Muzej Ravne na Koroškem

About the museum

The Muzej Ravne na Koroškem is a unit of the Koroški pokrajinski muzej (Carinthian Regional Museum), which was established in June 2002 by a decree of twelve municipalities of the Carinthian region; the Koroški muzej Ravne na Koroškem and the Koroški pokrajinski muzej Slovenj Gradec merged into the new museum. The founding of the Workers' Museum in Ravne, from which today's museum developed, was marked in 1953 by the installation of a water hammer, the repač, in the open air.

The Stara železarna is the historic industrial complex of the oldest preserved buildings of the former Ravne Ironworks: the štauharija, the personnel building and the laboratory. They were declared a cultural monument of local importance in 1994. The complex preserves more than four centuries of industrial heritage of the Mežica Valley.

In the Old Ironworks the following are on display: the exhibition Sijaj jekla (The Shine of Steel) on the 400-year tradition of steelmaking in the Mežica Valley; Štauharija, a former clearing forge from the time of the First World War, with industrial machines and tools; the exhibition Mater fabrika on the Ravne Ironworks; and the Kovačnica (forge) with traditional forging techniques. The museum also includes displays at Ravne Castle and at the Prežihova bajta, the memorial museum of the writer Prežihov Voranc in Kotlje.

Highlights

• Exhibition Sijaj jekla on 400 years of steelmaking in the Mežica Valley
• Štauharija with a locomotive, crane and electric arc furnace
• Exhibition Mater fabrika on the Ravne Ironworks
• Interactive forge with demonstrations of forging techniques
• Prežihova bajta, memorial museum of Prežihov Voranc in Kotlje

Permanent exhibitions

• Sijaj jekla – Exhibition on the 400-year tradition of steelmaking in the Mežica Valley, from the smelting furnaces in Mušenik near Crna in 1620 to the steelworks in Ravne.
• Štauharija – Former clearing forge from the First World War era with industrial machines and tools, from the repač and locomotive to hammers and the electric arc furnace.
• Mater fabrika – Exhibition on the Ravne Ironworks and its influence on the development of the town and region after the Second World War.

Operated by

Koroški pokrajinski muzej

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 8 February (Prešeren Day), 15 May (International Family Day, for families), 18 May (International Museum Day), 3 December and the first Saturday of every month (for individuals and families).

The price applies to a visit to all collections at Koroška cesta 12. Free admission for holders of ICOM, SMD and PRESS cards.

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

In the forge visitors can get to know the old craft of blacksmithing interactively; educational workshops are available, and admission for families is free on the first Saturday of every month.

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