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Calendar of events - October 2023

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Museum - Zaprice Castle Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 10 a.m Introductory meeting in the academic year 2023/2024 Study group ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS IN KAMNIK We will meet in the birth house of Rudolf Maister, Šutna 23 in Kamnik, every other Thursday from 10 am to 11:30 am; we ...

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Torilo, Velika planina, first half of the 20th century

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»Torilo« is a wooden, usually round bowl, turned and hand-made from one piece of wood, which has holes at the bottom for draining the whey from the curd or salty cheese. Shepherds made them from different types of wood, from black hornbeam, elm, maple, and pear. The bottom of the bowl was ...

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The Intermunicipal museum Kamnik in 2023

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In 2023, we have prepared an interesting exhibition program for you in the Kamnik Regional Museum, which follows current topics, such as interesting events in the past, anniversaries of individuals, interesting stories about museum objects. In 2023, the main exhibition is interdisciplinary and ...

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Intermunicipal museum Kamnik - with you for six decades

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On December 4, 1961, the Kamnik Museum was established. The Renaissance-Baroque castle complex of Zaprice was intended for its operation, but it was in a rather poor condition when it was taken over. By the spring of 1962, it housed another 17 clients. Ever since 1962, the buildings in the ...

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Pocket sundial, Velika planina, cca 1935

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A pocket sundial has been preserved in Vlasto Kopač's collection on the great mountain pastoral heritage. It was made by Jurij Humar, the father of Jožefa Humar, who was also a folk artist, but she also made these watches, door handles, etc. For shepherds, time was not so important, but they ...

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Magic knife, around 1930s, Velika planina

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The magic knife has a special power in the treatment of sprains and fertilized hooves of cattle. With a specially decorated knife (nine crosses and nine crescents), the shepherd cut the grass around the injured leg of the animal and hung it on a stake. When it dried, the animal recovered. The ...

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Shepherd's shoes, around 1950

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Shepherd's shoes are from wood, mostly maple, on Velika planina, with a distinctive knit upper made of larch wood (later replaced by leather). The sole was protected with nails for safer walking. It is believed that the nails appeared around 16-17 century. They are often found as archaeological ...

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Incredible Mountains: Na planincah luštno biti ... Alpine pearl beyond compare

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Incredible Mountains Joint project of six museums of the Gorenjska region: Slovenian Alpine Museum, Beekeeping Museum, Tržič museum, Intermunicipal Museum Kamnik, Gorenjska Museum and the Museum of Škofja Loka. Each museum presented its own story, heritage, people, nature, surpluses etc. ...

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Torila, wood, 20th century

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Torila are wooden round dishes for draining cheese. They were made of one piece of wood (maple, pear, black hornbeam, etc.), extruded or exfoliated with slightly outwardly inclined edges. At the bottom there are various symbols in addition to the holes for draining the liquid, such as the crosses, ...

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Seals for salted cheese »trnič«, Velika planina, first half of the 20th century

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The fonts are elongated wooden seals with engraved symbols and ornaments. With them, the herdsmen were pushed into a trunk, a special type of strongly salted cheese, which they shaped into clumps similar to onions and above pointed. Still fresh cheese was decorated with a print of wooden seals. ...

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