Narodni muzej Slovenije - Metelkova
Maistrova ulica 1, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 230 70 30
Founded byMinistry of Culture
Managed byNational Museum of Slovenia
Barbara Ravnik, Director
Difference between revisions of "National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova"
From Culture.si
(English proofreading 1 in process) |
(English proofreading 2; PROOFREAD DONE) |
||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
{{Teaser| | {{Teaser| | ||
| − | In 1995 the Slovene government assigned the building Metelkova in the complex of the former military barracks called 4th of July to the [[National Museum of Slovenia]]. Plans for the future display and storage areas were drawn up in 2000. Construction began in July 2004 and was finished in 2008 when it was officially opened with the exhibition ''Primož Trubar | + | In 1995 the Slovene government assigned the building Metelkova in the complex of the former military barracks called 4th of July to the [[National Museum of Slovenia]]. Plans for the future display and storage areas were drawn up in 2000. Construction began in July 2004 and was finished in 2008 when it was officially opened with the exhibition ''Primož Trubar 1508–1586'' on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of the author of the first Slovene book, published in 1550. |
| − | The new building has 3500 square metres of functional space. Storage space was made in the cellar for the collections of the Department of History and Applied Art, where furniture, metal, weapons, glass and pottery, ecclesiastic and secular textiles, paintings and sculpture, toys, religious objects, medals and orders, and sports found modern equipped spaces with humidity and temperature monitoring and surveillance. The old building received glass extension spaces with newly equipped restoration workshops of the Conservation and Restoration Department. The administration, | + | The new building has 3500 square metres of functional space. Storage space was made in the cellar for the collections of the Department of History and Applied Art, where furniture, metal, weapons, glass and pottery, ecclesiastic and secular textiles, paintings and sculpture, toys, religious objects, medals and orders, and sports found modern equipped spaces with humidity and temperature monitoring and surveillance. The old building received glass extension spaces with newly equipped restoration workshops of the Conservation and Restoration Department. The administration, curatorial and restoration staff offices of the 2 departments mentioned have remained in the main building of National Museum of Slovenia on Prešernova Street. The rest of the [[National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova]] premises are exhibition spaces. The first and second floors feature collections for the purpose of studying the history of applied arts with the artefacts dating from the 14th century on. The first floor is reserved for blockbuster exhibitions and public events. In 2009 the second big exhibition was organised with the title ''Under Napoleon's Eagle – the 200th Anniversary of the Illyrian Provinces'' in cooperation with the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (ARS) and the Musée National de l'Armée in Paris. |
| − | + | Guided tours for groups and individuals can be organised by prior arrangement. Specially trained volunteers, known as cultural mediators, also direct and guide visitors through study collections of the Department of History and Applied Art. | |
}} | }} | ||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.nms.si/english/15_other_locations/metelkova.html National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova on National Museum of Slovenia website] (in English) | + | *[http://www.nms.si/english/15_other_locations/metelkova.html National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova webpage on National Museum of Slovenia website] (in English and Slovenian) |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://www.nms.si/english/01_informations/welcome.html National Museum of Slovenia website] (in English and Slovenian) |
| − | * [http://www.ljubljana.info/museums/national-museum/ National Museum of Slovenia | + | * [http://www.ljubljana.info/museums/national-museum/ National Museum of Slovenia on Ljubljana info website] |
* [http://www.kulturni-mediator.si/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=1&lang=en Cultural Mediators] | * [http://www.kulturni-mediator.si/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=1&lang=en Cultural Mediators] | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 16 February 2011
Contact
See also
External links
- National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova webpage on National Museum of Slovenia website (in English and Slovenian)
- National Museum of Slovenia website (in English and Slovenian)
- National Museum of Slovenia on Ljubljana info website
- Cultural Mediators
... more about "National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova"
2,008 +
.svg)
In 1995 the Slovene government assigned the building Metelkova in the complex of the former military barracks to the National Museum of Slovenia. +
In 1995 the Slovene government assigned the building Metelkova in the complex of the former military barracks to the National Museum of Slovenia. +
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}