Posavski muzej Brežice

About the museum

The Posavski muzej Brežice has been housed in Brežice Castle since 1949. It grew out of the first beginnings of a museum that the Muzejsko društvo za politična okraja Brežice in Krško (Museum Society for the Political Districts of Brežice and Krško), founded on 30 September 1939, arranged in Krško. After the war the curator Franjo Stiplovšek acquired premises in the castle in 1948; in January 1949 the museum objects were moved to Brežice, and on 26 June 1949 the museum was solemnly opened. From a small town museum it developed into a regional museum for the whole of Posavje.

The two-storey Renaissance castle was built in the middle of the 16th century on the site of an older fortress that was destroyed in the peasant revolt of 1515; in the 18th century it was converted into a Baroque mansion. The Knights' Hall, the staircase hall and the chapel were painted at the beginning of the 18th century by Frančišek Karl Remb; the Knights' Hall is the largest fully painted Baroque hall in Slovenia. After the last residents moved out in 1979, most of the building was devoted to presenting heritage.

The museum presents the archaeological, ethnological, art-historical and recent historical heritage of Posavje in 24 exhibition rooms. It also manages the Vodovodni stolp Brežice (Brežice Water Tower) and Grad Pišece (Pišece Castle).

Highlights

• Knights' Hall, the largest fully painted Baroque hall in Slovenia
• Archaeological exhibition Tisočletja posavskih gričev in ravnic (Millennia of the Posavje Hills and Plains)
• Recent-history collection Pod devetimi zastavami – Posavje 1900–1990 (Under Nine Flags – Posavje 1900–1990)
• Ethnological exhibition on peasant revolts and the heritage of the Posavje Protestants
• Art-historical exhibition of Baroque paintings and sculptures

Permanent exhibitions

• Arheološka razstava: Tisočletja posavskih gričev in ravnic – The archaeological exhibition presents finds from Posavje from prehistory to the Early Middle Ages.
• Pod devetimi zastavami – Posavje 1900–1990 – The recent-history collection shows changes in Posavje through the 20th century.
• Umetnostnozgodovinska razstava – The gallery display of secular and church art, with paintings and sculptures, presents the Baroque heritage of the 17th and 18th centuries in the area of the former Carniola and Lower Styria.

Founded

1949

Operated by

Posavski muzej Brežice (javni zavod)

Admission & discounts

Free admission for pre-school children, persons with disabilities, unemployed persons, members of the Slovensko muzejsko društvo and ICOM and of other professional associations, tourist guides, escorts of groups and of persons with disabilities, and journalists (on presentation of proof).

Accessibility

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

The museum has the label Psom prijazen muzej (Dog-Friendly Museum): dogs can be left in a special room on the ground floor or accompanied on a lead; dogs are not allowed on public guided tours.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum has an educational programme (lessons, workshops, museum minutes) and a family ticket.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

The souvenir shop and café are in the Visitor Centre beside the Vodovodni stolp (Water Tower).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

The Knights' Hall, the castle courtyard, the terrace, the wine cellar and other rooms can be hired; the museum also offers wedding ceremonies.

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