Loški muzej Škofja Loka
Grajska pot 13, SI-4220 Škofja Loka
Phone386 (0) 4 517 0400
Managed byMunicipality of Škofja Loka
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| − | In | + | In [[established::1939]] the museum collection was presented to the public in the premises of the town hall in Mestni trg and the [[Loka Museum, Škofja Loka]] was thus founded. The museum carries out digitalisation of 17500 items and 42000 inventory units of documentation, which important part are the collections concerning the former Loka seigniory under the Freising Bishops’ authority between 973 and 1803. At the headquarters in Loka Castle the archaeological, ethnological, art history and other collections are on display, and two exhibition rooms offer the visitors temporary exhibitions. |
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| + | == Programme == | ||
| + | The museum documents, collects, preserves and protects natural and movable cultural heritage from Škofja Loka region. It cooperates with other organisations and communities as well as with private owners of cultural collections in order to present the collections and to offer them an expert help. It carries out wide range of educational activities for all age groups, like workshops, lectures and guided tour through its exhibitions. It manages two venues, [[Franc Mihelič Gallery, Škofja Loka| Franc Mihelič Gallery]] and [[Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka| Ivan Grohar Gallery]], and an open-air museum at castle park. In 2007 the permanent ethnological exhibition was settled in Dražgoše. | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | In 1936 an exhibition on crafts and industry took place in Škofja Loka and soon after the local Museum Society was founded. The Society's goal was to collect as many works of art and antiques as possible in the town and its environs, and simultaneously to obtain suitable premises to exhibit these objects, which came true in Škofja Loka town hall in 1939, when establishing the Loka Museum. | ||
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| + | After the war in 1946, the Loka Museum was allocated its own premises in Puštal Castle, in which the collections were exhibited. In 1959 the museum moved to its present location in Loka Castle. The collections were renovated several times and the last major changes were made in 1999. | ||
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| + | == Loka Castle == | ||
| + | On the hills above Škofja Loka stood in the 12th century three fortifications, the Upper Tower on Krancelj, the Lower Fort (nider vest) and the Loka Castle, a residence of Freising Bishops, built at the brink of a natural terrace. The castle is first mentioned in 1202 as castrum firmissimum, although today's building dates from the 16th century. The castle was rebuilt in 1691 after earthquake and in 1716. | ||
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| + | The castle was administered by Loka chief, among them Lambergs, Thurms, and Rasps. Since 1890 the castle was managed by Ursulines, who pulled down the Romanesque yard tower and rearranged it in a school. | ||
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| + | The circular castle dominates above Škofja Loka town and presents conclusion of town walls. It can be dated after the earthquake in 1511, although some parts are older, which was confirmed during the renovation works in 2006–2008. The north-eastern tower, the oldest in the structure, is built on older predecessor from the 10th century. Together with the renovation work also the reconstruction of the primary entrance with wooden drawbridge was carried out. | ||
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| + | == Collections / Exhibitions == | ||
Major exhibitions include a collection of archaeological artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age; an important collection of medieval documents, which includes the donation deed of 973 from Emperor Oton II to Bishop Abraham which confirms that the Loka territory (the river basins of both Sora Rivers and the Sora Plain) belonged to the Bavarian Bishopric of Freising for no less than 830 years; the famous [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] of 1721, Slovenia's oldest preserved drama text; two Renaissance inscription slabs from 1513, one of which, depicting the Škofja Loka coat-of-arms, bears witness to the reconstruction of the town after the earthquake; and a guilds collection which presents the heritage of the Loka guilds, the oldest being those of tailors, shoemakers, furriers and potters (deeds, small chests, jugs, a signet ring, banners and signboards). | Major exhibitions include a collection of archaeological artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age; an important collection of medieval documents, which includes the donation deed of 973 from Emperor Oton II to Bishop Abraham which confirms that the Loka territory (the river basins of both Sora Rivers and the Sora Plain) belonged to the Bavarian Bishopric of Freising for no less than 830 years; the famous [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] of 1721, Slovenia's oldest preserved drama text; two Renaissance inscription slabs from 1513, one of which, depicting the Škofja Loka coat-of-arms, bears witness to the reconstruction of the town after the earthquake; and a guilds collection which presents the heritage of the Loka guilds, the oldest being those of tailors, shoemakers, furriers and potters (deeds, small chests, jugs, a signet ring, banners and signboards). | ||
