Global attractions in Ljubljana 🏰
Ljubljana is home to many world-famous sights that demand your attention.
By Slovenian Tourist Board
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The view of Ljubljana from Ljubljana Castle by Alan KosmačSlovenian Tourist Board
Ljubljana's Museum Treasures
Ljubljana's museums and galleries have each highlighted one top-class exhibit of world renown from their rich collections.
So, what are the highlights of cultural and historic heritage that you should not miss while visiting the museums and galleries in the Slovenian capital?
The oldest wooden wheel by Andrej PeunikSlovenian Tourist Board
The Ljubljana Marshes wheel ⚙️
The oldest wooden wheel with an axle in the world.
The wheel was designed for a two-wheeled cart and surprised experts with its precise and thoughtful workmanship.
Ljubljana City Museum by Darko Pavlovic / Luna TBWASlovenian Tourist Board
A skilled wheelwright took into account the contraction and expansion of the wood, as well as the logic of fastening and joining.
The technological sophistication and age of this find from the Ljubljana Marshes place it at the top of world cultural heritage. 5200 years before your very eyes.
Flute from Divje babe (60.000 before the present)National Museum of Slovenia
The Neanderthal flute 📯
The oldest musical instrument in the world.
The oldest musical instrument in the world is the 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute found in the Divje babe cave, and is on display in the National Museum of Slovenia.
It represents one of the most important milestones in our understanding of human development, as it proves that Neanderthals were innovative and feeling people, capable of artistic expression.
Encoding machine by Sašo Kovačič / Muzej novejše zgodovine SlovenijeSlovenian Tourist Board
Enigma: The puzzle of World War II
Enigma is the world-famous encryption machine used by the German armed forces.
Enigma I, kept by Slovenia’s National Museum of Contemporary History, is the standard three-reel version of the machine.
Enigma encoding machine by Sašo Kovačič / Muzej novejše zgodovine SlovenijeSlovenian Tourist Board
During World War II, the code was deciphered by the Allies, which is said to have contributed to a faster end to the war.
Kiosk K67 by Janez Kališnik / MAOSlovenian Tourist Board
Kiosk K67 by Saša J. Mächtig 📰
A modular architectural system from 1967.
Kiosk K67 by MAOSlovenian Tourist Board
The plastic-shell kiosk has become a famous street element that has characterised many urban centres of former Yugoslavia, Europe and beyond since the 1960s.
The legendary Kiosk K67 is located in the atrium of the Museum of Architecture and Design.
Whale sceleton by David KuncSlovenian Tourist Board
Leonora 🐋
The discovery of the more than 13-metre-long body of a young female fin whale in 2003 in the Slovenian sea was truly remarkable.
Equally remarkable was the procedure the experts used to obtain her complete skeleton from the decaying corpse.
The skeleton is now on display in the Slovenian Natural History Museum.
Remarkable Collection of Slovenian Impressionism 🎨
The National Gallery of Slovenia hosts a permanent exhibition of Slovenian Impressionism, where you can experience the birth and development of a unique kind of European modernism through one hundred ambitious works of art.
Matej Sternen's painting by © Narodna galerija, LjubljanaSlovenian Tourist Board
These masterpieces found inspiration in Munich, Vienna, Paris and especially in the Slovenian landscape and national character. Works by masters such as Grohar, Jakopič, Jama, Sternen and others are exhibited.
Rihard Jakopič - details from paintings held by the National Gallery
Chinese figurines by Tomaž Lauko / Narodni muzej SlovenijeSlovenian Tourist Board
The Chinese figurines: top of European Porcelain design 👘
The Chinese figurines, were created around 1763 by the famous porcelain designer from Munich, Franz Anton Bustelli.
Part of an otherwise lost tabletop decoration set represents one of the highlights of Bustelli's work and at the same time of European porcelain design.
Ljubljana Graphic Biennale by Jaka Babnik, Arhiv MGLCSlovenian Tourist Board
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Sculptor Stojan Batič and the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts
Monument commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Orjuna conflict in Trbovlje
Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts by Jaka Babnik, Arhiv MGLCSlovenian Tourist Board
Sculptor Stojan Batič
In the 1950s, the Slovenian art scene was experiencing unprecedented development. New powerful personalities, such as the sculptor Stojan Batič, appeared in the scene.
Ljubljana Graphic Biennale 1 by Jaka Babnik, Arhiv MGLCSlovenian Tourist Board
His work can be viewed in the City Museum of Ljubljana (MGML).
During this time, events such as the International Biennale of Graphic Arts were established, which gave Ljubljana its cosmopolitan character.
Friderik Baraga calumet by Blaž VerbičSlovenian Tourist Board
Ceremonial Peace Pipe: the 19th Century ⏳
Thanks to the missionary Friderik Baraga, Slovenia got its first non-European museum collection as early as 1837.
The exhibits are from the Great Lakes region of North America.
The exhibition's highlight is certainly the ritual pipe, which is one of the rare preserved examples in the world.
Created in collaboration with Visit Ljubljana.
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