Kosovel Homestead

Kosovel Homestead in the village of Tomaj (situated in the Slovenian Karst region) was built in the beginning of the 1920s by the teacher Anton Kosovel after he was made redundant by the Italian government and had to move out of his previous apartment. This is also the house where Anton’s son, the renowned avantgarde poet Srečko Kosovel, died on 27th May 1926, when he was only 22 years old. However, Srečko wasn’t the only significant member of the Kosovel family: his older brother Stano, for instance, was an important journalist and editor at the newspaper Jutro, while his sister Karmela was a pianist who studied in Trieste and Munich. Kosovel Homestead was also an important meeting place for numerous intellectuals of that time.

Collection

In the homestead, visitors can find a selection of personal possessions and some furniture of the Kosovel family. They can also visit the nearby cemetery where all the members of the family, with the exception of Karmela Kosovel, are buried.

In 2026, as part of the centenary of Srečko Kosovel’s death, the Kosovel Homestead underwent a comprehensive renovation, becoming not only a museum but also an intergenerational center for promotion of literature, art, Karst natural heritage and discussion of contemporary social issues.

External links

Kosovel Homestead website
Srečko Kosovel on Wikipedia
Kosovel’s poem Cons Z on the Versopolis web portal (in English and Croatian)
Kosovel.si website with a calendar of events dedicated to Srečko Kosovel

Kosovel Homestead

Contents

Collection

See also

External links

Operated by

Financed by