| − | The art collection comprises works of art dating from the 14th century onwards. The core of the presentation of medieval art in the ground-floor corridor consists of numerous copies of frescoes from the churches of Suha, Križna gora and Crngrob; from the latter originates the famous Holy Sunday fresco, created by the workshop of Janez Ljubljanski during the mid 15th century, which depicts Christ suffering on the cross, surrounded by instruments of torture and scenes from the everyday life of peasants, craftsmen, merchants and nobles. In the castle chapel four gilded altars are presented, originating from the church of Dražgoše, which was burnt down in 1942. The altars illustrate the development of woodcarving in the region in the 17th century from a mannerist architectural design to richly-decorated High Baroque altars. The works of painters, natives from Škofja Loka, form a special collection, exhibited in the first-floor corridor | + | The archaeological collection is presented to public with three themes. Settlement of Loka Territory in the Archaeological Periods presents the items from the Stone Age to 973 AD, the mediaeval town artefacts are presented with Upper Tower on Krancelj and the Town Square Komun and with Loka's Painted Bourgeois Ceramics. |
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| + | The art history collection comprises works of art dating from the 14th century onwards. The core of the presentation of medieval art in the ground-floor corridor consists of numerous copies of frescoes from the churches of Suha, Križna gora and Crngrob; from the latter originates the famous Holy Sunday fresco, created by the workshop of Janez Ljubljanski during the mid 15th century, which depicts Christ suffering on the cross, surrounded by instruments of torture and scenes from the everyday life of peasants, craftsmen, merchants and nobles. | ||
| + | |||
| + | In the castle chapel four gilded altars are presented, originating from the church of Dražgoše, which was burnt down in 1942. The altars illustrate the development of woodcarving in the region in the 17th century from a mannerist architectural design to richly-decorated High Baroque altars. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The works of painters, natives from Škofja Loka, form a special collection, exhibited in the first-floor corridor – mainly the work of the Šubic family of wood sculptors and painters from Poljane (Štefan, Janez Sr, Janez Jr, Valentin, Jurij, Rajko, Mirko and Ive Šubic). Ivan Grohar, Ivan Franke, France Košir, Maksim Sedej, Gvidon Birolla and Gojmir Anton Kos are also represented in the collection. | ||
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| + | The ethnological collection of Loka Museum is one of the largest in Slovenia and has no less than 16 sections which present the life of peasants and burghers in Loka before industrialisation. Exhibits comprise objects used in the past in agriculture and cattle breeding, in the preparation of food and in transportation. The open-hearth kitchen displays tools and accessories related to cooking and baking, as well as various old lamps. | ||
| − | + | Special attention is given to trades that used to be crucial for survival of Loka inhabitants: bobbin-work for lace, the sieve maker's trade, hat trade, linen trade, dyeing and printing linen, making of artificial flowers, baking of decorated honey pastries [mali kruhek], a traditional speciality of Loka made of honey dough, shaped in models or by hand. | |
| − | Other important exhibitions include a cultural history display which presents a survey of the development of education in the Loka region | + | Other important exhibitions include a cultural history display, which presents a survey of the development of education in the Loka region with facsimiles of Škofja Loka Maniscript and [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]]. The native, politician and writer Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923) and its legacy are displayed in a separate room, furnished with Kalan’s furniture from Visoko, a setting place of Tavčar’s Visoška kronika. To cultural history collection belongs also a collection of burgher ceramics from the 16th and 17th centuries and a [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] collection of performances in 1936 and 1999. |
| − | + | A recent history collection presents the Loka region in the 20th century. Activities during the First World War, strike actions between 1935 and 1936, the Dražgoše battle during the Second World War and the national liberation war are some of the topics presented. | |
| + | |||
| + | At the northern wing the biggest natural history collection in Gorenjska is placed, which exhibits the fauna of the Loka region, including fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, beetles and butterflies. | ||
| + | |||
