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Museums in Ljubljana
Museums in Ljubljana
Architecture Museum of Ljubljana, Pot na Fužine 2, ☎ +386-1-5409798, . M-F 9 AM-3 PM, Sa 10 AM-6 PM, Su 10 AM-3 PM. Hosts a permanent exhibition of Jože Plečnik's works. Student: €1; Adult: €2. �
Architecture Museum of Ljubljana: Plečnik Collection, Karunova 4, . An annex of the Architecture Museum devoted to great Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, who lived in this building from 1921 to 1957. The house contains rooms with the artist’s valuable original furniture and personal objects, an archive of his sketches and plans and a collection of clay, plaster and wooden models, a library, Plečnik’s correspondence, a photo archive, thesis projects of Plečnik’s students and an archive of the Academy of Architecture Collection. Access only by guided tour of not more than 7 people, booked at least five days in advance at tel. +386-1-2801600 or [email protected]. �
Museum of Modern Art, Tomšiceva 14, . For those who prefer contemporary art, houses the national collection of 20th century Slovene art (paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings as well as photography, video and electronic media collections), a collection of works from the former Yugoslavia, and the international collection Arteast 2000+. It is being currently restored. �
National Gallery, Prešernova 24, . Definitely worth visiting if you care about art. It exhibits two important permanent collections that include works of some of the best and most renowned slovenian (impressionist) painters (Jama, Grohar, Jakopic, Azbe). Since September 2008 you can also see there a restored original of the Robba Fountain, a monument of national cultural heritage. �
National Museum of Slovenia - Prešernova, Muzejska ulica 1, ☎ +386-1-2414400 ( , fax: +38612414422), . daily 10am-6pm, Thursday 10am-8pm, closed on public holidays.. National museum of Slovenia is the oldest and the largest Slovene museum. It was founded in 1821. Existent museum building on the Museum street, was built in 1888 and was the first, building, assigned solely to culture in Slovenia. Today its stores a rich collections of valuable objects. The oldest spring back to the Stone Age, but there are also the newer ones, which are still used in our everyday life. Important columns of museum activity are also rich museum library and unit for preservation and restoring. FREE ADMISSION EACH FIRST SUNDAY IN THE MONTH!!!. �
National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova, Maistrova 1, ☎ +38612307030 ( , fax: +38612414422), . daily 10am-6pm, closed on Mondays and on public holidays.. In the new building of the National museum of Slovenia on the Metelkova Street, are exhibited collections of the applied art heritage of Slovenia. The permanent exhibition brings together objects of applied arts from the 14th century to the present day. �
National Museum of Contemporary History, Celovška 23 (walk through the pleasant Tivoli park to get here.), ☎ 01 300 96 10, . Slovenia's 20th-century history museum gives you a real sense of the country's roller-coaster ride through regime after regime. Its immersive exhibits include a walk-through WWI trench. The last exhibit shows the events around the Declaration of Independence from Yugoslavia and the Ten Day War with the Yugoslav Federal Army. All exhibits are translated to English and some to German too. �
Slovenian Museum of Natural History, . Features an almost complete skeleton of a 20,000 year old mammoth found near Kamnik in 1938 and a 200 million year old fossil fish skeleton found in Triglav National Park. Also has a large mineral collection. �
Tivoli Gallery - International centre of Graphic Art, Pod turnom 3, ☎ 01 241 38 00, . Open Tu-Sa 10.00 - 18.00, Su 12.00 - 18.00, Mo closed. Specialised in art shows, often in collaboration with international institutions. . �
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