Muzej Ljutomer

About the museum

The Ljutomer museum operates as an organisational unit of the Splošna knjižnica Ljutomer (Ljutomer Public Library). It comprises three permanent collections, which visitors see when touring the premises on Glavni trg.

The general museum collection shows the economic, cultural, political and social life of the town and its surroundings, from the first mention of Ljutomer as a market in the 13th century to the mid-20th century. It presents notable personalities who became known far beyond Prlekija. It also deals with witch trials, epidemics and raids by Hungarians, Ottomans and Kuruc rebels, as well as the ethnological and culinary characteristics of the town. The collection of photographs and films by Dr Karol Grossmann shows artistic photographs and the first Slovene films from 1905–1906, filmed in Ljutomer, among them “Odhod od maše” (Leaving Mass). A statue of film director Fritz Lang, who stayed with Grossmann in 1915, can also be seen.

The third collection is dedicated to the tabor movement: the first Slovene tabor in Ljutomer in 1868 began a series of eighteen tabors, at which Slovenes demanded a united Slovenia and Slovene as the language of schools, offices and worship.

Highlights

• Collection of photographs and films by Dr Karol Grossmann with the first Slovene films
• General museum collection on Ljutomer from the 13th century to the mid-20th century
• Collection on the tabor movement and the first Slovene tabor of 1868
• Statue of film director Fritz Lang
• Guided tours of Ljutomer and the Galerija Ante Trstenjak

Permanent exhibitions

• Zbirka fotografij in filmov dr. Karola Grossmanna – The life of Karol Grossmann, his artistic photographs and a screening of the first Slovene films from 1905–1906.
• Splošna muzejska zbirka Ljutomer – The economic, cultural, political and social life of Ljutomer and its surroundings from the 13th century to the mid-20th century.
• Taborsko gibanje na Slovenskem – Collection on the first Slovene tabor of 1868 in Ljutomer and on the eighteen tabors held in various Slovene regions.

Founded

1981

Operated by

Splošna knjižnica Ljutomer

Admission & discounts

Price list valid from 1 January 2026. The €3 price applies to visiting the museum collections without a guided tour and the first Slovene film. ICOM, SMD and PRESS card holders enter free. Groups must book in advance.

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