WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK 3 - 5 February 2012

ART & CULTURE

Sculptures by Elena Sanchini Borruso at Hotel Duchi Vis à Vis, with about 15 steel sculptures. Open until 16 February, Mon - Fri: 9-17; Sat 9 - 15.

At Muggia, in Ugo Cara's Modern Art Museum: Photograph show by Maria Morello entitled "Silenziose allusioni" (Silent insinuations). She has not elaborated her photos in  photoshoppe at al. Open until 26 Feb, Tues - Fri 17-19; Sat 10-12 & 17-19; Sun 10-12

"Donne di poste" (Women of the post offices), Central Post office's Museum, photography show on the women employed at the post offices in the past century. Visiting times Mondays to Saturdays 9:00 - 13:00 and on Thursdays, open also in the afternoons from 15:00 - 18:00. Ongoing until 25 Feb.

Visit the Sartorio Museum, an ancient 18th century Villa that belonged to a rich merchant family. There are beautiful rooms with antique furniture and important art collections, paintings, jewellery, furnitures, silverware as well as 254 drawings by Tiepolo (1696-1770, a famous  Venetian artist), Santa Chiara's triptic and more recently, Fittcke's paintings. Ticket euro 5,50.  The Sartorio is situated in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII, n.1, open Tuesday - Sunday 9:00 - 13:00. Take bus 30.

Immaginario Scientifico multimedia show "Altromare" ongoing until 27 May 2012. The Immaginario Science Centre is located in Grignano (under the Adriatico Guesthouse). The show will take you to the ocean's abysses, underwater volcanoes, coral reefs and tropical islands. The exhibition is open every Sunday from 10:00 - 20:00. Furthermore, there are workshops for children. Reduced entrance ticket for ICTP scientists and staff:  euro 4. For more info check website: http://www.immaginarioscientifico.it/grignano_museo at the Science Centre.

MUSIC

Classical music concerts organized by the Associazione Chamber Music. Performances at the Palazzo del Governo (Prefettura) or at the Verdi theatre. Euro 20 /show (reduced for membership owners - 4 concerts euro 60), check programme at: http://www.acmtrioditrieste.it/stagconcert12.html. Tickets purchased at the "Ticket Point in corso Italia 6/c, tel 040 3498276.

ENTERTAINMENT

Every Friday night starting at 22:00, live music at the Cafè Rossetti, viale XX Settembre, close to the Rossetti Theatre. This Friday 13 Jan, soul and blues with the Sunrise Band  (9 musicians and singer), tel: 348 7396445, Check: http://www.sunriseband.it

SNOW SEASON IN OUR REGION

The Friulian Dolomite and Carnic Alps offer 133 kilometres of slopes for downhill skiing in the ski resorts of Piancavallo, Tarvisio, Ravascletto-Zoncolan, Forni di Sopra and Sella Nevea-Bovec as well as 200 km for cross-country skiing. Nordic walking, ski mountaineering, snowboarding and walks with snowshoes are also available. For info on ski resorts, ski schools, maps: http://www.turismofvg.it/Mountain-snow.

Check this very useful website for ski pass prices in the region and other regions in Italy: http://www.neveitalia.it/friuliveneziagiulia/

OUTSIDE TRIESTE

Art exhibition in Treviso: "Manciù, l'Ultimo Imperatore" (Manchu, the last emperor) at the Casa dei Carraresi Museum in via Palestro 33/35. Open Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 - 19:00 and Sun - Sat 9:00 - 20:00. A full collection of items, jewellery, clothing, portraits of the 12 emperors of the Manchu dynasty, paintings by the Chinese artist Jaiang Guofan. Tel: 0422 513150.  http://www.laviadellaseta.info/. The exhibition is ongoing until 13 May 2012

Art exhibition at Villa Manin di Passariano in the Province of Udine: "Espressionismo" ongoing until 5 March 2012 with 100 works from the Brücke Museum of Berlin. Works by Kirchner, Heckel, Nolde, Schimdt-Rottluff, Pechstein and Mueller representing the 1905 "Die Brücke" movement in Dresden, forerunner of the expressionist movement. Check programme: http://www.lineadombra.it. Entrance ticket euro 10. Take train to Udine then local buses to Passariano.

Check the interactive map of the FVG tourist board for all destinations, museums, archaeological sites, tours, sports and much more:

http://www.turismofvg.it/Interactivemaps#Filter=2243&PagerStartIndex=

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