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The Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina is made up of a curious and highly diverse collection of historic artefacts and stories, as gathered and curated by Nani Poljanec. Nani, a very colourful persona in his own right, has been working on this collection for the better part of his life and currently it is made up of more than 40 different sub-collections. Its three focal points, however, are the Karađorđević dynasty, local studies, and philography (the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons).

Since 2012 the better part of this collection is publicly displayed at Ana's Mansion (Anin Dvor), a newly built exhibition venue (that also holds a display of art graphics) in the spa town of Rogaška Slatina. The exhibition was enlarged and renovated in 2017.

For a long time, the Folk Museum of Nani Poljanec, Rogaška Slatina was more or less a privately-held collection. In 2006, a part of it was displayed in The Cabinet of the Domestic Research Society.

Background

Ever since the early days of the 19th century, Rogaška Slatina has been a well-known spa resort, thus naturally leaving a mark on the region and its people. Its heritage is one of the leitmotifs in Nani's collecting passion, which he has been indulging in ever since his teens.

In 2005 the so called "Folk Museum of Nani Polajnec (1968–2069)", then still located at his home, had its first truly public presentation in the Old Post Office building of Rogaška Slatina. The collection was also partly exhibited in Ljubljana, in the Cabinet of the Domestic Research Society (2006), and in Celje at the Celje Museum of Recent History (2009). An integral part of the exhibition, especially when still held at Nani's house, were the stories Nani told about each individual piece.

Collections

The historic artefacts in Nani's vast collection are freely coupled with more prosaic, even intimate pieces. One can find political documents, hair samples, money, autographs and photos of famous people, oil paintings, sculptures, old Josip Pelikan photos, family pictures, poem collections, old books and old watches, objects by celebrities, etc.

Of the three thematically rounded sets, the most recent one (in the making since 2008) is the so called "King's Collection". It is the biggest private collection (letters, documents, oil paintings, photos, clothes,...) of the Serbian and later old Yugoslav royal family of the Karađorđevićs (1903–1941).

The "local cultural heritage collection" features a variety of stories on the Rogaška Slatina spa and surroundings, from photographic material, documents (such as the old spa development plans) and books to local glassware products, bottles and labels of mineral water (dating back to the mid-19th century).

The philography section mainly offers autographs (among them, one can find ones by Tito, Mussolini, Arafat, Gadafi, Donald Trump, Bud Spencer and Jurij Gagarin), coupled with some related objects.

Nani Poljanec

Nani Poljanec is the alias of Aleksander S. Jurkovič. Besides being a collector, he is (among other things) also a photographer, a fashion designer, an impersonator (he impersonated Don Vito Corleone on the satirical evening programme on Slovenian National Television, a singer (in 2007 he almost won the competition to represent Slovenia at Eurovision), a poet (he released a book of poetry called The Tryptich of Folk Poetry, with a print run of two), an ethnologist (he published the first Slovenian book on philography and an album with regional songs and dialects), and a music manager (for a time representing Teofil Milenković, a wunderkind violinist).

He has set up literally hundreds of cultural events; although most of them took place in his local town, some also happened in Ljubljana, Vienna, and Belgrade. A notable one from his early days is the first concert of the group Laibach in Rogaška Slatina in 1993, accompanied by a set of public performances called "Blacksmiths of the Future".

Nani acts as Rogaška Slatina's cultural attaché and has close relations with descendants of the Serbian royal family of the Karađorđevićs. In 2009, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the murder of King Alexander Karađorđević (1934), he exhibited his collection as a guest of honour in the family's mansion in Oplenac, Serbia.

Nani Poljanec - ljudski ustvarjalec by maresok on YouTube

KunstHaus Top Sekret Gallery

In 2011 with a group of friends and collaborators, Nani Poljanec established the exhibition space called KunstHaus Top Sekret Gallery, held at a secret location (it is suspected that this was actually his water closet). KunstHaus published its own fanzine, featuring absurdly-tinged contributions in various languages.

Folk Faculty

Nani Poljanec established his own educational system, the Folk Faculty, where he is simultaneously the only student, professor, and rector. After every project he publicly gives himself a grade. He aims to get a Majgisterij (as opposed to a Magisterij, a master's degree) for Folk Art and Creation. He plans to conclude his studies and end his life project in 2069, when he will be 101 years old and will receive his doctorate in Folk Art and Creation.

