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Koper Regional Museum

Music Collection Town Musical Life (Belgramoni-Tacco Palace)  The music collection is displayed in two exhibition rooms. The first is dedicated to musical life in coastal towns within the area of present-day Slovenia, practised from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. Until the 19th century, music was chiefly restricted to church services

Commemorative Plaque to Bojan Adamič

In 2000, the Municipality of Ribnica had a granite memorial plaque attached to Adamič’s birthplace in Ribnica; the inscription reads: “Bojan Adamič, 1912–1995, composer and conductor, was born in this house.” Bojan Adamič Versatile musician Bojan Adamič (1912–1995) worked as a pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, editor and multi-instrumentalist. With exceptional composing fluidity, Adamič uncompromisingly applied

Collection of Musical Instruments at Ptuj Castle

Kept at the Ptuj Castle, the richest collection of musical instruments of national importance contains almost 350 items. The collection of instruments used for performing both art and traditional music is complemented by sheet-music materials and tools for making instruments. Two artefacts constitute the highlights of the collection: a rarity of international importance, an ancient

Divje Babe Archaeological Park

Located on an Early Stone Age site, the Divje Babe Archaeological Park enjoys worldwide fame for the discovery there of the earliest known musical instrument. The bones of over 60 animal species, stone and bone tools and remains of ice-age fire pits were found in a cave on the steep rocky slopes of the Idrija

Monument to Miroslav Vilhar in Postojna

The current bronze bust dedicated to Miroslav Vilhar was made by sculptor Stojan Batič. An earlier monument to Vilhar, designed by sculptor Alojzij Repič and architect Ivan Jager, was unveiled in the main city square in 1906. In 1926, the memorial, desecrated by fascists, was reinstalled in front of the Church of St Stephen, and

Commemorative Plaque to Josip Ipavec

The commemorative plaque was attached to the façade of the composer’s birthplace in 1972 on the initiative of the Cultural Society of the Ipavec Composers. The plaque bears a gilded inscription that reads, “On 21 December 1873 composer Dr Josip Ipavec was born in this house. In Šentjur near Celje, on this day of 12

Commemorative Plaque to Srečko Kumar

The commemorative plaque was put up at the composer’s birth house on May 25 1958 during the celebration of the municipal holiday. Srečko Kumar Srečko Kumar (1888–1954), choirmaster, pianist, music educator, editor and teacher from Goriška brda, zealously devoted his efforts to conducting youth choirs and the development of music education in Primorska (The Littoral).

Glasbena matica Music Society

The building housing the Glasbena matica Music Society, re-constructed after the 1895 earthquake, stands on the Avenue of Slovenian Composers in Vegova Street Ljubljana. In 1932, in the run-up to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Glasbena matica and the launch of the First Slovenian Music Festival, Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik was commissioned to

Ribnica Cultural Memorial Park

In 1982, on the initiative of the Ribnica Tourist Society, the Cultural Memorial Park was landscaped in the grounds of the Ribnica Castle. The names of numerous (approx. 70) culture professionals who contributed to the intellectual development of Ribnica or were in some way associated with the region are inscribed on various stone memorials. Professor

‘Distinguished Figures of Bela Krajina’ Collection at Vinica

The Oton Župančič memorial collection was inaugurated in Vinica in 1951, as part of the formal opening of the Bela Krajina Museum. After renovation works, in 2011, 40 notable personalities of Bela Krajina (White Carniola), were exhibited in four sections and arranged in first-floor rooms by the exhibition curator, Andreja Brancelj Bednaršek, and its designer,