Maribor is a small town that does not have a large number of museums, but if you are a fan of museums, here you will find a list of museums that we would recommend you to visit while you are in Maribor.
If you want to get to know Maribor, step into the National Liberation Museum of Maribor. Here the stories of the natives of Maribor are told, here someone's grandparents left their traces, this is the story of parents, acquaintances. This is where you get to know the heart of Maribor. You will find everything about the history of Maribor in the civic villa located in the center of the city. The museum was founded on May 1, 1958. The museum collects, documents, interprets and conducts research on the cultural heritage of Maribor and Slovenians. With permanent and temporary exhibitions, the museum brings you closer to the 20th and 21st centuries with an emphasis on Maribor.
Art is a part of Maribor, and the art gallery tells a story about it. The Maribor art gallery contains over 7,000 works of art by Slovenian artists from the end of the 19th century to the present day. In it you can see sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs, multimedia installations, interactive art projects. The art gallery was founded in 1954, and that year Maribor got the first gallery of its kind, the museum gallery of modern art. The museum has 800 m2 of exhibition space. In the former palace from the 19th century and in the former church from the 18th century, there are central exhibition spaces. In addition to representing the main names of Slovenian art, it also follows the events of the international art scene.
History, culture, customs and traditions - all this makes up the city of Maribor, all this together, apart from walking around the city, it is possible to see it in the Regional or Provincial Museum. Archaeology, ethnology, culture, everything is housed in a fairy-tale white building called the City Castle, in the center of the city of Maribor. In 1902, the museum society of Slovenia was founded, and in 1924, the diocesan collection of the Maribor Museum joined this society, and in 1938, this collection moved to the building where it is located today - in Gard Castle. Significant portraits, national costumes, uniforms, furniture, weapons, gold and silver essays and many other cultural heritage adorn this museum, which is a must-see for history and art lovers.
The Museum of Photography is a paradise for lovers of cameras and good photos. In the collection of this museum there is a permanent exhibition of August and Marije Bohanec. August Bohanec was a dealer in photographic equipment, a locksmith by profession, originally from Slovenia, who was born in Slovenia in 1933, and became famous in the USA. He was a collector of photo equipment, and his wife Maria became famous as such. In 1988, he donated his camera collection to the city of Maribor, and later the Photo Museum was opened. There are 1,645 valuable items in the collection of August Bohanec, such as cameras, projectors, film cameras, flashes and filters, as many as 1,100 cameras, as well as various photo accessories. The museum also organizes contemporary exhibitions that show the work of contemporary photographers as well as those from the distant past.
The Military Museum of the Armed Forces in Maribor is one of the most visited museums, and was founded in 2004. It shows the life, actions and documents of the Slovenian army. The museum studies, preserves and collects documents of the Slovenian army. Different periods of history are shown in the museum, the life of the army as it used to be is approximated, as well as the daily routines of today's Slovenians who serve in the army in Slovenia and abroad.