External links

Nani Poljanec and his Folk Museum on YouTube (in Slovene)
Ljudski muzej Nanija Poljanca in the Cabinet of the Domestic Research Society (in Slovene)
Hri-bar Show web pages (in Slovene)
Poljanec performing at the contest for the Eurovision Song (2007)
A short biography of Nani Poljanec
An article on the museum
An archive of KunstHaus Magazine

Gallery

Nani Poljanec, alias Don V. Corleone, in the Hri-bar Show, a satirical evening programme on Slovenian National Television, 2007

Nani Poljanec alias Aleksander Stanislav Jurkovič (1968 – 2069)

The unveiling of the portrait of Petar II Karađorđević painted by Ivanka Bukovac in 1936. The picture was purchased for the Folk Museum Rogaska Slatina collection by Nani Poljanec and 250 donators, January 2010. (From left to right: Manca Izmajlova, Attanasie Milenković, Nani Poljanec and Predrag Filipov, the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Slovenia)

Nani Poljanec and Jani Pirnat, art historian (Domestic Research Society), presenting the first volume of the KunstHaus fanzin at Račka Gallery in Celje, 2011

Nani Poljanec, owner and author of the local cultural heritage collection, presenting the museum installation of Ivan Zagoda's shoemaker tools to the donator Milan Zagoda, Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina at Ana's Mansion, 2012

Nani Poljanec with the guests of the 24-hour piano playing marathon with 50 participants, coorganised by Poljanec at the Cristal Hall of the Rogaška Hotel, July 2012.

An autograph of Stefan Milenković, a Serbian child prodigy and famous concert violinist, his first violin and a frock coat. Part of the Philographic Collection of the Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina at Ana's Mansion, 2012

A display cabinet with healing mineral water bottles (the oldest ones made of clay) and old bottle labels. Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina at Ana's Mansion, 2012

Corleone brajdovec penina, a sparkling wine produced in cooperation with the company Vina Mijošek. The money from the sales of it was given to the victims of the Železniki flood, Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina

The Crown Prince Aleksandar Aleksandrov Karađorđević, Hereditary Prince Petar Aleksandrov Karađorđević, and the collector Nani Poljanec (of the Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina) at the State Funeral (in which the remains of the Serbian and Yugoslav Royal House of Karađorđević were buried in Oplenac Mausoleum in Topola, Serbia), 2013.

Some artefacts from the Folk Museum of Nani Poljanec, Rogaška Slatina, as displayed in 2006 in The Cabinet of the Domestic Research Society

For a long time, the Folk Museum of Nani Poljanec, Rogaška Slatina was more or less a privately-held collection. In 2006, a part of it was displayed in The Cabinet of the Domestic Research Society.