| + | An open-air museum, opened in 1962 in cooperation with the Museum Society Škofja Loka, is situated at a castle park. It consists of ten vernacular building, including the wooden Škopar House from the 16th century. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [[Franc Mihelič Gallery]] | + | * [[Gorenjska Museum, Kranj]] |
| − | * [[Ivan Grohar Gallery]] | + | * [[Franc Mihelič Gallery, Škofja Loka]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka]] |
| + | * [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] | ||
| + | * [[Ive Šubic Colony, Škofja Loka]] | ||
| + | * [[Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka]] | ||
| + | * [[Historical Archives Ljubljana: Škofja Loka Unit]] | ||
| + | * [[Capuchin Monastery Archives and Library, Škofja Loka]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.loski-muzej.si/en/ Loka Museum, Škofja Loka website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.mdloka.si/slo/main2.asp Museum Society Škofja Loka website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/LoskiMuzej/muzej.html Museum, Škofja Loka] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.rescen.si/index.php?id=44 About Janez Ljubljanski, see chapter 1.1.2] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Tavčar Ivan Tavčar on Wikipedia] | ||
| + | * [http://www.burger.si/SkofjaLoka/2007/18_SkofjaLoka.html Open-air museum panoramas] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.burger.si/SkofjaLoka/Grad_SkofjaLoka.html Škofja Loka panoramas, for castle see the west points] | ||
| + | * [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/skofjeloski_grad/IMG_4399_skofja_loka_skofjeloski_grad/eng Loka Castle – kraji.eu] | ||
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23 Oct 2014
A lecture on the legacy of Bauhaus and Avgust Černigoj and their role in contemporary practices by Barbara Sterle Vurnik (Loka Museum, Škofja Loka) at the international symposium Bauhaus in the Life and Work of Selman Selmanagić
Programme
The museum documents, collects, preserves and protects natural and movable cultural heritage from Škofja Loka region. It cooperates with other organisations and communities as well as with private owners of cultural collections in order to present the collections and to offer them an expert help. It carries out wide range of educational activities for all age groups, like workshops, lectures and guided tour through its exhibitions. It manages two venues, Franc Mihelič Gallery and Ivan Grohar Gallery, and an open-air museum at castle park. In 2007 the permanent ethnological exhibition was settled in Dražgoše.
History
In 1936 an exhibition on crafts and industry took place in Škofja Loka and soon after the local Museum Society was founded. The Society's goal was to collect as many works of art and antiques as possible in the town and its environs, and simultaneously to obtain suitable premises to exhibit these objects, which came true in Škofja Loka town hall in 1939, when establishing the Loka Museum.
After the war in 1946, the Loka Museum was allocated its own premises in Puštal Castle, in which the collections were exhibited. In 1959 the museum moved to its present location in Loka Castle. The collections were renovated several times and the last major changes were made in 1999.
Loka Castle
On the hills above Škofja Loka stood in the 12th century three fortifications, the Upper Tower on Krancelj, the Lower Fort (nider vest) and the Loka Castle, a residence of Freising Bishops, built at the brink of a natural terrace. The castle is first mentioned in 1202 as castrum firmissimum, although today's building dates from the 16th century. The castle was rebuilt in 1691 after earthquake and in 1716.
The castle was administered by Loka chief, among them Lambergs, Thurms, and Rasps. Since 1890 the castle was managed by Ursulines, who pulled down the Romanesque yard tower and rearranged it in a school.
The circular castle dominates above Škofja Loka town and presents conclusion of town walls. It can be dated after the earthquake in 1511, although some parts are older, which was confirmed during the renovation works in 2006–2008. The north-eastern tower, the oldest in the structure, is built on older predecessor from the 10th century. Together with the renovation work also the reconstruction of the primary entrance with wooden drawbridge was carried out.
Collections / Exhibitions
Major exhibitions include a collection of archaeological artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age; an important collection of medieval documents, which includes the donation deed of 973 from Emperor Oton II to Bishop Abraham which confirms that the Loka territory (the river basins of both Sora Rivers and the Sora Plain) belonged to the Bavarian Bishopric of Freising for no less than 830 years; the famous Škofja Loka Passion Play of 1721, Slovenia's oldest preserved drama text; two Renaissance inscription slabs from 1513, one of which, depicting the Škofja Loka coat-of-arms, bears witness to the reconstruction of the town after the earthquake; and a guilds collection which presents the heritage of the Loka guilds, the oldest being those of tailors, shoemakers, furriers and potters (deeds, small chests, jugs, a signet ring, banners and signboards).
