Lončarska vas – Muzej na prostem Filovci

About the museum

The Lončarska vas Filovci institute and museum was founded in 2005. The initiator and creative head, Alojz Bojnec, set up the Zavod Lončarska vas Filovci, which runs the museum and passes the tradition on to visitors. The open-air museum covers around 1,000 m² in the central part of the village. The work began with the restoration of a purchased plot near the Bojnec pottery workshop, and the most endangered examples of Pannonian construction were saved. In 2008 Bojnec received the Murko Charter of the Slovenian Ethnological Society for the original presentation and preservation of the pottery craft.

Filovci is known for its pottery tradition: half a century ago more than 80 potters worked in the village, many of them with dome kilns for firing. Black pottery, fired using the reduction process, is particularly famous. The craft survived into the second half of the 20th century and then gradually died out.

The centre of the museum consists of two cimprače, cultural monuments that bear witness to the former Pannonian building tradition of wood, clay and straw. The House of Pottery contains a permanent exhibition on the Filovci master potters of the 20th century, while the House of Ceramics shows Slovenian industrial ceramics of the 19th to 21st centuries and a black kitchen. The Bojnec pottery workshop is still operating within the museum.

Highlights

• Two cimprače – cultural monuments of Pannonian architecture
• Permanent exhibition on the Filovci master potters of the 20th century
• House of Ceramics with Slovenian industrial ceramics
• Black kitchen and dome kiln for black pottery
• Creative packages: painting and making pottery

Permanent exhibitions

• Filovski lončarski mojstri 20. stoletja – The permanent exhibition in the House of Pottery (cimprača I) presents the history of village pottery in Filovci and the skills of its master potters.
• Hiša keramike – In cimprača II, Slovenian industrial ceramics of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries are on display, from everyday wares to decorative ceramics, along with a black kitchen.
• Črna lončevina in kopasta peč – A demonstration of the special reduction firing of black pottery in a brick dome kiln, typical of Filovci.

Founded

2005

Operated by

Zavod Lončarska vas Filovci

Admission & discounts

The “Paint it yourself” package is charged extra depending on the chosen unfired item. On request, Prekmurje gibanica (€5 per person), Prekmurje bograč (€12 per person) and a wine tasting by arrangement are available.

Accessibility

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

The open-air museum consists of listed Pannonian houses with clay floors, small windows and low doors.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

During the visit, a ceramic item can be made or painted (the “Paint it yourself” and “Make it yourself” packages). A family ticket is available.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum has a traditional ceramics shop of the Keramika Liboje 1815 brand; the products are also available in the online shop.

Events & venue rental

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