Muzej premogovništva Slovenije, Velenje
Stari jašek-Koroška cesta, SI-3320 Velenje
Phone386 (0) 3 587 0997
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| − | The [[Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia]] was originally established in [[established::1957]] at [[Velenje Castle]] as a joint venture of the Velenje Coal Mine, [[Municipality of Velenje]] and [[Velenje Museum]]. In 1998 the | + | The [[Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia]] was originally established in [[established::1957]] at the [[Velenje Castle]] as a joint venture of the Velenje Coal Mine, the [[Municipality of Velenje]] and the [[Velenje Museum]]. In 1998 the museum moved to its current location, the abandoned underground workings of the Škale pit below Velenje Power Station which, when built in 1929, was the largest and most important power station in the province of the Drava. The first ton of coal was extracted in May 1887 and the "Old Shaft" was sunk in 1889. Designed by experts from [[Velenje Museum]], the museum is managed by the Velenje Coal Mine, the largest and most state-of-the-art coal mine in Slovenia with an annual production of four million tons of lignite. |
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==Visit== | ==Visit== | ||
| − | A visit to the museum is divided into two parts. The first is a guided tour of the underground mine workings, where visitors learn of the formation, discovery and digging of coal in the past and today. All visitors are given a coal miner's lunch and ride on the transport line and underground railway. The second part involves the viewing of a permanent collection about the development of Slovene coal mining. All of Slovenia's coal mines are presented and displays include: a typical coal miner's apartment | + | A visit to the museum is divided into two parts. The first is a guided tour of the underground mine workings, where visitors learn of the formation, discovery and digging of coal in the past and today. All visitors are given a coal miner's lunch and ride on the transport line and underground railway. The second part involves the viewing of a permanent collection about the development of Slovene coal mining. All of Slovenia's coal mines are presented and displays include: a typical coal miner's apartment – kitchen, living room and bedrooms – presented with furnishings from the period 1920–1930. Part of the exhibition shows miners' customs called ''skok čez kožo'' ("jump over the skin") that stands for inauguration of young miners going to the mine for the first time. The traditional greeting ''Srečno!'' ("Good luck") obtains a new meaning before entering the shafts. |
The museum incorporates an Industrial-Ecological Museum Instruction Centre (IEMIC) which offers a range of educational programmes to schools and community groups. | The museum incorporates an Industrial-Ecological Museum Instruction Centre (IEMIC) which offers a range of educational programmes to schools and community groups. | ||
==International cooperation and awards== | ==International cooperation and awards== | ||
| − | The | + | The Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia collaborated with the Austrian mining museum Bad Bleiberg in the project Terra Mistica which was supported by the EU's Phare Programme. For its conservation of cultural and technical heritage the Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia received the Ford Motor Company's Conservation and Enviromental Grants Programme Award in 2000. The museum was especially commended for outstanding achievements by the Committee for the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Velenje Gallery]] | * [[Velenje Gallery]] | ||
* [[Velenje Artists' Colony]] | * [[Velenje Artists' Colony]] | ||
| − | Other | + | Other mining museums in Slovenia |
* [[Idrija Mine Museum]] | * [[Idrija Mine Museum]] | ||
* [[Mežica Lead and Zinc Mine Museum]] | * [[Mežica Lead and Zinc Mine Museum]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | * [http://muzej.rlv.si/eng/index.htm Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia] | + | * [http://muzej.rlv.si/eng/index.htm Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia website] |
* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/MuzejPremogovnistva/uvod_eng.html VR Panoramas of Coal Mining Museum of Slovenija] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]] | * [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/MuzejPremogovnistva/uvod_eng.html VR Panoramas of Coal Mining Museum of Slovenija] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]] | ||
| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm9-56wSm2Q 6 Pack Čukur Velenje Mine anthem] | + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm9-56wSm2Q 6 Pack Čukur Velenje Mine anthem] |
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| + | Documentation about | ||
| + | mining heritage, tradition | ||
| + | and change of mentality | ||
[[Category:Museums]] | [[Category:Museums]] | ||
[[Category:Industrial and technical heritage]] | [[Category:Industrial and technical heritage]] | ||
[[Category:Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]] | [[Category:Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]] | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 7 November 2011
Contact
Visit
A visit to the museum is divided into two parts. The first is a guided tour of the underground mine workings, where visitors learn of the formation, discovery and digging of coal in the past and today. All visitors are given a coal miner's lunch and ride on the transport line and underground railway. The second part involves the viewing of a permanent collection about the development of Slovene coal mining. All of Slovenia's coal mines are presented and displays include: a typical coal miner's apartment – kitchen, living room and bedrooms – presented with furnishings from the period 1920–1930. Part of the exhibition shows miners' customs called skok čez kožo ("jump over the skin") that stands for inauguration of young miners going to the mine for the first time. The traditional greeting Srečno! ("Good luck") obtains a new meaning before entering the shafts.
The museum incorporates an Industrial-Ecological Museum Instruction Centre (IEMIC) which offers a range of educational programmes to schools and community groups.
International cooperation and awards
The Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia collaborated with the Austrian mining museum Bad Bleiberg in the project Terra Mistica which was supported by the EU's Phare Programme. For its conservation of cultural and technical heritage the Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia received the Ford Motor Company's Conservation and Enviromental Grants Programme Award in 2000. The museum was especially commended for outstanding achievements by the Committee for the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001.
See also
Other mining museums in Slovenia
- Idrija Mine Museum
- Mežica Lead and Zinc Mine Museum
- Mining and Ethnographic Collection, Črna na Koroškem
- Miner's House - Ethnological Collection
- Iron-making, Mining and Palaeontologic Collection in Bucelleni-Ruard Manor, Jesenice
External links
- Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia website
- VR Panoramas of Coal Mining Museum of Slovenija on Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries
- 6 Pack Čukur Velenje Mine anthem
Documentation about
mining heritage, tradition
and change of mentality
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The Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia is dedicated to the social history and technological development of coal mining, as practised in the Šaleška Valley, a coal-rich region around the city of Velenje. +
The Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia is dedicated to the social history and technological development of coal mining, as practised in the Šaleška Valley, a coal-rich region around the city of Velenje. +
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