30 Years Since the Discovery

Neanderthal Flute

List of Events for the 30th Anniversary of the Discovery

Guided Tours of the Divje Babe Archaeological Park
April 5 – October 31, 2025
Divje Babe Archaeological Park, Šebrelje

Exhibition: KERAKUSTIKA
Author: Katarina Štucin
May – October 2025
Church of St. John, Šebrelje

Musical Fairytale: Tinka Tonka the Flutophone Girl
April 23, 2025
Cerkno Primary School

Opening of the Exhibition: The Neanderthal Flute. 60,000 Years of Music
May 20, 2025
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana

30th Jazz Cerkno Festival
Concert: Gombač / Vollmaier / Krhlanko
May 25, 2025
Cerkno

Themed Hike: The Botanical World in the Divje Babe Archaeological Park
Guide: Jože Bavcon
May 31, 2025
Reka, Šebrelje

Festival: Voice of the Flute
May 31, 2025
Reka

Themed Hike: Beliefs of Our Ancestors in the Divje Babe Archaeological Park and Surroundings
Guide: Silvo Močnik
June 28, 2025
Reka, Šebrelje

Concert: Magnifico and Tačmi Brass Band
July 18, 2025
Main Square, Cerkno

Concert: Boštjan Gombač and Jazz Punt Big Band
July 19, 2025
Main Square, Cerkno

Themed Hike and Bat Watching in the Divje Babe Archaeological Park
Guide: Primož Presetnik
September 6, 2025
Reka, Šebrelje

Holiday Daycare + Themed Days (Cerkno Primary School + ZPM Idrija)
July, August 2025
Cerkno, Idrija

Musical Performance: RHAPSODY OF THE CAVE BEAR
Director: Miha Čelar
September 2025
Šebrelje, Slovenia

Workshops: Playing the Neanderthal Flute
September / October 2025
Music Schools of Idrija, Cerkno, Tolmin, Nova Gorica

Educational, Natural Science and Cultural Programs for the 30th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Neanderthal Flute at Cerkno Primary School
September 2025 – June 2026
Cerkno and surroundings

Official Ceremony: Cerkno Municipality Holiday and 30th Anniversary of the Neanderthal Flute Discovery
October 2025
Cerkno

Expert Symposium: Caves and Cultural Heritage
October 2025
Cerkno

Themed Hike: Remains of World War I in the Divje Babe Archaeological Park
Guide: Sandro Oblak
October 25, 2025
Reka, Šebrelje

Children’s Musical Performance on the Theme of Music and Nature from Today to the Neanderthal Flute
Production: Mateja Fi
From November 2025 onward
Across Slovenia

Museum Evenings – Dr. Peter Turk: The Mystery of Music and Its Performers from 60,000 Years Ago
November 11, 2025
Gewerkenegg Castle, Idrija

Gathering of Memories: From Excavations to the Present
November / December 2025
Cerkno Music School Hall

Exhibition: The Neanderthal Flute. 60,000 Years of Music
December 11, 2025
Cerkno Museum

Documentary Film: Rhapsody of the Cave Bear
Director: Miha Čelar
2026
Slovenia and abroad