This year Summer Museum Night falls on Saturday, 20 June. The programme at the Banka Slovenije museum will begin at 6 pm, when we will enjoy the company of our youngest visitors, which is followed by a guided tour for young people and adults at 8 pm, and then the Atlas’s Secret team game. The Hunt for Lost Money digital game will also be running all evening.
All the events are free of charge and will be held in Slovene, but you need to register in advance using stating which events you wish to take part in. Registrations are open until Thursday, 18 June, or until all places have been taken. When registering, please give the names of the people taking part, and the age of any children attending the children’s workshop. After you have registered, we will send you further information and instructions. The number of places available, with the exception of the Hunt for Lost Money, is limited.
Children’s tour at 6 pm
Summer Museum Night at the Banka Slovenije Museum will kick off at 6 pm with an explorer’s workshop, for children aged 7 to 12. Following an introduction in which we will learn something about the most interesting exhibits in the museum, feel the weight of a gold bar, and have a chance to sit on a chair made of destroyed banknotes, the children will transform into explorers: their goal is to reveal a code that when they combine their forces will open a safe containing a nice little surprise for each explorer. The workshop is for children without any need for parental accompaniment.
Guided tour of the Banka Slovenije museum with the Atlas’s Secret game at 8 pm
Young people and adults are invited to a guided tour at 8 pm, after which you will be able to play the Atlas’s Secret team game. On the tour you will learn about the key tasks of the central bank, go deep into the history of payments and currency in independent Slovenia, feel the weight of a gold bar, and find out some interesting facts about gold. You will also see Slovenia’s commemorative coins and the general circulation coins of other countries, test the authenticity of your banknotes, and learn plenty of other interesting things. All of this will be excellent preparation for a game of Atlas’s Secret, which will take place immediately after the guided tour.
This is a team game in which you will get to know some basic financial terms, learn about the key tasks of the central bank and explore the museum exhibits. The aim of the game is to reveal the code that unlocks a safe where a prize is waiting for each of the players. The game is for teams (of two or three), and can be played by school and university students and by adults, and is run when there are a sufficient number of players.
Hunt for Lost Money all evening
If you find yourself strolling around the centre of the city of a summer evening, we invite you to try the Hunt for Lost Money digital game. The game takes place outside, close to our museum. You start the game by using the QR code found on posters in the vicinity of the museum on Cankarjeva ulica, or via a link that will be published on the day on our social media. During the game you get to move between specific points in the city with a link to the tolar, Slovenia’s first and only independent currency. You can play the game with friends or on your own, and you will need a mobile phone and about half an hour to play. The game is also ideal for families. Everyone who successfully completes the game and reports to the museum at Cankarjeva 1 (second floor) by 10 pm will receive a gift. The game is available in Slovene only.
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