Celio in the Rainforest is a music workshop for the youngest children. The children are taken on a journey with exciting sounds from nature in the Brazilian rainforest. You can hear the sound og rain, wind and animals, and the children can join in playing with rhythms, dancing and singing.

Célio de Carvalho is from Rio de Janeiro, and has lived in Norway (and Brazil) since 1983.

Celio in the Rainforest is particularly suitable for children aged 0-3.

at 12.00 - 12.20 at 12.40 - 13.00
at 13.35 - 13.55 at 14.10 - 14.30
at 14.40 - 15.00 

1st floor (ground floor) (Barneavdelingen)

Join Ann Helen who will be reading stories in the library forest. She enjoys her books at the library, and is happy to share some stories with those who want to listen. You are welcome to join her on the second floor.

at 12.40 - 13.00 at 13.40 - 14.00
at 14.35 - 14.55

2nd floor (Lesekroken)

The Language and Culture Festival presents three different countries that want to do different craft activities on Children’s Art Exploration Day.

Lithuanian association in Trøndelag Baltai
The workshop from Lithuania invites children to learn the art of making straw gardens, which is listed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. You get the chance to prepare the straws, poke holes and tie them together into beautiful shapes - and make a small straw gardens that can be hung on the Christmas tree. 

In addition the children can take part in a "National doll workshop". In this activity they get to explore the beautiful tradition of national costumes. The children can choose colours, regions and design their very own National costume.

The workshop is for all children. The smallest with an adult.

Drop-in at 12.00 - 16.00.

2nd floor (Magistratsalen)

Quetzalli is a folk dance group with women from Mexico and Latin America. They invite your family to experience Mexican culture through dance, music and colorful costumes! 

On Children’s Art Exploration Day, they will hold five interactive dance workshops where both children and adults can learn the rhythms and movements that make Mexican folk dance so unique.

at 12.30 - 12.50 at 13.10 - 13.30
at 14.00 - 14.20 at 14.35 - 14.55
at 15.10 - 15.30

2nd floor (Rådhussalen)

Rockheim - Dance and sing about the animals of the forest
On a walk in the forest we meet many kinds of animals. Birds chirping, a fox prowling around, and isn't there a badger over there? Join in the movements, rhythms, song and dance about animals we meet in the forest!

Rockheim is the national museum for popular music, with "The children's hour" and activities for young and old every weekend, as well as exciting family programs during holidays!

Suitable for children aged 4-8 years.

at 12.50 - 13.10 at 13.50 - 14.10
at 14.50 - 15.10

3rd floor (Lesesalen)

Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum - Decorate the tree
Welcome to our little world of trees, both in figure form, as shadows and as images projected on the wall. But, our tree is bare and empty. We need the children's help to fill it with colors and shapes. Would you like to join our expedition to fill the tree with life and colour?

Suitable for everyone.

Drop-in at 12.00 - 16.00.

3rd floor (Lesesalen)

Children and youths from visual arts at Trondheim kulturskole are creating an exhibition for us with the theme "The forest". 

Kulturskolen has taken part in Children’s Art Exploration Day every year since we started in 2011. We look forward to seeing the wonderful works on display on the first floor of the library.

The exhibition is open all day.

1st floor (ground floor) (Foajeen)

This year you will be able to experience someone suddenly appearing and performing right in front of you. These are our PopUp features. PopUp has no advertising. They just show up, perform, and leave.

As usual, Kulturskolen will contribute with their skilled students to do PopUp.

Our MOVE artists are also doing PopUp this year. They are Jackline and Christopher from Malawi, and Marcelo and Samuel from Brazil. MOVE (Musicians and Organizers Volunteer Exchange) is an exchange program for young musicians and organizers between Norway, Malawi, Mozambique and Brazil.

Ishan Momand is an Afghan musician who sings folk melodies and poems (ghazals), combining traditional music with Sufi poetry. He plays a variety of instruments, including robab, tablas, tanbur and harmonium. Ishan has performed around the world, sharing the music of Afghanistan with audiences in the US and Europe.

Small feet - strong roots is a Ukrainian voluntary organization that runs a children's theatre, activities for families and for seniors. On Children’s Art Exploration Day, they will show excerpts from "Let me get wings" which will show how important each one of us is and how it is necessary to have support nearby, and at the same time be supportive for someone else.

The Flying Seagulls will also contribute with PopUp at various locations throughout the day.

Outside and inside from 12.00-16.00.
Be aware, maybe someone pops up next to you who juggles, plays a song or dances.