Slovenski etnografski muzej

Exhibition building. Photo: Larisa Matijevič
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100 Years of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Sacred Horses - Heavenly Riders
from 20.10.2022 to 14.01.2024
Take a look at the rich legacy of the mythological and symbolic meanings of horses, unicorns, centaurs, the winged Pegasus, heavenly riders, and more. The exhibition Sacred Horses – Heavenly Riders...
White Gold: Stories of Cotton
from 19.01.2023 to 30.06.2023
This is a story of a commodity that has helped to shape the global capitalist system and with it the world we live in. This is a story of cotton.
Field research by Orel’s teams
from 30.03.2023 to 25.06.2023
One of the most important bodies of material gathered during the hundred-year history of the SEM consists of the photographs, drawings and notes from what are known as Orel’s teams.
Folk art between home and the world: the SEM’s and IRWIN’s NSK Folk Art collections
from 22.10.2021 to 31.12.2023
An exhibition where Slovene folk art meets the global folk art of NSK State.
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
Slovene Ethnographic Museum. Photo: Blaž Verbič.
from 10.05.2023 to 15.06.2023
The year 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum (SEM), the oldest ethnological institution in Slovenia.
Krakovo Embankment (Ljubljana)
The life story of František Vladimir Foit
from 08.06.2023 to 16.06.2023
The nine-panel exhibition tells the fascinating life story of the Czech academic sculptor Foit and his wife Irene.
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 …
SEM Museum shop
Slovenia has been known for its rich arts and crafts tradition for centuries. In the museum shop, more than 40 selected...
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...
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.