Fotografski muzej Maribor
Koroška cesta 19, SI-2000 Maribor
Founded byMaribor National Liberation Museum
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| − | The [[Photography Museum Maribor]] deals with the history of photography and | + | The [[Photography Museum Maribor]] deals with the history of photography and photographic technology. Its permanent exhibition features various cameras and film cameras as well as accessories such as flashes, filters and shutters, with the collection spanning from the end of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century. However, it also sets up temporary exhibitions of photographs of both historic and contemporary authors. |
Managed by the [[Maribor National Liberation Museum]] as a part of its take on industrial and technical heritage, the museum opened its doors in [[established::2012]]. | Managed by the [[Maribor National Liberation Museum]] as a part of its take on industrial and technical heritage, the museum opened its doors in [[established::2012]]. | ||
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The biggest part of the museum is represented by the ''Avgust and Maria Bohanec Photography Collection''. Avgust Bohanec (b. 1933) was a Slovene locksmith who in the late 1950s moved to the USA. There he became a deal in photography equipment, a repair service provider and a representative of the Leica cameras manufacturer. Together with his wife maria he also became a renowned collector of photography equipment. | The biggest part of the museum is represented by the ''Avgust and Maria Bohanec Photography Collection''. Avgust Bohanec (b. 1933) was a Slovene locksmith who in the late 1950s moved to the USA. There he became a deal in photography equipment, a repair service provider and a representative of the Leica cameras manufacturer. Together with his wife maria he also became a renowned collector of photography equipment. | ||
| − | In the late 1980s, the pair decided to donate their collection to Maribor in order | + | In the late 1980s, the pair decided to donate their collection to the city of Maribor in order to be presented in a public museum. The donated collection featured 1645 items, including more than 1100 cameras, film cameras and projectors. |
==Collections and exhibitions== | ==Collections and exhibitions== | ||
| − | The core of the permanent collection are select artefacts from the donated collection. They are augmented by certain | + | The core of the permanent collection are select artefacts from the donated collection. They are augmented by certain additional pieces, thus comprehensively presenting the evolution of analogue photographic technology all the way to the start of the 21st century, when digital photography became the norm. |
| − | The museum also has a gallery where it sets up about five exhibitions per year. These are usually more focused on photographic content, be it art, historic or documentary photography. Among the authors whose work was displayed here are [[Zora Plešnar]], [[Smiljan Pušenjak]], [[Gero Angleitner]], [[Viljem Klemenčič]] and [Peter Naglič]. | + | The museum also has a gallery where it sets up about five exhibitions per year. These are usually more focused on photographic content, be it art, historic or documentary photography. Among the authors whose work was displayed here are [[Zora Plešnar]], [[Smiljan Pušenjak]], [[Gero Angleitner]], [[Viljem Klemenčič]] and [[Peter Naglič]]. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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The biggest part of the museum is represented by the Avgust and Maria Bohanec Photography Collection. Avgust Bohanec (b. 1933) was a Slovene locksmith who in the late 1950s moved to the USA. There he became a deal in photography equipment, a repair service provider and a representative of the Leica cameras manufacturer. Together with his wife maria he also became a renowned collector of photography equipment.
In the late 1980s, the pair decided to donate their collection to the city of Maribor in order to be presented in a public museum. The donated collection featured 1645 items, including more than 1100 cameras, film cameras and projectors.
Collections and exhibitions
The core of the permanent collection are select artefacts from the donated collection. They are augmented by certain additional pieces, thus comprehensively presenting the evolution of analogue photographic technology all the way to the start of the 21st century, when digital photography became the norm.
The museum also has a gallery where it sets up about five exhibitions per year. These are usually more focused on photographic content, be it art, historic or documentary photography. Among the authors whose work was displayed here are Zora Plešnar, Smiljan Pušenjak, Gero Angleitner, Viljem Klemenčič and Peter Naglič.
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