Slovenski etnografski muzej

Opening hours during holidays
11.12.2024
Due to the Slovenian national holidays the museum's opening hours will be: MUSEUM BUILDING SEM: Tuesday, 24 December 2024: OPEN 10.00-15.00 Wednesday, 25 December 2024: CLOSED Thursday, 26 December...
Exhibition building. Photo: Larisa Matijevič
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Maksim Gaspari: Shaping images of the nation
from 25.10.2024 to 30.10.2025
The exhibition offers an insight into the motifs that Maksim Gaspari drew from the ethnographic heritage, in the first place those associated with national costumes, weddings, Grandfather Frost and...
Dance - Europe’s living heritage in motion
from 10.10.2024 to 31.05.2025
On October 10, 2024, in the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, we are opening an exhibition entitled Dance - Europe’s living heritage in motion , which was created as part of the EU project Dance as...
Man and Time: The First 100
from 22.06.2023
In its 100 years of operation, the Museum has collected some 40,000 objects of Slovenian and non-European cultural heritage ...
Man and Time: From Monday to Eternity
from 02.07.2024
The exhibition shows people's perception of time, their working, leisure and festive time, as well as the influence of time on the way of living in different stages of life and socio-cultural...
Asia in the Heart of Ljubljana: The Life of the Skušek Collection
from 29.05.2024 to 31.08.2025
We invite you to discover the exciting story of the Austro-Hungarian naval officer Ivan Skušek Jr., who returned to Ljubljana with his family from war captivity in China over a hundred years ago. He...
from 10.10.2024 to 01.03.2025
France Marolt (1891–1951) was a researcher, composer and conductor who left a significant mark in many areas of Slovenian research and culture in the first half of the 20th century. Since he used his...
Plečnik's Lectarija
from 02.06.2022
… honey products and candles, craft knowledge and cooperation, friendship, love, and the stories of two families connected by Ljubljana and the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik …
Entrance to the exhibition Between Nature and Culture
from 09.03.2006
The treasure of the museum collections - the Slovene and world culture heritage of everyday and festive life with over 3000 exhibited objects
Beekeeping Culture and Art of Slovenia
from 30.09.2024 to 01.03.2025
Between October 2024 and March 2025, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum is visiting China in the famous Xi'an Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts, Shaanxi Province, with the exhibition Bee Culture and Art of...
Xi'an Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts (China)
The SEM for children and families
Have an adventure with your family at the museum! Get to know traditional Slovene crafts and delve into the secrets of...
SEM Museum shop
Slovenia has been known for its rich arts and crafts tradition for centuries. In the museum shop, more than 40 selected...
Dog friendly museum
16.05.2022
Slovene Ethnographic Museum is a dog friendly museum - a museum where dogs can enter but have to wait at designated areas.