Museums
Seven locationsThere are seven museums you can visit
- Slovenian Ironmaking Museum
- Iron foundry settlement Stara Sava
- Museum of workers’ culture Jesenice
- Museum Kos manor Jesenice
- Slovenian Alpine Museum
- Museum Kranjska Gora
- Museum Rateče
Slovenian Ironmaking Museum (open from December 2020)
Permanent museum exhibition From the ore to steel, ironmaker’s housing culture and Art collection
Iron foundry settlement Stara Sava
Cultural monument of national significance
Museum of workers’ culture Jesenice
Ethnological exhibition about the ironmaking workers’ housing culture
Museum Kos manor Jesenice
Exhibition premises for occasional visual and artistic and museum exhibitions
Slovenian Alpine Museum
Slovenian Alpine Museum in Mojstrana: Gamified museum collection of the history of mountaineering in Slovenia
Museum Kranjska Gora
Ethnological presentation of the farm housing culture in the Alps in the 19th with an exhibition and permanent exhibition about the life and work of Josip Vandot (1884–1944), a writer of books for young people, the most popular of which is Kekec.
Museum Rateče
A museum of the local history and ethnological heritage of Rateče.
Rediscover rich history in our museums
Exhibitions
Six museums with 8 permanent exhibitions and many occasional onesPermanent exhibitions
- Rise and fall of ironmakers
- Kasarna at Stara Sava
- Jože Bedič’s Geological and Paleontological Collection
- Gestapo prisons
- Climb to the mountain
- Alpine house in Kranjska Gora with a permanent exhibition on the life and work of Josip Vandot
- Exhibition on the Rateče folk costume and local ethnological heritage
Rise and fall of ironmakers
Permanent exhibition on the owners of iron foundries and the history of ironmaking in Jesenice
Kasarna at Stara Sava
Ethnological exhibition about the workers’ housing culture
Jože Bedič’s Geological and Paleontological Collection
Collection of fossils and rocks, biggest and most important collection of fossils in Slovenia
Gestapo prisons
A prison cell with an exhibition of the policy destroying national consciousness in Gorenjska.
Climb to the mountain
Gamified museum collection of the history of mountaineering in Slovenia
Museum Kranjska Gora
Ethnological presentation of the farm housing culture in the Alps in the 19th century with an exhibition and permanent exhibition about the life and work of Josip Vandot, a writer of books for young people, the most popular of which is Kekec.
Museum Rateče
A museum of the local history and ethnological heritage of Rateče.
Renting premises for various events
For lectures, round tables, workshops, seminars
Seven halls, all of them equipped with projection facilities, a portable loudspeaker system and internet access.
For civil weddings, personal celebrations, gala receptions, banquets, symposia, conferences
Gornjesavski muzej Jesenice offers seven halls and premises in museums and authentic ambients with exceptional urban, technical, architectural and historical significance in Jesenice, Mojstrana and Kranjska Gora.
For concerts
We offer halls and venues for concerts of different genres from classical music and choral music to jazz and rock outdoor concerts. Each room and venue offers projection equipment with portable sound system and internet access.
Museum workshops
Our museum offers a variety of workshops. More information and reservations:
T: +386 (0)4 583 35 00
E: info@gmj.si
Events and news
Prostori v Kolpernu so spet na voljo za uporabo in najem
Spoštovani. Glede na rahljanje ukrepov in preklic epidemije COVID-19 v Sloveniji vas iz Gornjesavskega muzeja Jesenice obveščamo, da so prostori v Kolpernu spet na voljo za uporabo in najem. Pri organizaciji vaših dogodkov v Kolpernu [...]
Museum closed utill further notice
Gornjesavski museum Jesenice is closed until further notice due to the current COVID-19 developments. We'll keep you updated.
From 18. to 24. November 2019: Slovenian Alpine Museum closed
Renovation of permanent display Dear visitors! Next year our museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary. That’s why we’ll be offering new igrification of our permanent display. Come and meet Planinko and gather all stamps in [...]