Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MUSEUM AREA
Four of Ljubljana's most important museums are located in this area, which is only a short
distance to the northwest of Trg Republike.
National Museum of Slovenia
(Narodni Muzej Slovenije; 241 44 00;
www.nms.si
; Prešernova cesta 20; adult/child
€3/2.50, free 1st Sun of month; 10am-6pm Fri-Wed, 10am-8pm Thu)
Highlights in-
clude a highly embossed
Vače situla
, a Celtic pail from the late 6th century BC unearthed
in a town east of Ljubljana, and a Stone Age bone flute discovered near Cerkno in western
Slovenia in 1995. There are also examples of Roman glass and jewellery found in 6th-
century Slavic graves, along with many other historical finds.
Check out the ceiling fresco in the foyer, which features an allegorical Carniola sur-
rounded by important Slovenes from the past and the statues of the Muses and Fates relax-
ing on the stairway banisters.
MUSEUM
Slovenian Museum of Natural History
(Prirodoslovni Muzej Slovenije; 241 09 40;
www2.pms-lj.si
; Prešernova cesta 20;
adult/ student €3/2.50, incl National Museum €5/4; 10am-6pm Fri-Wed, 10am-8pm
Thu)
Housed in the same impressive building as the National Museum, the Natural His-
tory Museum contains the usual reassembled mammoth and whale skeletons, stuffed
birds, reptiles and mammals. However, the mineral collections amassed by the philan-
thropic Baron Žiga Zois in the early 19th century and the display on Slovenia's unique
salamander
Proteus anguinus
(
Click here
)
are worth a visit.
MUSEUM
National Gallery
( 241 54 18;
www.ng-slo.si
; Prešernova cesta 24; adult/child €7/5, free 1st Sun of
month; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun)
Slovenia's foremost assembly of fine art is housed over
two floors in an old building dating to 1896 and an impressive modern wing.
MUSEUM
MUSEUM
Ljubljana Museum of Modern Art
