Kurnikova hiša

About the museum

The Kurnikova hiša (Kurnik House) is the oldest house in Tržič and a valuable witness to the past way of life of the people of Tržič. The poet and collector of folk tradition Vojteh Kurnik was born here in 1826. It stands on the left bank of the Tržiška Bistrica in the town centre. It was built at the end of the 18th century, and after the fire of 1811, which destroyed part of Tržič, it was restored. Several generations of wheelwrights lived in it, the last being the seamstress Marija Kurnik.

The building is partly of masonry, with a wooden upper floor, a gallery and two preserved black kitchens on the ground and upper floors. The roof is covered with short shingles called šinklni, which were once typical of most of Gorenjska. Behind the house is the gank'l, a small enclosed garden.

Today the house is managed by the Tržiški muzej (Tržič Museum). The exhibition on the ground floor shows the domestic culture of the people of Tržič from the second half of the 19th to the first half of the 20th century, with a black and a white kitchen, a storeroom, a best room and a day room; one room is devoted to the life and work of Vojteh Kurnik. On the upper floor is the permanent exhibition on wheelwrighting, which flourished in Tržič because of the goods route across Ljubelj.

Highlights

• The oldest house in Tržič
• Birthplace of the poet Vojteh Kurnik
• Black and white kitchen and the room with preserved furnishings
• Exhibition on wheelwrighting with wheels, miniature carts and tools
• Easter rattle (velikonočna raglja), a speciality of Tržič

Permanent exhibitions

• Bivalna kultura Tržičanov – The ground-floor exhibition presents the domestic culture of the people of Tržič in the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, set out in ambient rooms, including a room dedicated to the poet Vojteh Kurnik.
• Kolarstvo – The permanent exhibition on the upper floor presents wheels, the way they were made, miniature carts, and the tools and accessories of the Tržič wheelwrights.

Operated by

Tržiški muzej

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The Tržiški muzej is a museum accessible to dogs.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The house stands in the town centre of Tržič, on the left bank of the Tržiška Bistrica.

Amenities & dining

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