Muzej Velenje
Velenjski grad, Ljubljanska 54, SI-3320 Velenje, Slovenia,
Phone386 (0) 3 898 2630
Founded byVelenje Urban Municipality
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* [http://www.muzej-velenje.si/grad.php Velenje Castle on Velenje Museum website] | * [http://www.muzej-velenje.si/grad.php Velenje Castle on Velenje Museum website] | ||
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The Museum originated in 1957 when the Association of Mining and Metallurgy Engineers and Technicians of Velenje (DRMIT) established the Slovene Coal Mining Museum here. However, in 1998 that collection was relocated to the authentic environment of the 180-metre deep Old Shaft (Stari jašek) at Velenje Coal-Mine, where it became part of the Slovene Coal Mining Museum, Velenje.
The north-eastern defence tower of Velenje Castle, rearranged into a chapel in 1660, was renovated in 1985 and a collection of Baroque church art (St George in Škale) was installed there. The collection comprises works of well-known sculptors and painters from Štajerska. Particularly eminent are the works of the sculptor Ferdinand Galle from Celje, especially two wooden statues representing St Florian and St George, dressed in Roman military costumes. Two authentic interiors from the past are installed in Velenje Museum: a general store and an inn from the 1930s. The general store exhibits the original furniture of two shops from the Šalek Valley and about 1,500 different articles from the period. They comprise various cartons, advertising boards, vessels, scales, boxes, textiles, bags, fashion accessories, tobacco products, perfumes, a cash register and even original spices, teas, soap, and detergents. The inn is decorated with original furniture and features a bar, refrigerator, cupboards for glasses and plates, tables, chairs, benches, coat stands, a gramophone and wall paintings. Further smaller items include various soda and soft drink bottles, glasses, beer jugs, wine carafes, beer bottles and crates. Both rooms are arranged to be used functionally. The Museum also incorporates two fine art collections - the Lojze Perko Gallery of paintings by Lojze Perko (1909-1980) and the Gorenje Art Collection. Other exhibitions presented at Velenje Castle include: the remains of a mastodon - bunolophodon (anancus) arvernensis - discovered in Škale near Velenje in 1964 together with a life-size replica of the animal; the Šalek Valley from the 10th to the 17th Centuries; African Art collected by Czech sculptor František Foit; the Šaleška Valley Collection 1941-45; and When Velenje Became a Town, dedicated to the period 1945-1960. The museum manages two satellites - Kavčnik Homestead and the Memorial Room at Topolšica.
See also
- Velenje Library
- Velenje Gallery
- Velenje Artists' Colony
- The Museum of the Leather Industry in Slovenia, Šoštanj
- Gril Homestead, Lipje
- Kavčnik Homestead
- Memorial Room at Topolšica
- Memorial Room at Graška gora
- Slovene Coal Mining Museum, Velenje
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