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+Since [[established::2012]] the better part of this collection is publicly displayed at [[Ana's Mansion]] (Anin Dvor), a newly built exhibition venue (that also holds a display of art graphics) in the spa town of Rogaška Slatina. The exhibition was enlarged and renovated in 2017.
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-The [[Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina]] is a private collection of Rogaška Slatina resident [[Nani Poljanec]], who established the museum on the cult of his personality and interests. A performer, impersonator, manager, journalist, "etno pomp" artist, fashion designer, culinary ethnologist, poet, singer, photographer, culture manager, and collector, Poljanec has built his museum collection around his personal and family history and the early 20th-century history of the very famous Spa of [[Municipality of Rogaška Slatina|Rogaška Slatina]]. In those times a lot of prominent guests enjoyed their retreats and health treatments there and left their mark on local people. In 2012 the museum moved in the newly built Anin dvor [Ana's Mansion] where the visitors can finally enjoy a permanent display.
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+==Background==
-The collection consists of more than 40 different sub-collections: hair samples, autographs and photos of famous people he met, political documents, money, old Tonka and [[Josip Pelikan Photographic Studio, Celje|Pelikan]] photos, oil paintings, sketches, sculptures, family pictures, poem collections, old books, old watches, objects by celebrities, etc. The Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina has the biggest private collection (documents, oil paintings, photos,...) of the Serbian and later old Yugoslav royal family of Karađorđevićs (1903&ndash;1941). Among the treasures include a group photo of the first Russian Cosmonauts with original signatures and a letter from Nikola Tesla.
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+Ever since the early days of the 19th century, [[Municipality of Rogaška Slatina|Rogaška Slatina]] has been a well-known spa resort, thus naturally leaving a mark on the region and its people. Its heritage is one of the leitmotifs in Nani's collecting passion, which he has been indulging in ever since his teens.
-==Museum's public exhibitions==
+In 2005 the so called "Folk Museum of Nani Polajnec (1968&ndash;2069)", then still located at his home, had its first truly public presentation in the Old Post Office building of Rogaška Slatina. The collection was also partly exhibited in Ljubljana, in the Cabinet of the [[Domestic Research Society]] (2006), and in Celje at the [[Celje Museum of Recent History]] (2009). An integral part of the exhibition, especially when still held at Nani's house, were the stories Nani told about each individual piece.
-The Folk Museum had the first public presentation in Rogaška Slatina in the Old Post Office building in [[established::2005]]. Outside of Rogaška Slatina Nani Poljanec presented the collections in Ljubljana in the Cabinet of the [[Domestic Research Society]] (2006) and in the [[Celje Museum of Recent History]] (2009).
-[[Nani Poljanec|Nani Poljanec's]] active and diverse way of life is also mirrored in the fact that the museum is currently in his private house in Rogaška Slatina. His cabinet study is small, but cosy, filled with so many precious objects which are only a small part of his big collection, that he has to store everywhere in his private home. His mission was to donate his private collections to the people of Rogaška Slatina and to establish a public museum that would properly store and present all what his museum has to offer. This came true in 2012.
-==Events and activities==
-===Personality===
+==Collections==
-[[Nani Poljanec]] organised the first concert of the group [[Laibach]] in Rogaška Slatina in 1993 with a set of public performances called ''Blacksmiths of Future''. He is the manager of [[Teofil Milenković]], a ''wunderkind'' musician who already had solo violin concerts when he was 6 years old. Nani impersonated Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) from ''Godfather I'' in the [[Sašo Hribar|Hri-bar Show]], a satiric evening programme on [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)|Slovenian National Television]]. As Don Corleone singing the song ''Bella mia'' he participated in the 2007 competition to represent Slovenia at Eurovision  and almost won.
-As performer he had performance marathon of 48 hours in Kulturni Dom Rogaška Slatina with concerts, talks, plays, and presentations. He published the first Slovenian book on philography (the collecting of autographs).
+The historic artefacts in Nani's vast collection are freely coupled with more prosaic, even intimate pieces. One can find political documents, hair samples, money, autographs and photos of famous people, oil paintings, sculptures, old [[Josip Pelikan Photographic Studio, Celje|Josip Pelikan]] photos, family pictures, poem collections, old books and old watches, objects by celebrities, etc.
-===Folk Faculty===
+Of the three thematically rounded sets, the most recent one (in the making since 2008) is the so called "King's Collection". It is the biggest private collection (letters, documents, oil paintings, photos, clothes,...) of the Serbian and later old Yugoslav royal family of the Karađorđevićs (1903&ndash;1941).
-[[Nani Poljanec]] established his own educational system and the Folk Faculty, where he is simultaneously the only student, professor, and rector. After every project he publicly gives himself a grade. [[Nani Poljanec]] aims to get a ''Majgisterij'' (as opposed to a ''Magisterij'' or master's degree) for Folk Art and Creation on 10 different subjects which derive from all of his interests. He plans to conclude his studies and end his life project in 2069, when he will be 101 years old and will become a Ph.D. on Folk Art and Creation.
