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| status       = TOPROOFREAD NIFERTIK!
| maintainer   = Ivan Pirnat
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{{Infobox
| name                = Tolmin Museum
| localname           = Tolminski muzej
| street address      = Mestni trg 4
| town                = SI-5220 Tolmin
| telephone           = 386 (0) 5 381 1360
| fax                 = 386 (0) 5 381 1361
| email               = muzej@tol-muzej.si
| website             = http://www.tol-muzej.si
| founded by          = Tolmin Municipality
| opening hours       = 10am-4pm Tue-Fri, 1pm-5pm Mon, Sat, Sun, Holidays, 1st Nov, 25th Dec and 1st and 2nd Jan closed 
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Damjana Fortunat Černilogar
| role                = Director
| email               = damjana.fortunat@guest.arnes.si
}}
}}

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Established in [[established::1950]], [[Tolmin Museum]] is housed in the baroque [[Coronini Mansion]] in the centre of Tolmin. It opened to the public in 1951. In 1958 it was renamed the Tolmin Museum Collection and transferred under the management of the [[Goriška Museum]] until April 2000, when it was re-established as an independent public institution serving the municipalities of Bovec, Kobarid, and Tolmin which are situated in the Soča river valley on the western border of Slovenia. The region is known for its historically important market trails and trade routes as well as for decisive army battles which took place there, especially during the World War One. Thus, the material remains of early settlers from the Stone Age to witnesses of recent history are on display.   
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==History== 
The mansion was built in the 17th century by the wealthy and influential Coronini family from Gorizia, Italy. They owned the mansion until the Austro-Hungarian land reform in 1848, when Alois Silverius Kremer, knight of Auenrode, bought it together with the castle and buildings. In the following year he sold most of the property to local peasants and in 1871 the remains of the estate were bought by Johann von Permerstein and the knight Filippo Persoglia. Three years later they divided the mansion. The Permersteins owned the part of the building which is today the Krn Hotel, and the Persoglias owned the part which was confiscated in the 19th century by the court and is now occupied by the museum. Each change of owner was usually accompanied by rebuilding. The 1976 earthquake caused serious damage to the building and renovation began in 1993.

==Collections==

The museum covers the areas of archaeology, ethnology, general history and history of arts. Collections in the main building include: an archaeological exhibition of objects from the Hallstatt and Roman eras, including clay and stone urns, a tombstone and a fireplace; an art history exhibition which presents keystones from the 15th and 16th centuries, sculptures made by unknown woodcarvers and sculptors from the 16th to the 19th century, and oil paintings on canvas from the 18th and 19th centuries; and an ethnological exhibition comprising peasant home furnishings, utensils for making cheese and butter and other farming implements, and a variety of folk artefacts including painted chests, cradles, beehive panels, ornaments on butter models, frescoes on façades and Shrovetide masks, including typical masks from [[Drežnica Mardi Gras|Drežnica]].

==Dislocated museum units==
In addition to the collections and exhibitions in the main building, [[Tolmin Museum]] also maintains several external collections and buildings, including the Archaeological Museum with the foundations of a Roman house at Most na Soči; the [[Birthplace of Simon Gregorčič, Vrsno]]; the homesteads of [[Ciril Kosmač Homestead|Ciril Kosmač in Slap ob Idrijci]] and Simon Rutar at Krn; the ethnological collections at [[Trenta Lodge TNP Information Centre and Museum]]; the Wooden Granary in Pečine; the German Charnel House in Tolmin at the confluence of the Soča and Tolminka rivers made as memorial to German soldiers fallen in 12th offensive in World War One; the Church of St. Mary's Call in Ponikve, renovated by famous Slovene architect [[Jože Plečnik]] in 1956; and Jakovka's House at Podbrdo.

== Temporary exhibitions==
Approximately seven exhibitions are organised per year on contemporary art, archaeology, history, ethnology and various collections. Tolmin is historically very much connected with the Isonzo front and World War One, so many projects are in collaboration with the [[Kobarid Museum]] and the [[Goriška Museum]], which together with Italian partners cover this important historical issue. 
   
== See also ==
* [[Birthplace of Simon Gregorčič, Vrsno]] 
* [[Ciril Kosmač Homestead]] 
* [[Trenta Lodge TNP Information Centre and Museum]]
* [[Goriška Museum]]
* [[Kobarid Museum]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.tol-muzej.si/eng/ Tolmin Museum] 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolmin_museum Tolmin Museum on Wikipedia]
* [http://www.burger.si/QTVR/Muzeji/TolminskiMuzej/uvod.html VR panoramas of Tolmin Museum] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]]
* [http://prohereditate.com/en/museum/C0020 Tolmin Museum on Prohereditate website]
* [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/tolmin_mestni_trg/eng Town of Tolmin and surroundings on kraji.eu website]
* [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/tolmin_nemska_kostnica/eng German Charnel House on kraji.eu website]


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