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Collection of 15 cars used by the President of Yugoslavia, Marshall Tito, exhibited at Technical Museum of Slovenia

Founded in 1951, the Technical Museum of Slovenia (TMS) aims to to research, collect and exhibit Slovenia's technical heritage, as well as to protect the historically important technical buildings, installations and machines. Its collections (historically) elaborate on various topics such as cars, bicycles and other vehicles; the sawing, woodworking, textile and milling industries; printing and bookmaking; telecommunications services; and so on.

Aside from its core premises and collections, the museum also manages various satellites, including the Bogenšperk Castle, the Pantz Forester's Gravity Cableway, the Museum of Post and Telecommunications, and the Soteska Depot of Vehicles. In 2017 the Open Depot exhibition of the three national museums opened in the Park of Military History Pivka.

History

Since its establishment the Technical Museum has been housed within the buildings of the former Bistra Carthusian Monastery, which had been managed since 1947 by the Forestry Institute of Slovenia and then already used to house the institute's museum collections. When it was founded in 1951 (on the initiative of Ciril Rekar and the Association of Engineers and Technicians) the Technical Museum of Slovenia consequently strongly focused on the previously existing institute's forestry, woodworking and hunting collections. It opened its doors in 1953.

However, during its long history the museum managed a number of collections that later became independent institutions, including the Kropa Iron Forging Museum, the Ravne na Koroškem Museum, the Idrija Municipal Museum and the Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia in Velenje.

An aerial photo of the former Bistra Carthusian Monastery, now the Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2014

Collections

The Forestry and Woodworking Department is displayed in a 300-square-metre exhibition area. The Hunting Museum Collection, originating in 1947, occupies a 700-square-metre exhibition area equipped with computer-supported multimedia as well as film and sound recordings. The Fishing Department, opened later, in 1982, also incorporates an ecology section.

The Transportation Department occupies the largest exhibition area of about 2,500 square metres, and includes a collection depicting the development of automobile traffic in Slovenia territory and various Slovene road vehicles (the oldest ones being from 1906); a collection of prestigious presidential limousines formerly owned by the one-time leader of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito; a rich collection of bicycles, tracing its long development from the beginning of the 19th century onward; a collection of automobiles on a long-term loan from the German Technical Museum in Berlin; and the Motorcycle collection, with motorbikes that were commonly found in the Slovene territory during the last century or so, also featuring the Slovene-built Tomos motorcycles that make up the the Motorcycles from Koper exhibition.

The Textile Department presents the history of spinning and weaving and the machine production of fabrics. The collection of the Electric Machinery & Electrical Engineering Department presents the history of electrification in Slovenia. The museum also hosts a Woodworking collection and the Agriculture department. A special place in the museum is allocated to water powered machinery and tools: the Venetian sawmill, the Veneer sawmill, waterwheels used to power such smithy devices as a sledge hammer, the mill, the fulling mill, and so on.

The permanent exhibition The Written Word: History of printing in Slovenia (opened in 2006) displays the history of printing, paper, printing inks, letterpress, book binding, office printing. Demonstrations include type casting, setting by hand, machine set, hand printing by printing machine, illustration printing by plate and book stitching.

Wheel wright, permanent exhibition at Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2010

International cooperation

The Technical Museum of Slovenia is quite ambitious in working and collaborating internationally. A couple of such projects, supported by the EU Culture and Creative Europe Programmes, are the following:

In 2009 TMS launched the project "Central European Science Adventure – CESA" project togetehr with five technical museums from the region: the Vienna Technical Museum, the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport, the Technical Museum in Brno, the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice and the City Engineering Museum in Krakow. The project re-evaluated and presented interesting inventions and discoveries, as well as renowned and unknown scientists and inventors in the field of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, mountain science, construction, etc. The touring exhibition also resulted in a web lexicon.

Also in 2009 "A Taste of Europe" project was conceived by the Museum of Work in Norrköping, Sweden, to foster intercultural dialogue about food production and everyday consumption. Each of the nine invited museums selected one food product that is of special national importance. Thus the Technical Museum of Slovenia presented honey (the reputation of Slovene beekeeping became known as early as 1689 via Janez Vajkard Valvasor!), while other museums featured milk (Sweden), wheat (Hungary), pork (Denmark), beer (Czech Republic), the potato (Estonia), bread (Finnland), fish (Scottland) and olive oil (Portugal). The nine exhibition variations were accompanied with interesting texts, also available online.

