Medobčinski muzej Kamnik
Muzejska pot 3, SI-1241 Kamnik
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Kamnik Intermunicipal Museum
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History
The region was in the history under the administration of Kamnik town, whose influence reached up to Tuhinj Valley. Kamnik, first mentioned in 1061, has a long collecting tradition for first (private) collections were grounded already in 1893 by Josip Nikolaj Sadnikar (1863–1952).
After the establishment of the museum the Municipality of Domžale joined as a founder in 1964. Until 1991 it was merged with Kamnik Principal Library as Kamnik Cultural Centre.
Mission
The museum carries out a public service in the area from the Kamnik Alps to the Zasavje region for Kamnik, Domžale, Mengeš, Trzin, Lukovica, Komenda, and Moravče municipalities. The museum preserves, maintains and presents movable cultural heritage and collects archaeological, historical, ethnological, and art historical heritage in the region. Collections and exhibitions are prepared in cooperation with local communities, associations and individuals. It maintains extensive documentation and library, organises lectures, workshops, guided tours, and publishes different monographies and exhibition catalogues.
Collections
In 1964 the museum purchased part of the private collection of Josip Nikolaj Sadnikar (1863–1952), which had been exhibited in the town from the end of the 19th century, comprising antiques, sacred art, paintings by Slovene artists who studied in Vienna in the late 19th century, and Chinese and Japanese art.
In addition, the museum houses a castle salon, renovated in 1997, containing several important Baroque and historical paintings from the end of 19th century. It is used as multipurpose room for meetings, press conferences, opening of the temporary exhibitions (in 2004 the exhibition General Rudolf Maister and the City of Kamnik).
The collection of the so-called Thonet bentwood furniture (the only one in Slovenia) displays many objects from the nearby chair factory in Duplica near Kamnik, manufacturer of this furniture since the start of the 20th century.
There is also an exhibition on the history of the middle classes of Kamnik in the 19th century with portraits of the bourgeois family life and of the town of Kamnik during that period.
During the 1970s an open-air museum was arranged in the castle forecourt, presenting the architectural heritage of the area which has now become nearly extinct. Four characteristic granaries from the Tuhinj Valley have been set up here, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. The oldest one from 1793 also exhibits its entire former inventory.
In the early 1980s a lapidary collection was arranged in the arcades of the castle's side wing, including selected stones from the archaeological and art history heritage of the region, i.e., tombstone of nobleman Wiederkehr. Lapidarium was renovated in 2003.
In 1979, on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the first reference to the burgers of Kamnik, the museum opened a gallery dedicated to local painter and graphic artist Miha Maleš (1903–1987).
Since 2007 the museum enriched the collections with 486 items of the pastoral heritage from Velika planina, collected by Vlasto Kopač (1913–2006), the architect of Velika planina, in an exhibition of significant value.
See also
External links
- Kamnik Intermunicipal Museum website
- Virtual guide to Kamnik Intermunicipal Museum
- Virtual guide to open-air museum in Kamnik
- Kamnik on Wikipedia
- Open-air museum in Kamnik on Wikipedija
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The Kamnik Intermunicipal Museum, founded in 1961 by the District People's Committee of Kamnik within Zaprice Castle, a 2-storey Baroque-style fortress with a triangular courtyard. +
The Kamnik Intermunicipal Museum, founded in 1961 by the District People's Committee of Kamnik within Zaprice Castle, a 2-storey Baroque-style fortress with a triangular courtyard. +
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