The 5 Best History Museums in Kamnik, Carinthia Region

September 25, 2021 Renato Branum

Kamnik (pronounced [ˈkaːmnik] ( listen); German: Stein or Stein in Oberkrain) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the central settlement of the Municipality of Kamnik. It encompasses a large part of the Kamnik Alps and the surrounding area. The town of Kamnik has ruins of two castles as well as many examples of historical architecture.
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1. Medobcinski Muzej Kamnik

Muzejska pot 3, Kamnik 1241 Slovenia +386 1 831 76 62
Medobcinski Muzej Kamnik

Since 1961, the Kamnik Inter-Municipal Museum has been located in the castle. In Zaprice Castle there are permanent (a collection of furniture made of bent wood, an exhibition on history in the 19th century) and occasional exhibitions and lapidaries under the arcades at the entrance, where the stone remains of Roman tombstones are exhibited.

2. Sadnikar Museum

Sutna, Kamnik Slovenia
Sadnikar Museum

The Sadnikar Museum is the first private museum in Slovenia, founded in 1893 by the veterinarian from Kamnik, Josip Nikolaj Sadnikar. It contains over 1500 items. It is necessary to make an appointment before the tour.

Glavni trg 2, Kamnik 1241 Slovenia http://www.muzej-kamnik-on.net/en/locations/gallery-miha-males/

The Miha Maleš Gallery is located on the floor of the Glavni trg 2 building. Miha Maleš was an academic painter from Kamnik who donated an extensive collection of works of art to the city on the occasion of its 750th anniversary. The gallery also houses a documentation and study center for art and culture from the first half of the 20th century.

4. Lectar House

Glavni trg 16, Kamnik 1241 Slovenia
Lectar House

Lectar House in the historic centre of medieval Kamnik is one of the oldest houses in town.The house hosts a museum workshop where honey-bread baking and candle-making handcrafts are presented, and where an exhibition on the development of candle making through the years is on display. You can also see the oldest preserved black kitchen in Kamnik.

5. Monastery Mekinje

Polcheva pot 10, Kamnik 1241 Slovenia +386 31 392 158 [email protected] http://monasterymekinje.eu/
Monastery Mekinje

On 9 October 1300, Seyfrid (Žiga) and Elizabeta Gallenberška (of Mekinje) established the first monastery of St. Clare in Carniola on their land in Mekinje. In addition to the premises at Mekinje, they also donated to the monastery their property, which included 13 farms, 4 cheese dairies, the right to supply timber, some meadows, orchards and streams.

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