the day in  
via Santa Caterina (near piazza Sant'Antonio) for children.  From 10am  
on Saturday (meeting with students from the United World College in  
Duino, concert by the choir of the local Galilei high school).  On  
Sunday, from 10-12, there will be games and entertainment, and at 15, a  
demonstration of how to make the "pigotta" rag doll.

C I N E M A
International Scienceplus Fiction Festival
 From 21-26 November 2005 at the Cinecity cinema in the Torri d'Europa  
shopping centre, there will be the seventh edition of the international  
science fiction festival.  More information on all the screenings,  
competitions and events organized on the site  
www.scienceplusfiction.org (also in English).

F A I R S  &  M A R K E T S
Fiera del Dolce Tipico
All weekend in Piazza Sant'Antonio (in Trieste town centre right near  
the Ponterosso Canal), there will be the annual fair of typical local  
sweets.  There will be kiosks where you can sample and buy all kinds of  
Triestine delicacies.
The same location will also host "Mittelbier", with stalls offering  
beer made by local producers.

Flea Market
On Sunday 19 November 2006, there will be the monthly flea market in  
Trieste town centre.  All sorts of antiques and bric a brac will be on  
sale all day in the roads of the old town behind Piazza della Borsa  
near the Roman Theatre (Teatro Romano).

M U S I C
Free Jazz Concert
On Saturday 18 November at 21 at the Teatro Miela, there will be a free  
concert by the jazz band led by Andrea Massaria.  Their music is a  
fusion of rhythms from both east and west.

Also on display at the theatre is a photographic reportage of Tuareg  
dances, which can be visited during the opening hours of the theatre  
until 13 December 2006.  More information on www.miela.it.

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
There is still a boat trips operating locally.  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/


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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