At the EAAL forum on skills for cultural awareness and expression, we observed that culture and learning are a magnificent lifelong pair. Therefore, we decided to build new bridges at the 15th Cultural Bazaar.

On 31 March, in Cankarjev Dom in Ljubljana, the SIAE and partners showcased activities and products related to lifelong learning. Colourful LLW postcards with motivational words about learning were a real draw for curious visitors. We inspired and encouraged them to participate in the LLW and the Learning Parade – Day of Learning Communities through engaging conversations and displaying video content. We also introduced the Where to get knowledge platform.

We were delighted that representatives of the Šmarje pri Jelšah Library, a longtime regional coordinator of LLW and the Learning Parade (LP), joined us at our exhibition area. They presented programmes for cultural and artistic education, reading promotion programmes, activities in the field of theatre and film education, pedagogical programmes of the Museum of Baroque, YouTube channel, LLW and LP, as well as intergenerational learning (U3A).

Some may have considered the day of the week for implementing the Cultural Bazaar poorly chosen, but it seemed like a perfect hit for us. Although Šmarje pri Jelšah Library is a general library, it is much more than that. Everyone can access the offered content through the World Wide Web, as we have been successfully spreading knowledge through our YouTube channel for the past three years. We also attract visitors to our region with the Museum of Baroque, where we offer interesting pedagogical programmes, raise awareness about the importance of cultural heritage and organise various thematic events. The Cultural Bazaar offered us not only the opportunity to present our services, which include various forms of lifelong learning, but also invaluable opportunities for collaboration with other cultural institutions. We left the capital city with new acquaintances and the seeds of new projects. Few Fridays are as fruitful as the Friday of the Cultural Bazaar 2023 was!
Jana Turk Šulc and Vlasta Kramperšek Šuc

Šmarje pri Jelšah Library and Museum of Baroque

With the presentation of her quiet books, Edita Mlakar from Rogaška Slatina, the winner of the 2022 Award for Exemplary Learners of the Savinja region, joined us. She attracted a lot of attention from various education providers. She is convinced that quiet books can have an invaluable impact on acquiring lifelong knowledge and promote the holistic development of a child. At the same time, they can unexpectedly soothe what troubles a child and weave bonds between the child and their loved ones. Quiet books have proven to be an extremely therapeutic tool for children with special needs and older adults facing dementia.

We left the event joyful and filled with excellent feelings of mutual connection. This is a promising sign that the Cultural Bazaar will become a regular part of our efforts to spread the power and joy of learning in cultural life.

Edita Mlakar

winner of the 2022 Award for Exemplary Learners of the Savinja region

We left the event joyful and filled with excellent feelings of mutual connection. This is a promising sign that the Cultural Bazaar will become a regular part of our efforts to spread the power and joy of learning in cultural life.

Mateja Pečar (mateja.pecar@acs.si), SIAE

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Published by Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE), Šmartinska 134a, SI-1000 Ljubljana | Editor-in-chief: Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, MSc (E: zvonka.pangerc@acs.si) | Editor: Ana Peklenik (E: ana.peklenik@acs.si) | Other members of the editorial board: Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, MSc, dr Nataša Potočnik, Directress of SIAE, dr Tanja Možina, Tanja Vilič Klenovšek, MSc and dr Tanja Rupnik Vec | Computer solution: Franci Lajovic (T: 01 5842 555, E: franci.lajovic@acs.si) | Translation/proofreading: Mesto znanja, izobraževanje in svetovanje za osebno rast, Petra Cvek, s. p.  | Design: Larisa Hercog | Corrective reading: Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, MSc, and Mateja Pečar | W: https://enovicke.acs.si/en/home/

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