Opening of the exhibition Coming home
Mass exile of Slovenians was among the major measures within Nazi denationalising policy. Nazis had the intention to exile 220 to 260 thousand Slovenians, but failed to do so due to the National Liberation Struggle and other factors. Because of mass arrests, local prisons were soon full and the migration headquarters formed assembly camps for Slovenian exiles. The assembly camp in the Melje barracks in Maribor was among the first to be established. Following their arrest in the small hours, when they were only allowed to take with them the bare minimum (their property was seized by the Nazis), the Ostrovška family ended up in the camp at Melje. Professor Josip Ostrovška, a composer, and Milica Ostrovška, a teacher, together with their daughters Darja and Milica found themselves on the verge of exile. In four waves of deportations from Melje barracks, organised between 7 June and 26 July 1941, 10.541 Slovenian exiles were deported to Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia. At least 4.801 Slovenian intellectuals, priests, professors, teachers, etc. were deported in the first of four waves. Ostrovška family was among those leaving Maribor, being deported for four years to Jagodina, Serbia, from where they returned in summer 1945.
Exhibitions and events from this museum
Shhh! Maribor 1941-1945
Shhh! Due to the secret nature of this data, we cannot disclose everything in...
»Na desni ga, na levi ni – pred nami svetli cilj leži«
Razstava prikazuje predvsem boj za slovensko severno mejo na Štajerskem...
A Monument to Maribor's Industry - Industrial Maribor in the 20'th Century
Along with its favourable geographical position and advantageous conditions...
Maribor is ours!
After the formation of Yugoslavia, Maribor became an important border city,...
Activities from this museum
In zasvetila je luč 1883 - Predšolski in I. triada
Kakšno je bilo življenje v Mariboru v tistih časih, ko še ni bilo elektrike?...
Kaj se skriva v muzeju? - Predšolski, 1. triada
Otroci bodo spoznavali delovanje muzeja, slišali zgodbo o zgodovini muzejske...
Dišijo praznične dobrote
Na delavnicah predstavljamo del kulturne dediščine, ki se skozi stoletja...
