The large archaeological collection at Ljubljana's National Museum of Slovenia traces the history of the region from the palaeolithic to the late Middle Ages. Highlights include a boat, hollowed from a single trunk, unearthed from the Ljubljana marshes.
From early modern times to the present, the department of history and applied arts brings the story up-to-date, with exhibits including fine furniture, religious artefacts and weaponry, while the numismatic collection includes no fewer than 80,000 coins, banknotes and medals, from Roman times to the present.
The museum's library contains 150,000 volumes, including many rare 16th- and 17th-century editions, while there is also an extensive collection of drawings, prints and watercolours.
This collection was established in 1821 as the "Provincial Museum" by Emperor Francis I. Emperor Franz Joseph I renamed the collection the "Carniolan Provincial Museum - Rudolfinum" (after the heir to the throne). In 1921 the collection was re-titled the "National Museum". In pride of place in the square in front of the museum stands Alojz Gangl's monument to the Slovenian historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693).
The museum's library contains 150,000 volumes, including many rare 16th- and 17th-century editions, while there is also an extensive collection of drawings, prints and watercolours.
This collection was established in 1821 as the "Provincial Museum" by Emperor Francis I. Emperor Franz Joseph I renamed the collection the "Carniolan Provincial Museum - Rudolfinum" (after the heir to the throne). In 1921 the collection was re-titled the "National Museum". In pride of place in the square in front of the museum stands Alojz Gangl's monument to the Slovenian historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693).
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