Top historical museums in Ljubljana and its surroundings
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Discover the rich heritage of diverse history, from the 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, which is the oldest musical instrument in the world, to Tito's limos in the Technical Museum of Slovenia in Bistra.
© Andrej Peunik
Museums in Ljubljana and its surroundings keep a number of important prehistoric finds. In addition to the aforementioned Divje Babe flute in the National Museum of Slovenia, do not miss the remains of the ancient culture of Pile-dwellers (Koliščarji) from Ljubljana Marshes. Among them is also the oldest wooden wheel with an axis in the world, which is kept by the City Museum of Ljubljana and is there occasionally on display.
Neanderthal flute from Divje Babe.
The legacy of the Roman city of Emona has been partly preserved in Ljubljana and is on display in three open-air archaeological parks.
Tito’s cars at the Technical Museum of Slovenia. © Blaž Zupančič
Exceptional collections of technical heritage are on display at the Technical Museum of Slovenia in Bistra near Vrhnika and in the Railway Museum.
Old locomotives at the Railway Museum. © Dare Brenko
The Exhibition of Slovenian History at the Ljubljana Castle offers a quick overview of later periods. You can explore the history of Ljubljana in more detail and from various points of view in the National Museum of Slovenia, the City Museum of Ljubljana, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, and the National Museum of Contemporary History.