Tolmin museum

Tolmin museum is public institution which covers the areas of archaeology, ethnology, general history and history of arts at upper Soča Valley region in Slovenia. It is located in the Coronini mansion in Tolmin.

History

The Tolmin museum was first open to the public in 1951. In 1958, it became a part of the Gorica museum and remained under their auspices as the Tolmin Museum Collection for a full 42 years. In April 2000, the Tolmin museum again became an independent public institution.

Collections

The Tolmin museum also maintains several external collections and buildings in addition to the collections and exhibitions in the main building.It administrates the Archaeological museum and the foundations of the Roman house in Most na Soči, the memorial exhibitions of Simon Gregorčič in Vrsno, of Ciril Kosmač in Slap pri Idrijci, of Simon Rutar in Krn village, the ethnological collections in the Triglav National Park lodge in Trenta valley in the village core of Breginj and Robidišče, the wooden granary in Pečine, and the German charnel at the confluence of the Soča and Tolminka rivers.

External links

* [http://www.tol-muzej.si Tolmin museum]