Upper Sava Valley Museum, Jesenice

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Gornjesavski muzej Jesenice

Cesta Franceta Prešerna 45, SI-4270 Jesenice

http://www.gornjesavskimuzej.si

tajnistvo@gornjesavskimuzej.si

Phone386 (0) 4 583 3500

Managed byJesenice Municipality

 Kranjska Gora Municipality

The Upper Sava Valley Museum, Jesenice originating in 1951 and renamed in 1953 into the Jesenice Iron Works Museum at Bucelleni Ruard Manor (see: Iron-making, Mining and Palaeontologic Collection in Bucellini-Ruard Mansion, Jesenice), where it has been seated until today. Steadily it grew and in 1997 the Kranjska Gora branch was founded. The regional museum cares for preservation and understanding of cultural and natural heritage of the Upper Sava Valley region, and for the Alpine and ironworks heritage of the wider Slovenian territory. It runs internal library, archival and gallery activities.

Venues

Since 2004 the museum manages heritage collections from the region: in Jesenice Iron-making, Mining and Palaeontologic Collection in Bucellini-Ruard Mansion, Ethnological Collection in Kasarna, Kos Manor House; in Rateče Kajžnik Manor House, in Kranjska Gora Liznjek House, and in Mojstrana Slovenian Alpine Museum.

Collections

The museum manages many different collections at dislocated units: art history collection of ecclesiastic and ironworks motives by Nicola Grassi, Janez Potočnik, Anton Karinger, Heinrich Wettach, …; history collection of iron-making and of mountaineering; ethnological collection; cultural history collection; geological and paleontological collection, and the archives of the KID (Kranjska Industrial Society).

In addition to the permanent exhibitions museum organises temporary exhibitions out of its collections and cooperates with institutions from home and abroad.

Publishing

The museum publishes many monographies on different local topics concerning history of places, people habits, and industrial heritage, i.e. in 2009 monography on history of KID (Kranjska Industrial Society). The exhibitions are accompanied by catalogues.

See also

• Iron-making, Mining and Palaeontologic Collection in Bucellini-Ruard Mansion, Jesenice
• Ethnological Collection in Kasarna, Jesenice
• Kos Manor House, Jesenice
• Kajžnik Manor House in Rateče
• Liznjek House, Kranjska Gora
• Slovenian Alpine Museum

External links

• Upper Sava Valley Museum, Jesenice website
• Upper Sava Valley Museum, Jesenice on Wikipedia