SloveniaSights

Gallery sights in Slovenia

  1. National Gallery

    Of several major galleries and museums west of Slovenska, one of the best is the impressive National Gallery, which contains the nation's rich and sophisticated historical art collection. Give yourself plenty of time to take it all in.

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  2. A

    Gallery of Contemporary Art

    The funnel-shaped 'Square of the Celje Counts' leads north from Muzejski trg. At the start is the Lower Castle (Spodnij Grad) built in the 14th century for the Celje Counts and today containing the Gallery of Contemporary Art.

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  3. B

    Minorite Monastery

    South of the Fine Arts Gallery and across Koroška cesta is Maribor's market and the dilapidated remains of the 13th-century Minorite Monastery, closed by Joseph II in 1784 and used as a military barracks until 1927.

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  4. C

    Josip Pelikan Photo Studio

    On the same street as the Water Tower is the Josip Pelikan Photo Studio, the complete studio of an early 20th-century Celje photographer and part of the Museum of Recent History.

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  5. D

    Fine Arts Gallery

    The Fine Arts Gallery, southwest of Slomškov trg, has a relatively rich collection of modern works by Slovene artists.

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  6. E

    Children's Art Gallery

    Children's Art Gallery, devoted to art produced by those under the age of 20 and the only such museum in all of Slovenia.

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  7. F

    Mihelič Gallery

    Inside the Drava Tower is the Mihelič Gallery, which hosts temporary exhibits of modern art.

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  8. G

    Photo Gallery

    The square Jewish Tower dating from 1465 is now a Photo Gallery.

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