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| name                = Janez Škerlep
 
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The [[Mengeš Museum]], founded in [[established::1995]] with an aim to collect, document, conserve, restore, and exhibit local cultural heritage, has its predecessor in the Local Museum Mengeš which was abolished together with the Municipality of Mengeš in 1958 and the collections lost or demolished. It hosts in the former curacy in Mengeš and also engages in research work and publishing.  
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The [[Mengeš Museum]], founded in [[established::1995]] with an aim to collect, document, conserve, restore, and exhibit local cultural heritage, has its predecessor in the abolished Local Museum Mengeš from 1958. It resides in the former curacy in Mengeš and also engages in research work and publishing.  
 
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== Collections ==
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== Collections and exhibitions==
The museum comprises collections on geology, palaeontology, natural science, several historical periods , biographies, and various activities.
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The museum comprises numerous collections on geology, palaeontology, ethnography, natural sciences, and biographical legacies. It manages two temporary exhibition venues, Galerija mežnarija and Galerija klet. Some previous exhibitions include: ''The Oldest Slovenian Beer and its Story'' about Julij Stare Brewery from the 19th century in Mengeš and other old breweries in Slovenia; the historical exhibition ''Settlement Images of Mengeš and Surroundings''. Exhibitions of art works created at Jelovšek Art Meeting are regularly on display as well as of different artists such as [[Lojze Perko]], [[Nataša Prestor]], and [[Miki Muster]].
  
== Exhibitions ==
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== Archaeological excavations ==
The museum manages two temporary exhibition venues, Galerija mežnarija and Galerija klet. Some previous exhibitions include: ''The Oldest Slovenian Beer and its Story'' (2008) about Julij Stare Brewery from the 19th century in Mengeš and other old breweries in Slovenia; the archaeological exhibition ''Avar?'' (2002) on excavation in Mengeš; the historical exhibition ''Settlement Images of Mengeš and Surroundings'' (1999). Exhibitions of art works created at Jelovšek Art Meeting are regularly on display as well as of different artists such as [[Lojze Perko]], [[Nataša Prestor]], and [[Miki Muster]].
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In 2001 the [[Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Kranj Regional Office|Kranj Regional Office]] of the [[Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia]] authorised the Mengeš Museum to supervise machine excavation in town. A total of 16 graves were excavated. They are dated into the period after 600 AD, the stag tine characterising one of them as the grave of an Avar soldier.  
 
 
== Projects ==
 
In 2001 the [[Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Kranj Regional Office|Kranj Regional Office]] of the [[Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia]] authorised the Mengeš Museum to supervise machine excavation for the municipal infrastructure on Maistrova and Zadružniška streets in Mengeš, since inhabitants had found some archeological remains. Only a few articles found their way to the [[Kamnik Intermunicipal Museum]], which formerly had jurisdiction over this area. A total of 16 graves were excavated by December 2001: four inhumations and 12 cremations. One grave is attributed to the period after 600 AD, the stag tine characterising it as the grave of an Avar soldier. The other three inhumation graves are presumably also from the same period.
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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== External link ==
 
== External link ==
 
* [http://www.muzej-menges.si/ Mengeš Museum website]
 
* [http://www.muzej-menges.si/ Mengeš Museum website]
* [http://www.juliadoria.com/knjigarna/q/artikel/1000/pricetek_mengsa Tales about Mengeš]
 
  
 
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[[Category:Municipal museums]]

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Muzej Mengeš
Trdinov trg 10, SI-1234 Mengeš
Phone386 (0) 1 729 1003
Janez Škerlep, Director



Phone386 (0) 31 395 719




The Mengeš Museum, founded in 1995 with an aim to collect, document, conserve, restore, and exhibit local cultural heritage, has its predecessor in the abolished Local Museum Mengeš from 1958. It resides in the former curacy in Mengeš and also engages in research work and publishing.


Collections and exhibitions

The museum comprises numerous collections on geology, palaeontology, ethnography, natural sciences, and biographical legacies. It manages two temporary exhibition venues, Galerija mežnarija and Galerija klet. Some previous exhibitions include: The Oldest Slovenian Beer and its Story about Julij Stare Brewery from the 19th century in Mengeš and other old breweries in Slovenia; the historical exhibition Settlement Images of Mengeš and Surroundings. Exhibitions of art works created at Jelovšek Art Meeting are regularly on display as well as of different artists such as Lojze Perko, Nataša Prestor, and Miki Muster.

Archaeological excavations

In 2001 the Kranj Regional Office of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia authorised the Mengeš Museum to supervise machine excavation in town. A total of 16 graves were excavated. They are dated into the period after 600 AD, the stag tine characterising one of them as the grave of an Avar soldier.

See also

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