Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Novo mesto Regional Office

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Zavod za varstvo kulturne dediščine Republike Slovenije (ZVKDS), Območna enota Novo mesto

Skalickega 1, SI-8000 Novo mesto

http://www.zvkds.si/sl/obmocne-enote

tajnistvo.nm@zvkds.si

Phone386 (0) 7 393 1540

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The Novo mesto Regional Office of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, founded in 1980, is responsible for cultural heritage in the Dolenjska and Bela krajina regions, with cultural monuments declared of high importance by the state, among them the St. Nicolas Church in Novo mesto with famous altar painting by Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto (1518 - 1594), the Brežice Castle, the Partisan Baza 20 in Kočevski rog, the Ausperg Ironworks at Dvor near Žužemberk and Mithras temple at Rožanec near Črnomelj. Recent motorway building works have uncovered an archaeologically rich region, and archaeological excavations and research work are still under way at different sites. The office has its quarters, conservation and restoration workshop and depots in Grm Castle (16th – 18th Century) with stucco ceiling decoration and wall paintings in the tower room.

The Grm Castle, built in 1586 by Krištof Mordax, combined its residential function with that of defence against the Turkish invaders; it was rebuilt in 1636.

Exhibitions

Some temporary exhibitions are organised, in 2009 exhibition Zgodovinski parki in vrtovi ("Historic Parks and Gardens") accompanied by monography, in 2006 conservation and restoration exhibition Odkritje dveh rimskih miljnikov na gradbišču AC odseka Hrastje – Lešnica na Karteljevem and another one Metode dela in izvedeni posegi na izbranih kulturnih spomenikih in dediščini on methodological approach and interventions. The latter exhibition and the accompanying manual are among study resources for the proficiency exam for heritage conservation.

Publications

Beside current writings (conservation programmes, conservation plans, guideline issues, reports) the office publishes different monographic publications, mostly on archaeological excavations and research work such as in 2006 Rimske ceste in projekt avtocest [Roman Roads and Highways Project]. The illustrated booklet about the Mithras temple at Rožanec was published in English.

See also

• Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia

Other regional offices

• Celje Regional Office
• Kranj Regional Office
• Ljubljana Regional Office
• Maribor Regional Office
• Nova Gorica Regional Office
• Piran Regional Office

Gallery

Culturally protected frescoes in the knights' banquet hall in Brežice Castle depict the evolution of architecture from antiquity to the Renaissance

The Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Novo mesto, whose beginnings date back to the 14th Century, features interesting architecture (a mix of Baroque and Gothic styles, and a broken longitudinal axis of the church) with a rich interior (Tinttoreto's altar painting of St. Nicholas)

The Grm Castle, built in 1586 by Krištof Mordax, combined its residential function with that of defence against the Turkish invaders; it was rebuilt in 1636.

A rock carved relief of the god Mithras depicting a sacrificial bull ritual from the end of the 2nd century (early Roman period), in Rožanec. Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Novo mesto Regional Office

The remains of a blast furnace from the ironworks at Dvor pri Žužemberku. Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Novo mesto Regional Office

Ceiling of the tower hall at the Grm Castle in Novo Mesto, Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Novo mesto Regional Office