In 2013 the Technical Museum of Slovenia and its partners from Sweden, Poland, Finland, Belgium and Germany started a two-year project Work With Sounds, recording disappearing or "endangered" sounds of the industrial society.

In 2017 a similar consortium initiated a follow-up project called the Sounds of Changes. They wish to document a portion of the rapidly changing today's world, namely the change in its acoustic landscape. They collect today’s sounds and soundscapes, thus creating a reference material that can be used for future historical comparisons and descriptions.

External links

Technical Museum of Slovenia website
Virtual Museum Guide on Burger.si
Sounds of Work Archive - Work with Sounds project
Sounds of Changes Archive
The Central European Science Adventure (CESA) website - a lexicon of forgotten scientists

Gallery

Bogenšperk Castle contains Valvasor`s workshop and The Slovenian Geodetic Collection, also part of the Technical Museum of Slovenia

Museum of Post and Telecommunications located in Polhov Gradec mansion as separate branch of the Technical Museum of Slovenia

Postal carriage, part of the presentation of development of postal services from ancient times until the present at Museum of Post and Telecommunications

The History of Telecommunications at Museum of Post and Telecommunications

Collection of vehicles at Soteska open-storage depot, Soteska Depot of Vehicles, 2005

Soteska Depot of Vehicles, separate branch of the Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2005

The Written Word: History of printing in Slovenia, permanent exhibition at Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2006

Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2008

Technical Museum of Slovenia located within the buildings of the former Bistra Carthusian Monastery, 2010

Wheel wright, permanent exhibition at Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2010

Blacksmith, permanent exhibition at Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2010

A display of old woodworking procedures at the Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2014

An aerial photo of the former Bistra Carthusian Monastery, now the Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2014

The Zastava 750 was a 'supermini' made by the Serbian car maker Zavod Crvena Zastava. It was a version of the Fiat 600, made under the licence from 1965. Later it achieved a cult status in the ex-Yugoslavia countries and though displayed at the Technical Museum of Slovenia, it can nowadays still occasionally be seen on the roads.

A part of the exhibition called 'History of printing in Slovenia' and held by the Technical Museum of Slovenia, 2015

In the decade prior to Slovenia’s independence, the Technical Museum of Slovenia managed to acquire 15 cars used by the President of Yugoslavia, Marshall Tito. These consist mainly of rare examples of prestigious limousines that have considerable motor-industry heritage, as well as historical value. Some of them are: a Mercedes 540K from 1939; a Packard from 1937; two ZIS from 1954; a Horch 951 A; and a Rolls-Royce from 1952.

At the Technical Museum of Slovenia one can reenact a set of experiments with electricity, as thought of and conducted by Nikola Tesla, 2016

Collection of 15 cars used by the President of Yugoslavia, Marshall Tito, exhibited at Technical Museum of Slovenia

