Goriški muzej

About the museum

The Goriški muzej was founded on 5 September 1952 by a decision of the Gorizia District People's Committee. After the Gorizia region was divided by a new state border following the Second World War, it replaced the lost centre in the emerging Nova Gorica; at first it was based in the Solkan primary school, and in 1954 it moved to Kromberk Castle.

The original building was erected in the first half of the 13th century by Count Henry of Dornberg; after 1615 the Coronini family began constructing a new building, called Neu Cronberg. Although the building with its towers gives the impression of a castle, it was designed as a palace or villa. It burned down during the First World War, in 1916, and after the Second World War the museum gradually restored it.

On the ground floor and the first floor there are permanent displays of art and cultural history, including the exhibition GO S50-60 on the town and its inhabitants in the fifties and sixties of the 20th century. The second floor is used for temporary exhibitions, lectures and other activities, and the castle is surrounded by a park with an amphitheatre and an open-air lapidarium.

Highlights

• Renaissance palace Neu Cronberg with corner towers
• Permanent displays of art and cultural history
• Exhibition GO S50-60: the town and its inhabitants in the 1950s and 1960s
• Park with an amphitheatre and an open-air lapidarium
• Venue of the Muzejski torkovi večeri (Museum Tuesday Evenings) and the Festival glasbe sveta (World Music Festival)

Permanent exhibitions

• GO S50-60: Mesto in prebivalci v 50. in 60. letih – The exhibition presents life in the new town of Nova Gorica in the fifties and sixties of the 20th century.
• Stalne postavitve umetnostne in kulturne zgodovine – The permanent collections of art and cultural history of the Goriški muzej are displayed on the ground floor and the first floor of the castle.

Founded

1952

Operated by

Goriški muzej Kromberk – Nova Gorica

Admission & discounts

Free admission for honorary members of the Goriški muzej, holders of the museum cards SMD, ICOM–ICOMOS, SUZD and DRS, pre-school children, journalists (with a press card), persons with disabilities and their companions, and unemployed persons (on presentation of proof). A guided tour of the castle and of Vila Bartolomei costs €3 per person for adults and pensioners, and €1 for school groups and students (a surcharge to admission); for registered groups of up to 10 persons the surcharge is €30.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

A family ticket is available; for kindergartens and schools there are educational programmes and workshops (curator-educator: +386 5 33 59 826).

Getting there & parking

Kromberk Castle stands a few kilometres from the centre of Nova Gorica, in the settlement of Kromberk.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

There is a wedding hall in the castle.

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