Celje Museum of Recent History

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Muzej novejše zgodovine Celje

Prešernova 17, SI-3000 Celje

http://www.muzej-nz-ce.si/

mnzc@guest.arnes.si

Phone386 (0) 3 428 6410

ProprietorCelje Urban Municipality

Events abroad

Past Events

• 15 Sep 2023

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  Germany Frankfurt am Main Haus am Dom – Katholische Akademie Rabanus Maurus

  
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  Exhibition "Alma Maksimilijana Karlin - Authoress", showcasing the writer's life and work. In the scope of Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 and made possible by Municipality of Celje, Slovenian Book Agency, Celje Regional Museum, Celje Museum of Recent History and Slovene Ethnographic Museum.

  at the Frankfurt Book Fair

  
  

  
  

• 7 Aug 2015

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  30 Sep 2015

  Czech Republic Český Krumlov Museum Fotoateliér Seidel

  
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  An exhibition of the works of photographer Josip Pelikan from the collection of the Celje Museum of Recent History

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 1 Mar 2011

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  30 Apr 2011

  Serbia Novi Sad Museum of Vojvodina

  
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  Photographs by Josip Pelikan from Celje Museum of Recent History

  
  

  
  

  
  

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Introduction

Museum is situated in old city townhall and its collection focuses on presentation how everyday life of inhabitants of Lower Celjska Region was influenced by turmoils of politic changes and wars in 20th century until present days. Museums permanent collection is called Life in Celje, a reconstruction of the Celjska street as it looked in the inter-war period., featuring the diary of three generations living in Celje in the course of the 20th century. The objects on display are mostly from the late 19th and 20th centuries, but some date from the 18th century.

History of the museum

• 1951 a department for the History of the National Liberation War was established at Celje Municipal Museum.
• 1963 this became an independent cultural institution. Museum moved into premises of former townhall of Celje (1830–1963) where is situated today.
• 1979 the museum obtained additional premises
• 1987-89 a permanent exhibition on the development of the town of Celje after the Second World War was set up.
• 1991 the institution was renamed the Celje Museum of Contemporary History.
• 1993 the museum opened its dentistry collection, donated to the museum by private collector Dr Franc Štolf.
• 2000 the permanent exhibition Life in Celje opened

Present days

In recent years the museum has also opened the Children`s Museum 'Herman's Den', which has its own mascot, 'Herman the Fox'.. It has five exhibition areas including the museum workshop and playroom, Herman's Gallery, Herman's Theatre and a depository where the collections are kept. The collections consist of children's toys, prams and bicycles. Herman II. was Count of Celje (1365 - 1435) during his period this noble family had a great strenght and was compiting with Habsburgs for the crown of the emperor of great German Roman empire.

Celje Museum of Contemporary History also administers the Josip Pelikan Photographic Studio, Celje, and the Stari Pisker Prison, Celje.

See also

• Josip Pelikan Photographic Studio, Celje
• Stari Pisker Prison, Celje

External links

Celje Museum of Contemporary History Collection of Museum Items