+The "local cultural heritage collection" features a variety of stories on the Rogaška Slatina spa and surroundings, from photographic material, documents (such as the old spa development plans) and books to local glassware products, bottles and labels of mineral water (dating back to the mid-19th century).
+The philography section mainly offers autographs (among them, one can find ones by Tito, Mussolini, Arafat, Gadafi, Donald Trump, Bud Spencer and Jurij Gagarin), coupled with some related objects.
+==Nani Poljanec==
+[[Nani Poljanec]] is the alias of [[Aleksander S. Jurkovič]]. Besides being a collector, he is (among other things) also a photographer, a fashion designer, an impersonator (he impersonated Don Vito Corleone on the satirical evening programme on [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)|Slovenian National Television]], a singer (in 2007 he almost won the competition to represent Slovenia at Eurovision), a poet (he released a book of poetry called ''The Tryptich of Folk Poetry'', with a print run of two), an ethnologist (he published the first Slovenian book on philography and an album with regional songs and dialects), and a music manager (for a time representing Teofil Milenković, a ''wunderkind'' violinist).
+He has set up literally hundreds of cultural events; although most of them took place in his local town, some also happened in Ljubljana, Vienna, and Belgrade. A notable one from his early days is the first concert of the group [[Laibach]] in Rogaška Slatina in 1993, accompanied by a set of public performances called "Blacksmiths of the Future".
+Nani acts as Rogaška Slatina's cultural attaché and has close relations with descendants of the Serbian royal family of the Karađorđevićs. In 2009, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the murder of King Alexander Karađorđević (1934), he exhibited his collection as a guest of honour in the family's mansion in Oplenac, Serbia.
+{{YouTube|bYjZSfv4WEQ}}
 ===KunstHaus Top Sekret Gallery===
-In 2011 with a group of friends and collaborators, [[Nani Poljanec]] established the exhibition space and salon, KunstHaus Top Sekret Gallery, for local intellectuals from the fields of "low" and "high" culture at a secret location. KunstHaus publishes its own fanzine with contributions in various languages.
-==International contacts==
+In 2011 with a group of friends and collaborators, [[Nani Poljanec]] established the exhibition space called KunstHaus Top Sekret Gallery, held at a secret location (it is suspected that this was actually his water closet). KunstHaus published its own fanzine, featuring absurdly-tinged contributions in various languages.
-[[Nani Poljanec]] is Rogaška Slatina's cultural attaché and has close relations with descendants of the Serbian royal family of Karađorđevićs. In 2009, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the murder of King Alexander Karađorđević (1934), he exhibited his collection as a guest of honour in the family's mansion in Oplenac, Serbia.
+===Folk Faculty ===
+[[Nani Poljanec]] established his own educational system, the Folk Faculty, where he is simultaneously the only student, professor, and rector. After every project he publicly gives himself a grade. He aims to get a ''Majgisterij'' (as opposed to a ''Magisterij'', a master's degree) for Folk Art and Creation. He plans to conclude his studies and end his life project in 2069, when he will be 101 years old and will receive his doctorate in Folk Art and Creation.
 == See Also ==
-*[[Rogaška Slatina Municipality]]
+* [[Rogaška Slatina Municipality]]
 * [[Domestic Research Society]]
-* [[Laibach]]
+* [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]]
 == External links ==
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYjZSfv4WEQ Nani Poljanec and his Folk Museum on YouTube] (in Slovenian)
+* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYjZSfv4WEQ Nani Poljanec and his Folk Museum on YouTube] (in Slovene)
-* [http://www.kamra.si/Default.aspx?module=5&id=2211 Folk Museum's Krađorđević collection] on [[Kamra.si]]
+* [http://www.ddr.si/ljudski_muzej_foto.htm Ljudski muzej Nanija Poljanca in the Cabinet] of the [[Domestic Research Society]] (in Slovene)
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGhhsBqwQI Philographic Collection of Nani Poljanec on YouTube]
+* [http://www.rtvslo.si/hribar/index.php Hri-bar Show web pages] (in Slovene)
-* [http://www.ddr.si/ljudski_muzej_foto.htm Ljudski muzej Nanija Poljanca in the Cabinet] of the [[Domestic Research Society]] (in Slovenian)
+* [http://www.mojvideo.com/video-don-corleone-bella-mia-live/dc0d01475da7bff33b59 Poljanec performing at the contest for the Eurovision Song] (2007)
-* [http://www.rtvslo.si/hribar/index.php Hri-bar Show web pages] (in Slovenian)
+* [http://www.celjskozasavski.si/osebe/jurkovi%C4%8D-aleksander-stanislav/176/ A short biography of [[Nani Poljanec]]]
-* [http://www.mojvideo.com/video-don-corleone-bella-mia-live/dc0d01475da7bff33b59 Bella Mia on EMA contest for Eurovision Song] (2007)
+* [http://www.delo.si/kultura/vizualna-umetnost/od-mansetnih-gumbov-kralja-petra-do-trumpovega-podpisa.html An article on the museum]
+* [https://issuu.com/search?q=kunstHaus&type=publication&language=sl An archive of KunstHaus Magazine]
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Difference between revisions of "Folk Museum Rogaška Slatina"

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Contents

Background

Collections

Nani Poljanec

KunstHaus Top Sekret Gallery

Folk Faculty

See Also

External links

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