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National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street

The National Museum of Slovenia's department located in the Metelkova ulica street houses a permanent exhibition on applied art in Slovenian inhabited areas including several study collections and presents occasional temporary exhibitions of applied art. Reflecting the creativity and skills of the past, exhibited objects testify to the ways of life in Slovenian inhabited lands over the last five centuries.

Permanent exhibition: Study collections of applied art

The National Museum of Slovenia's permanent exhibition presents the heritage of applied art in Slovenian inhabited areas. It includes arts and crafts items, industrial design products and unique design artefacts created from the 14th century to the present day. Bringing together over 2,500 objects, it reflects the rich diversity of styles, forms of decoration, materials and techniques used in applied art in different periods of cultural history, from the Gothic period, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Classicism to the Empire Style, Biedermeier, Historicism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism. 

Schedule

Open: Daily from 10:00 to 18:00, Thursdays from 10:00-20:00

Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 1 November and 25 December

Accessible to persons with movement disabilities

  • Designated parking space for persons with movement disabilities
  • Designated path from the car park/public transport to the building
  • Designated sanitary facilities accessible to persons with movement disabilities
  • Adequate access to the building for persons with movement disabilities (hallways, staircase, lift, etc.)
  • Accessible event space for persons with movement disabilities

Accessible to the blind and partially sighted

  • Designated lift in the facility for the blind and partially sighted

Notes

Admission to the Museum

  • Free admission for pre-schoolers, the physically challenged and their escorts, unemployed, tourist guides, journalists, and the members of the Slovenian Museum Society and the International Council of Museums (ICOM)
  • €8.00 for adults
  • €4.00 for seniors and secondary school and university students
  • €4.00 for school groups
  • €5.00 for groups of more than 10 people
  • €15.00 for families

Combined tickets for the Museum's two departments (one in the Muzejska cesta street and the other in the Metelkova ulica street)

  • €10.00 for adults
  • €6.00 for seniors and secondary school and university students
  • €17.00 for families

Contacts

Maistrova ulica 1 1000 Ljubljana

Phone: +386 (0)1 230 70 30

Faks: +386 (0)1 241 44 22

Email: [email protected]

Web site: National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street

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