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-The [[Technical Museum of Slovenia]] was founded by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in [[established::1951]] on the initiative of [[Ciril Rekar]] and the Association of Engineers and Technicians. The main aim of the Technical Museum of Slovenia is to research, collect and present Slovenia's technical heritage to the public, and to protect historically important technical buildings, installations and machines. The museum regularly joins the [[Association_of_Slovene_Museums#Muzejska_no.C4.8D_event|Museums on a Summer Night]] project.
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+Founded in [[established::1951]], the [[Technical Museum of Slovenia]] (TMS) aims to to research, collect and exhibit Slovenia's technical heritage, as well as to protect the historically important technical buildings, installations and machines. Its collections (historically) elaborate on various topics such as cars, bicycles and other vehicles; the sawing, woodworking, textile and milling industries; printing and bookmaking; telecommunications services; and so on.
+Aside from its core premises and collections, the museum also manages various satellites, including the [[Bogenšperk Castle]], the [[Pantz Forester's Gravity Cableway]], the [[Museum of Post and Telecommunications]], and the [[Soteska Depot of Vehicles]]. In 2017 the Open Depot exhibition of the three national museums opened in the [[Park of Military History Pivka]].
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 == History ==
-The Technical Museum was established within the buildings of the former [[Bistra Carthusian Monastery]], which had been managed since 1947 by the Forestry Institute of Slovenia and already used to house the institute's museum collections. Consequently when it opened in 1951 the Technical Museum of Slovenia focused on the institute's forestry, woodworking and hunting collections. During its long history the museum has managed a number of collections which have since become independent institutions, including [[Kropa Iron Forging Museum]], the [[Koroška Regional Museum, Ravne na Koroškem Unit]], [[Idrija Municipal Museum]] and the [[Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia]] in Velenje.
-=== Collections ===
+Since its establishment the Technical Museum has been housed within the buildings of the former [[Bistra Carthusian Monastery]], which had been managed since 1947 by the Forestry Institute of Slovenia and then already used to house the institute's museum collections. When it was founded in 1951 (on the initiative of [[Ciril Rekar]] and the Association of Engineers and Technicians) the Technical Museum of Slovenia consequently strongly focused on the previously existing institute's forestry, woodworking and hunting collections. It opened its doors in 1953.
-Today the Technical Museum incorporates numerous departments. The Forestry and Woodworking Department originated as the Forestry Institute Collection and is displayed in a 300-square-metre exhibition area. The Hunting Museum Collection also originated in 1947 and now occupies a 700-square-metre exhibition area equipped with computer-supported multimedia as well as film and sound recordings. The Fishing Department, opened in 1982, incorporates an ecology section. The Transportation Department occupies the largest exhibition area of about 2,500 square metres, and includes Slovene road vehicles (the oldest from the pre-war period), a collection of prestigious presidential limousines, a collection of automobiles on long-term loan from the German Technical Museum in Berlin and Slovene motorcycles from the Tomos of Koper Collection. The Textile Department presents the history of spinning and weaving and the machine production of fabrics and organises workshops in weaving, sewing, and painting on silk and cotton. The Department of Agricultural Machinery Collection, housed in a 1,500-square-metre outbuilding, includes a wheelwright's workshop, a farrier's workshop, and an exhibition on the history of the mill. Demonstrations of smithing, corn grinding in the mill, and bread baking are regularly organised here. ''The Written Word: History of printing in Slovenia'' collection (opened in 2006) displays the history of printing, paper, printing inks, letterpress, book binding, office printing. Demonstrations include type casting, setting by hand, machine set, hand printing by printing machine, illustration printing by plate and book stitching. The collection of the Electric Machinery Department is displayed in three rooms with an exhibition area of about 370 square metres and presents the history of electrification in Slovenia.
+However, during its long history the museum managed a number of collections that later became independent institutions, including the [[Kropa Iron Forging Museum]], the [[Koroška Regional Museum, Ravne na Koroškem Unit|Ravne na Koroškem Museum]], the [[Idrija Municipal Museum]] and the [[Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia]] in Velenje.
+{{Wide image|An aerial photo of the museum 2014 Technical Museum of Slovenia.jpg}}
+== Collections ==
+The Forestry and Woodworking Department is displayed in a 300-square-metre exhibition area. The Hunting Museum Collection, originating in 1947, occupies a 700-square-metre exhibition area equipped with computer-supported multimedia as well as film and sound recordings. The Fishing Department, opened later, in 1982, also incorporates an ecology section.
