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Valvasorjevo nabrežje 4, SI-8270 Krško
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Municipal Museum of Krško
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The exhibition dedicated to philosopher and thinker Mihajlo Rostohar, curated by Helena Rožman and prepared by the Municipal Museum of Krško in cooperation with University of Ljubljana Historical Archives and Museum and Masaryk University in Brno,
Background
The institutional history of the museum can be traced to the year 1939, when the Museum society for political districts of Brežice and Krško was founded. Then, it was partly set in the desacralised church, which is nowadays home of the Krško Gallery), and partly in the mansion it once again occupies today.
This particular building has quite a curious history. Built as a nursing home in the 17th century, its resident in the second quarter of the 18th century was Anton pl. Hohenwart, the great-great-grandson of Janez Vajkard Valvasor. An avid amateur collector (and thus in a way also the predecessor of the today's museum) he is probably part of the reason why in 1894 the house was mistakenly labelled as the place where Valvasor spent his last year. Consequently, a plaque was put on it and in 1966 even a statue of Valvasor was raised in front of the house.
The misconception was only discovered as such during the renovation of the house in 2008. Yet, the real Valvasor's house was found to be one not far of, called the Mencinger's House. Its owner at the end of the 19th century, Janez Mencinger, was actually very vocal about the unfounded claims about the supposed Valvasor's home, yet he was unaware that in fact his was the actual one. Anyway, in 2013 this building also came to be partly led by the museum.
Valvasor complex
Between 2008 and 2010, three of the most prominent houses in Krško's historic city centre were renovated, with one of them being the one where the museum is stationed. Along the two others – the Jarničeva house and the Kaplanova house – and due to the at that time still mistaken above mentioned notions, the area was named as the Valvasor complex. Now, this complex also houses the tourist information centre, the local JSKD office and the offices of various municipal cultural institutions and hosts a few local cultural associations. The museum takes care of the architectural legacy of complex.
Collections and the museum programme
The collection of Valvasor and his family has a number of their documents and artefacts, including a facsimile of his graphic collection called Iconotheca Valavsoriana, and presents some some general social phenomena of that time. The second collection, the room of honey products and gingerbread making, is in a way also connected to Valvasor, as he researched and presented the ways of bee-keeping and honey processing in his time. The historical trade of honey between Krško and the city of Zagreb is displayed in this context as well. Another collections is called "The Long Enlightenment 18th century" and yet another is dedicated to the 19th century businesswoman and patron Josipina Hočevar. There is also an exhibition of works by the sculptor Vladimir Štoviček.
Temporary exhibitions are regularly held. They deal with topics such as the history of local urban crafts, of the local monk community and of the neighbouring town of Brežice. A number of events about topics related to both the permanent as well as temporary exhibitions are held, and numerous other happenings, from history lectures to poetry evenings, book discussions and workshops. A number of the latter are organised for school children. The museum also co-runs a project in course of which unused shop windows around the city are temporarily transformed into arts and history displays.
In the neighbouring Mencinger's house – the one where Valvasor lived – the most important feature is a room where frescoes of protestant portraits, dating from around 1550, were recently found.
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Newly opened in 2010 and managed by the Krško Culture House, the Municipal Museum of Krško is located in an old, late-renaissance mansion in the old city centre of Krško. +
Newly opened in 2010 and managed by the Krško Culture House, the Municipal Museum of Krško is located in an old, late-renaissance mansion in the old city centre of Krško. +
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