Difference between revisions of "Celje Museum of Recent History"

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Introduction

Museum is situated in old city townhall and its collection focuses on presentation how everyday life of inhabitants of Lower Celjska Region was influenced by turmoils of politic changes and wars in 20th century until present days. Museums permanent collection is called Life in Celje, a reconstruction of the Celjska street as it looked in the inter-war period., featuring the diary of three generations living in Celje in the course of the 20th century. The objects on display are mostly from the late 19th and 20th centuries, but some date from the 18th century.

History of the museum

1951 a department for the History of the National Liberation War was established at Celje Municipal Museum.
1963 this became an independent cultural institution. Museum moved into premises of former townhall of Celje (1830–1963) where is situated today.
1979 the museum obtained additional premises
1987-89 a permanent exhibition on the development of the town of Celje after the Second World War was set up.
1991 the institution was renamed the Celje Museum of Contemporary History.
1993 the museum opened its dentistry collection, donated to the museum by private collector Dr Franc Štolf.
2000 the permanent exhibition Life in Celje opened

Present days

In recent years the museum has also opened the Children`s Museum 'Herman's Den', which has its own mascot, 'Herman the Fox'.. It has five exhibition areas including the museum workshop and playroom, Herman's Gallery, Herman's Theatre and a depository where the collections are kept. The collections consist of children's toys, prams and bicycles. Herman II. was Count of Celje (1365 - 1435) during his period this noble family had a great strenght and was compiting with Habsburgs for the crown of the emperor of great German Roman empire.

Celje Museum of Contemporary History also administers the Josip Pelikan Photographic Studio, Celje, and the Stari Pisker Prison, Celje.

External links

Celje Museum of Contemporary History Collection of Museum Items http://www.muzej-nz-ce.si/en/collections/collection-of-museum-items/?no_cache=1

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+Museum is situated in old city townhall and its collection focuses on presentation how everyday life of inhabitants of Lower Celjska Region was influenced by turmoils of politic changes and wars in 20th century until present days. Museums permanent collection is called ''Life in Celje'', a reconstruction of the Celjska street as it looked in the inter-war period., featuring the diary of three generations living in Celje in the course of the 20th century. The objects on display are mostly from the late 19th and 20th centuries, but some date from the 18th century.
-Museums permanent collection is called Life in Celje, a reconstruction of the Celjska street as it looked in the inter-war period., featuring the diary of three generations living in Celje in the course of the 20th century. The objects on display are mostly from the late 19th and 20th centuries, but some date from the 18th century. Collection focuses on presentation how everyday life of inhabitants of Lower Celjska Region was influenced by turmoils of politic changes and wars in 20th century until present days.
+== History of the museum ==
-== History of the museum ==
-History of museum is much like history of political changes after second world war.
 *1951 a department for the History of the National Liberation War was established at Celje Municipal Museum.

Difference between revisions of "Celje Museum of Recent History"

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Contents

Introduction

History of the museum

Present days

See also

External links

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