+The Transportation Department occupies the largest exhibition area of about 2,500 square metres, and includes a collection depicting the development of automobile traffic in Slovenia territory and various Slovene road vehicles (the oldest ones being from 1906); a collection of prestigious presidential limousines formerly owned by the one-time leader of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito; a rich collection of bicycles, tracing its long development from the beginning of the 19th century onward; a collection of automobiles on a long-term loan from the German Technical Museum in Berlin; and the Motorcycle collection, with motorbikes that were commonly found in the Slovene territory during the last century or so, also featuring the Slovene-built Tomos motorcycles that make up the the Motorcycles from Koper exhibition.
+The Textile Department presents the history of spinning and weaving and the machine production of fabrics. The collection of the Electric Machinery & Electrical Engineering Department presents the history of electrification in Slovenia. The museum also hosts a Woodworking collection and the Agriculture department. A special place in the museum is allocated to water powered machinery and tools: the Venetian sawmill, the Veneer sawmill, waterwheels used to power such smithy devices as a sledge hammer, the mill, the fulling mill, and so on.
+The permanent exhibition ''The Written Word: History of printing in Slovenia'' (opened in 2006) displays the history of printing, paper, printing inks, letterpress, book binding, office printing. Demonstrations include type casting, setting by hand, machine set, hand printing by printing machine, illustration printing by plate and book stitching.
+{{Wide image|Technical Museum of Slovenia 2010 permanent exhibition 01.JPG}}
 == International cooperation ==
-The Technical Museum is the leader of the project "Central European Science Adventure &ndash; CESA". The aim of the project is to research and present technical and cultural heritage of scientists and inventors from Central Europe. Six technical museums (from Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia) have joined in the Central European network. The goal is to re-evaluate and present the inventions and discoveries, as well as great scientists and inventors, including not so well-known ones, in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, mountain science, construction, motoring ...
-== Branches ==
+The Technical Museum of Slovenia is quite ambitious in working and collaborating internationally. A couple of such projects, supported by the EU Culture and Creative Europe Programmes, are the following:
-The museum manages various satellites, including [[Bogenšperk Castle]], [[Pantz Forester's Gravity Cableway]], the [[Museum of Post and Telecommunications]], and the [[Soteska Depot of Vehicles]].
+In 2009 TMS launched the project "Central European Science Adventure &ndash; CESA" project togetehr with five technical museums from the region: the Vienna Technical Museum, the Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport, the Technical Museum in Brno, the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice and the City Engineering Museum in Krakow. The project re-evaluated and presented interesting inventions and discoveries, as well as renowned and unknown scientists and inventors in the field of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, mountain science, construction, etc. The touring exhibition also resulted in a web lexicon.
+Also in 2009 "A Taste of Europe" project was conceived by the Museum of Work in Norrköping, Sweden, to foster intercultural dialogue about food production and everyday consumption. Each of the nine invited museums selected one food product that is of special national importance. Thus the Technical Museum of Slovenia presented honey (the reputation of Slovene beekeeping became known as early as 1689 via [[Janez Vajkard Valvasor]]!), while other museums featured milk (Sweden), wheat (Hungary), pork (Denmark), beer (Czech Republic), the potato (Estonia), bread (Finnland), fish (Scottland) and olive oil (Portugal). The nine exhibition variations were accompanied with interesting texts, also available online.
+In 2013 the Technical Museum of Slovenia and its partners from Sweden, Poland, Finland, Belgium and Germany started a two-year project ''Work With Sounds'', recording disappearing or "endangered" sounds of the industrial society.
+In 2017 a similar consortium initiated a follow-up project called the ''Sounds of Changes''. They wish to document a portion of the rapidly changing today's world, namely the change in its acoustic landscape. They collect today’s sounds and soundscapes, thus creating a reference material that can be used for future historical comparisons and descriptions.
 == See also ==
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 *[http://www.tms.si/index.php?&lang=2 Technical Museum of Slovenia website]
-*[http://www.tzs.si Tehnična založba Slovenije]
+*[http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/TMS/TehniskiMuzejENG.html Virtual Museum Guide on Burger.si]
-*[http://www.cesa-project.eu/en CESA website] - a lexicon of CE scientists includes also F. Avčin, S. Bloudek and A. Codelli
+*[http://www.workwithsounds.eu Sounds of Work Archive - ''Work with Sounds'' project]
+*[http://www.soundsofchanges.eu Sounds of Changes Archive]
+*[http://www.cesa-project.eu/en The Central European Science Adventure (CESA) website] - a lexicon of forgotten scientists
+{{gallery}}
 [[Category:Museums]]
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 [[Category:Venues]]
 [[Category:Industrial and technical heritage]]
+[[Category:EU funding of Slovene organisations (Culture and MEDIA Programmes)]]
+[[Category:EU Culture funding recipient]]
+[[Category:EU Creative Europe, Culture funding recipient]]
+[[Category:Updated 2017]]
+[[Category:National cultural institutions]]

Difference between revisions of "Technical Museum of Slovenia"

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History

Collections

International cooperation

See also

External links

Gallery

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