The archaeological collection is presented to public with three themes. Settlement of Loka Territory in the Archaeological Periods presents the items from the Stone Age to 973 AD, the mediaeval town artefacts are presented with Upper Tower on Krancelj and the Town Square Komun and with Loka's Painted Bourgeois Ceramics.
The art history collection comprises works of art dating from the 14th century onwards. The core of the presentation of medieval art in the ground-floor corridor consists of numerous copies of frescoes from the churches of Suha, Križna gora and Crngrob; from the latter originates the famous Holy Sunday fresco, created by the workshop of Janez Ljubljanski during the mid 15th century, which depicts Christ suffering on the cross, surrounded by instruments of torture and scenes from the everyday life of peasants, craftsmen, merchants and nobles.
In the castle chapel four gilded altars are presented, originating from the church of Dražgoše, which was burnt down in 1942. The altars illustrate the development of woodcarving in the region in the 17th century from a mannerist architectural design to richly-decorated High Baroque altars.
The works of painters, natives from Škofja Loka, form a special collection, exhibited in the first-floor corridor – mainly the work of the Šubic family of wood sculptors and painters from Poljane (Štefan, Janez Sr, Janez Jr, Valentin, Jurij, Rajko, Mirko and Ive Šubic). Ivan Grohar, Ivan Franke, France Košir, Maksim Sedej, Gvidon Birolla and Gojmir Anton Kos are also represented in the collection.
The ethnological collection of Loka Museum is one of the largest in Slovenia and has no less than 16 sections which present the life of peasants and burghers in Loka before industrialisation. Exhibits comprise objects used in the past in agriculture and cattle breeding, in the preparation of food and in transportation. The open-hearth kitchen displays tools and accessories related to cooking and baking, as well as various old lamps.
Special attention is given to trades that used to be crucial for survival of Loka inhabitants: bobbin-work for lace, the sieve maker's trade, hat trade, linen trade, dyeing and printing linen, making of artificial flowers, baking of decorated honey pastries [mali kruhek], a traditional speciality of Loka made of honey dough, shaped in models or by hand.
Other important exhibitions include a cultural history display, which presents a survey of the development of education in the Loka region with facsimiles of Škofja Loka Maniscript and Škofja Loka Passion Play. The native, politician and writer Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923) and its legacy are displayed in a separate room, furnished with Kalan’s furniture from Visoko, a setting place of Tavčar’s Visoška kronika. To cultural history collection belongs also a collection of burgher ceramics from the 16th and 17th centuries and a Škofja Loka Passion Play collection of performances in 1936 and 1999.
A recent history collection presents the Loka region in the 20th century. Activities during the First World War, strike actions between 1935 and 1936, the Dražgoše battle during the Second World War and the national liberation war are some of the topics presented.
At the northern wing the biggest natural history collection in Gorenjska is placed, which exhibits the fauna of the Loka region, including fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, beetles and butterflies.
An open-air museum, opened in 1962 in cooperation with the Museum Society Škofja Loka, is situated at a castle park. It consists of ten vernacular building, including the wooden Škopar House from the 16th century.
See also
- Gorenjska Museum, Kranj
- Franc Mihelič Gallery, Škofja Loka
- Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka
- Škofja Loka Passion Play
- Ive Šubic Colony, Škofja Loka
- Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka
- Historical Archives Ljubljana: Škofja Loka Unit
- Capuchin Monastery Archives and Library, Škofja Loka
External links
- Loka Museum, Škofja Loka website
- Museum Society Škofja Loka website
- Museum, Škofja Loka on Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries
- About Janez Ljubljanski, see chapter 1.1.2
- Ivan Tavčar on Wikipedia
- Open-air museum panoramas on Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries
- Škofja Loka panoramas, for castle see the west points
- Loka Castle – kraji.eu
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