Mizarski muzej Solkan

About the museum

The beginnings of Solkan joinery go back to around 1850. The development of this craft was made possible by the proximity of Friulian joiners, the wealth of timber in the Trnovo Forest (Trnovski gozd) and the energy of the River Soča. Initially family workshops supplied furniture to the emerging middle class in nearby Gorizia and Trieste.

The museum presents furniture elements made by Solkan joiners, which bear witness to the material culture of a once highly developed joinery craft. Of particular interest is the upholstered office furniture that was made in the 1950s at the request of the government of the time for Josip Broz – Tito. A special area is devoted to interactive and multimedia content, through which younger visitors get to know the joinery craft in a different way.

The exhibition is the fruit of cooperation between the Solkan Carving, Inlay and Restoration Society (Rezbarsko, intarzijsko in restavratorsko društvo Solkan, RIRDS) and the Goriški muzej (Gorizia Museum).

Highlights

• Furniture and products of Solkan joiners
• Office furniture made for Josip Broz – Tito
• Tools and equipment of the joiner’s workshop
• Interactive multimedia area

Permanent exhibition

• Solkansko mizarstvo – The museum collection shows the furniture, tools and equipment of Solkan joinery workshops and the history of this craft.

Operated by

Rezbarsko, intarzijsko in restavratorsko društvo Solkan (RIRDS)

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The museum is in the old Solkan joiners’ workshop by the cemetery.

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