Muzej novejše zgodovine Celje

About the museum

The museum was founded in 1951 as a department for the history of the National Liberation Struggle within the Mestni muzej Celje (Celje City Museum); in 1963 it became an independent institution as the Muzej revolucije Celje (Celje Museum of the Revolution). It was housed in the building of the former Celje city magistrate (which functioned as the municipal administration from 1830 to 1953) and in Stari pisker, the old Celje prison, where the occupiers shot 374 hostages during the Second World War.

The museum gradually extended its collecting to life after 1945; in 1979 it acquired additional premises, and in 1987–1989 a permanent exhibition on the development of Celje after the Second World War was set up there. In 1991, owing to the broader content, it was renamed the Muzej novejše zgodovine Celje (Celje Museum of Recent History).

Today the museum has the permanent exhibitions “Živeti v Celju” (Living in Celje), on the town and its people in the 20th century, and “Zgodbe mesta” (Stories of the Town); a dental collection with the technical heritage of Slovene dentistry; the portal Ce-NOB on the Second World War in the Celje region; the Fotohiša Pelikan as a place of photographic, technical and cultural heritage; the children’s museum Hermanov brlog; and the memorial site for victims of Nazi violence, Stari pisker.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibitions “Živeti v Celju” and “Zgodbe mesta”
• Fotohiša Pelikan: photographic and technical heritage
• Children’s museum Hermanov brlog
• Stari pisker: memorial site for victims of Nazi violence
• Dental collection

Permanent exhibitions

• Živeti v Celju – Permanent exhibition on Celje and its people in the 20th century.
• Zgodbe mesta – Memories of the town and its residents, who shaped its image in the 20th century.
• Fotohiša Pelikan – A place of photographic, technical and cultural heritage and of memory.

Founded

1963

Operated by

Muzej novejše zgodovine Celje

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 8 February (Prešeren Day, Slovenian Culture Day), 15 May (International Family Day, for families), 18 May (Museum Day, for individual visits without an organised guided tour), 3 December (“Ta veseli dan kulture”, This Merry Day of Culture); European Heritage Days with an announced programme; in October (Child Week) free admission to the children’s museum Hermanov brlog for individual visits.

Price list valid from 1 September 2026. Free admission for pre-school children, unemployed persons and people with special needs, and for holders of SMD, ICOM, PRESS, LTV, ZDSLU and TDC cards (with identification). With a European Youth Card (EYCA), a 50% discount applies.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

The children’s museum Hermanov brlog, Hermanove ustvarjalnice, performances on the Hermanov oder stage, holiday fun and birthday celebrations.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Museum café (in the evenings, at the museum café) and museum shop.

Events & venue rental

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