Idrija Municipal Museum

Mestni muzej Idrija

The administrative seat of the Idrija Municipal Museum is situated in the Idrija Gewerkenegg Castle that was built in the first half of the 16th century and served as the administrative centre of the second biggest mercury mine in the world for more than 400 years.

The castle complex hosts a permanent exhibition called “Five centuries of the mercury mine and Idrija town”. In 1997, the exhibition won the Museum the award of the Luigi Micheletti Foundation for the best European Museum of the Industrial and Technical Heritage, granted by the European Museum Forum.

The Museum manages numerous technical and cultural monuments in the Idrija and Cerkno regions.

Other venues

The Cerkno Museum

Bevkova 12, Cerkno, Slovenia

Franja Partisan Hospital

Dolenji Novaki pri Cerknem, Cerkno, Slovenia

Miner's House – Ethnological Collection, Idrija

Bazoviška 4, Idrija, Slovenia

Francis' Shaft

Bazoviška 2, Idrija, Slovenia

Idrija Kamšt and Mine Locomotives

Vodnikova, Idrija, Slovenia

Homestead of Writer France Bevk

Zakojca 10, Cerkno, Slovenia

Slovenia Partisan Printing Shop

Vojsko 64, Idrija, Slovenia

Guided tours

History

Gewerkenegg Castle

Exhibitions and events

Po sledi Merkurja: Idrija - Almadén

Permanent exhibition

Mestni muzej Idrija Vas vabi na odprtje nove stalne razstave Po sledi Merkurja: Idrija in Almadén. Z njo bo celovito predstavljena dediščina živega srebra, ki jo na UNESCO Seznamu svetovne dediščine...

Zgodbe, vklesane v čas

Permanent exhibition

Na dan muzejev, v petek, 18. maja 2018, na široko odpiramo vrata našega muzeja na vseh lokacijah na Idrijskem in Cerkljanskem. Ob 18. uri vas lepo vabimo na odprtje lapidarija na idrijskem gradu...

Educational programs

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