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, fashion 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. In those times a lot of prominent guests enjoyed their retreats and health treatments there and left their mark on local people. Collection of Nani Poljanec Folk Museum consists of more than 40 diferent collections, from hair samples, autographs and photos of famous people he met, political documents, money, old Tonka and Pelikan photos, oil paintings, sketches, sculptures, family pictures, poem collections, old books, old watches etc. Folk Museum of Nani Poljanec Rogaška Slatina has the biggest private collection (documents, oil paintings, photos,...) of old Yugoslav (1918 - 1941) royal family of Karađorđevići. To note some of the items there is also group photo of all first Russian Cosmonauts with original signatures, Nikola Tesla letter, Nani's posthumous mask although he is still alive. 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 solo violin concerts when was 6 years old. Nani impersonates Don Vito 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 in 2009. Folk Museum of Nani Poljanec Rogaška Slatina had first public presentation in Rogaška Slatina in Old Post Office building year 2005, when the decision of the museum for Rogaska People was taken. Outside of Rogaška Slatina he had presentation next year in Ljubljana in Kabinet of Domestic Research Society. 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, that is collecting of autographs. His active and diverse way of life 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 Faculty, where he is only student, professor and rector. After every project he publicly gives himself a grade. Nani Poljanec is set to get a MA degree (Majgisterij) for Folk Art and Creation 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 Art and Creation.
Visits are by appointment.
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