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Miha Maleš, a painting poet
Slovenian graphic artist and painter Miha Maleš (1903-1987) was born in Jeranovo near Kamnik and graduated in 1927 in the Academy in Prague. Prior to that, he studied painting at the Zagreb and Vienna academies. In 1930, the Miha Maleš Art Salon was opened in Ljubljana. He was also a restorer ...
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Great Slovenes - November 23, Rudolf Maister Day
The comparison and connection of great Slovenes, such as the architect Jože Plečnik, the writer and priest Fran Saleški Finžgar, the painter Tone Kralj and the general and poet Rudolf Maister, has recently offered itself for various reasons, including anniversaries and centenaries. An ...
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Painted ceramics by Miha Maleš
The graphic artist and painter Miha Maleš (1907–1989), a native of Jeranovo near Kamnik, also worked in Schnabl's ceramic workshop in Kamnik. He was engaged in graphics, drawing, canvas painting, wall fresco painting, stained glass, tapestries and book illustrations … and of course ...
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Kamnik' s trade mark
We are currently preparing an exhibition entitled Slovenska majolica, which also shows the development of Kamnik ceramics from the middle of the 19th century to the end of the Svit Kamnik factory. The first ceramic workshop in Kamnik, the predecessor of the Schnabl factory and the post-war Svit ...
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Announcement of a new exhibition - Slovenian majolica
The last preparations are underway for the installation of the new exhibition Slovenian Majolica, which is the result of the joint work of experts from the National Museum of Slovenia, the Intermunicipal Museum Kamnik and with the help of Irena Radej. Majolica has a special status in the ...
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Time of the Covid-19
We are going through a very special period marked by a coronavirus pandemic. Images of an abandoned city, people with masks, time with rare cultural goods, but more time with our natives, with nature. Send us stories, photos, videos about your life during coronavirus isolation. Help us collect ...
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Bronze statue, 1st century, Sidol
The Mejač family found the statue in 1899 in a well in Sidol. It lay about a meter deep. It was part of Sadnikar's collection and in 1964 it was bought by the Kamnik Museum. The statue dates from the 1st century A. D. It could be an inventory of a house altar, perhaps a votive. Such objects ...
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Stone urn with a lid, 2nd century A. D., Mengeš
In 1979 Janez Šuštaršič found a stone urn, which was covered by a plate. The grave was found on the south eastern corner of the house on Ulica Mengeške skupine (now Slomškova ulica 13) on the parcel 568/2 in Mengeš. In the grave were two balsamariums, a ribbed glass bowl and an iron knife. ...
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Bell, bronze, first half of 1st century A. D., Sušave-Pasje peči
The bell was given to the museum by the finder in 2016 for the exhibition Na planincah luštno biti … and later for permanent preservation. Mr. Danijel Holcar’s words about the finding were: “When I was 8 years old, in 1966, I went hiking with my father Ladislav. He spotted something gold ...
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