Slovenia enjoys a very dynamic cultural life. It has two national opera and ballet houses, as well as a large number of national theatre institutions.
The most important institutions in the field of the fine arts are the Narodna Galerija (National Gallery) and Moderna Galerija (Museum of Modern Art), both in Ljubljana. For classical music, the best-known orchestra is the Slovenska Filharmonija (Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra).
Slovenia has a rich and diverse network of cultural organisations and societies. In addition, a large number of performances and events are arranged in the tourist areas of Slovenia every year. These include a very large number of smaller local events featuring stories from everyday life, customs of work and life, and history. A number of traditional folk customs have been revived, including: jurjevanje, kurentovanje, furmanski praznik, national costume days, jousting, etc. Slovenia is also a land of choirs, folklore groups and wind bands. Sports lovers can enjoy the traditional annual ski-jumping and ski-flying competitions, as well as other skiing and water-sport competitions.
The most popular individual sports are mountaineering, mountain-climbing, skiing, swimming and cycling; the main team sports are football, handball, basketball and volleyball. Adults and children alike can join sports societies, of which Slovenia has over 4 700. These offer a diverse range of recreation programmes, with construction and modernisation being financed by the state or local community. A large number of facilities are also in private hands. Among the most popular forms of family recreation, particularly at weekends between May and November, are mountain-climbing and family excursions to the surrounding countryside.
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