MUSEUM OF THE LEATHER INDUSTRY IN SLOVENIA
The Leather Industry in Šoštanj collection presents the development of the craft of tanning into a major industry and an important economic branch. The presentation is divided into a chronological overview of the development and a 211-year-old tradition of tanning in Šoštanj from 1788 to the closure of the factory in 1999.
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In the modern Museum of the Leather Industry in Slovenia, a chronological overview of a 211-year-old tradition of tanning in Šoštanj is presented, from the establishment of Vošnjak’s tannery in 1788, its rise to a major industry, and finally to the closure of the factory in 1999. The exhibition Leather Industry in Šoštanj emphasises the importance of the Vošnjak family and the influence of the factory on the economic development of Šoštanj, which carries a unique mark of the city which smells of leather.
The second part of the exhibition uses ambient presentations to display the worker’s apartment, the director’s office, Lujek’s shoemaking workshop and moments from the life and fate of the Vošnjak family as the industrialists. With the activities of associations, cultural and social life of the inhabitants of Šoštanj is presented, as well as the everyday life of a worker and his family.
In the outdoor part of the museum you can see the collection Leather Processing Machines, which contains the most important machines and devices that treat skins to produce leather.
For centuries, tanning was a traditionally important craft in Slovenia. Tanning is one of the oldest and very widespread crafts that can be found in nearly every Slovenian market or town even in the 19th century. With the development of industrialisation this craft was lifted to the industrial level and in 20th century represented an important economic branch.
The largest and the best known across the entire Europe was Vošnjak’s tannery in Šoštanj, established in 1788. Due to the crisis in leather industry in the second half of the 20th century, it collapsed like the majority of industrial plants in leather industry. After closing the former Šoštanj Leather Factory (Tovarna usnja Šoštanj), the initiative board for preservation of cultural and technical heritage of TUŠ started to operate in 2002. As the years went by, the idea turned into efforts to establish a museum, which would display the rich tradition of leather industry in Slovenia.
In 2007, the Municipality of Šoštanj made the decision to establish a museum in the rooms of the former factory bathroom. Most of the funds were contributed by the Municipality of Šoštanj, while another part was acquired through a call for proposals by the European Regional Development Fund. The Museum of the Leather Industry in Slovenia began to operate on 30 September 2009, under the patronage of the public institution Velenje Museum.
Working hours
Velenje Museum
Summer working hours (1 April–31 October):
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM. In August open from Monday to Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM.
Closed on Mondays.
Winter working hours (1 November–31 March):
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Closed on Mondays.
MUSEUM OF THE LEATHER INDUSTRY IN SLOVENIA
CONTACT
Primorska cesta 6h, 3325 Šoštanj
E-mail: info@muzej-usnjarstva.si
Telephone: 03-898-44-20
Working hours
Summer working hours (1 April–31 October):
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Closed on Mondays.
Winter working hours (1 November–31 March):
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Closed on Mondays.
Kavčnik homestead
From 1 July to 31 August, every Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM. Call 03-898-26-30 or 041-398-156 for a tour. Open also by arrangement for pre-announced groups.
Grilova domačija
CONTACT
Lipje pri Velenju
Telephone: 03-898-26-30
GSM: 041-398-26-40
Working hours
From 1 June to 31 August, Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Open also by arrangement for pre-announced groups.
House of Minerals
Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM.
Memorial Room "The Fourteenth Division"
The key to the memorial room is available at:
Štumpfel Homestead
Plešivec 62
Telephone: 041-983-424 (Branka Štumpfel) or arrange a visit via
e-mail: natalija.stumpfel@gmail.com.
You may also arrange a visit with Velenje Museum by calling: 03-898-26-30 or by e-mail: info@muzej-velenje.si.
F-Bunker Gallery
Monday 7 PM–9 PM
Tuesday 7 PM–9 PM
Wednesday 9 AM–11 AM
Thursday 7 PM–9 PM
Friday 7 PM–9 PM
Saturday 9 AM–11 AM
The gallery is closed on Sundays and holidays.
The F-Bunker Gallery is open also by arrangement for pre-announced visitors.
Memorial Centre 1991
Call 03-898-26-30 or 041-398-156 for a tour. Open also by arrangement for pre-announced groups.
Spominska soba "Topolšica 9. maj 1945"
Topolšica 75, 3326 Topolšica
Telefon: 03 898 26 30
GSM: 041 398 156
Spominsko sobo si lahko brezplačno ogledate vse dni v letu.
Za skupine se za obisk lahko dogovorite tudi z Muzejem Velenje na tel.: 03-898-26-30 ali po e-pošti: info@muzej-velenje.si.
Vstopnina
skupina – voden ogled do 6 oseb (cena po osebi) | skupina – voden ogled nad 6 oseb (cena po osebi) | |
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odrasli | 6,00 € | 5,00 € |
otroci, mladina, študenti, upokojenci | 5,00 € | 4,00 € |
Čakalna ura vodnika (do 30 minut brezplačno) – 5,00 €.
Popust:
Ponujamo vam tudi cenovno ugodno skupno vstopnico z vsemi ostalimi enotami Muzeja Velenje in z Muzejem Premogovništva Slovenije.
Brezplačen vstop – predšolski otroci v spremstvu odraslih, spremljevalci skupin, imetniki veljavnih muzejskih in nekaterih drugih izkaznic (ICOM, SMD, SED, PRESS) in brezposelni s potrdilom Zavoda za zaposlovanje.
MEMORIAL PARK AND MEMORIAL ROOM “THE FOURTEENTH DIVISION”
It is not a coincidence that Graška gora became the symbol of patriotism and fight for freedom and a place for remembrance.
MEMORIAL CENTRE 1991
Memorial Centre 1991 presents the Šalek and the Upper Savinja Valley during the liberation processes of the Republic of Slovenia with its permanent exhibition, events and teaching programmes.
MEMORIAL ROOM “TOPOLŠICA ON 9TH MAY 1945”
In the building of the thermal park in Topolšica, there is a memorial room which presents partial German capitulation of the army Group E and German forces for the South-Eastern Europe. It was signed by Alexander Löhr.
GRIL HOMESTEAD
Gril homestead holds the status of a cultural monument. The house was presumably built in the middle of the 19th century as a small winemaking house on a winegrowing slope of Lipje and Vinska Gora.
KAVČNIK HOMESTEAD
Kavčnik Homestead is an incredible outdoor museum of folk architecture. The central room in one of the oldest wood buildings in Slovenia is a 400-year-old smoke room with an open fireplace, which served for cooking and heating.
HOUSE OF MINERALS
Visitors to the House of Minerals can see the rich collection of minerals from Slovenia and around the world, assembled by private collector Jože Rihtar.
MUSEUM OF THE LEATHER INDUSTRY IN SLOVENIA
The Leather Industry in Šoštanj collection presents the development of the craft of tanning into a major industry and an important economic branch.
VELENJE CASTLE
The headquarters of Velenje Museum are in Velenje Castle, which is famous for being one of the best-preserved Slovenian castles. In historical sources, Velenje Castle was first mentioned in 1270.