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The Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia was originally established in 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.

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.

External links

Documentation about mining heritage, tradition and change of mentality

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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 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 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.
+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==
-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&ndash;1930. Part of exhibition is showing 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. Greeting "Good luck" gets new meaning before entering the shafts.
+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 &ndash; kitchen, living room and bedrooms &ndash; presented with furnishings from the period 1920&ndash;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 Slovene Coal Mining Museum collaborates with Austrian mining museum Bad Bleiberg in project Terra Mistica which was supported by Phare Programme. For conservation of cultural and technical heritage the Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia received Ford Motor Company conservation and Enviromental Grants Programme award in year 2000. For outstanding achievements they were specially commended by The Committee for European Museum of the Year Award in 2001.
+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==
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 * [[Velenje Gallery]]
 * [[Velenje Artists' Colony]]
-Other mine museums in Slovenia
+Other mining museums in Slovenia
 * [[Idrija Mine Museum]]
 * [[Mežica Lead and Zinc Mine Museum]]
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 ==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.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm9-56wSm2Q 6 Pack Čukur Velenje Mine anthem]
+Documentation about
+mining heritage, tradition
+and change of mentality
 [[Category:Museums]]
 [[Category:Industrial and technical heritage]]
 [[Category:Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]]

Difference between revisions of "Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia"

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