Folk Museum of Nani Poljanec Rogaška Slatina is a most interesting private collection of Nani Poljanec from town Rogaška Slatina that established museum on cult of his personality and interests. He is performer, impersonator, manager, journalist, etno pomp artist, designer, culinary ethnologist, poet, singer, photographer, culture manager and collector. He built his museum collection around his extraordinary personality, family history and history of, in beginning of 20th century very famous Spa of Rogaška Slatina, where a lot of prominent guests enjoyed their retreats and health treatments. Collection of Nani Poljanec Folk Museum consists of more than 40 diferent collections, from hair samples, autographs and photos of famous people he met, important political documents, money, old Tonka and Pelikan photos, oil paintings,sketches, sculptures, family pictures, poem collections, old books, watches etc. Folk Museum of Nani Poljanec Rogaška Slatina has the biggest private collection; documents, oil paintings, photos of old Yugoslav royal family of Karađorđevići (1918 - 1941). In his collection people can find group photo of all first Russian Cosmonauts with original signatures and Nikola Tesla leters. Nani Poljanec organised first concert of group Laibach in Rogaska Slatina in 1993 with set of public performances called Blacksmiths of Future. He is a manager of Teofil Milenković a wonder child musician that had violin concerts when 6 years old. Nani impersonates Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) from Godfather I. for Hri-bar Show satiric evening program on Slovenian National Television. As Godfather he participated at Slovenian contest for Eurovision with song Bella mia and almost won. He is Rogaška Slatina's cultural attache and has close relations with descendants of Serbian royal family of Karađorđevići. For the occasion of 75th anniversary of kings Alexander Karađorđević murder (1934) he has exhibited his collection as guest of honour in their mansion in Oplenac, Serbia. His collection was also presented in Celje museum for Recent History in year 2009. As performer he had performance marathon of 48 hours in Kulturni Dom Rogaška Slatina, no sleep, non stop program, concerts, talks, plays, presentations. He published first Slovenian book on Philography - collecting autographs. His active and diverse way of life are also mirrors in his museum that is for now in his private house in Rogaška Slatina. His cabinet study is small, but cosy, filled with so many precious objects which are only small part of his big collection, he has to store everywhere in his private home. His mission is to donate his private collections to the people of Rogaska Slatina. To establish a public museum that would properly store and present all what his museum has to offer, since Rogaška Slatina doesn't have any public museum that would present town's culture, history and people living in it.
He established his own educational system and Folk University where he is only student, profesor and rector. after every project he publicly gives himself a grade. Nani Poljanec is set to get a MA degree (Majgisterij) for folk creativity on 10 different subjects which derive from all of his interests. He plans to conclude his studies and end his life project 2069, when he will be 101 years old and will become Phd on folk creativity.
Visits are by appointment.
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