ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM - FUŽINE CASTLE, LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM - FUŽINE CASTLE, LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM, LJUBLJANA; Established in 1972 by Ljubljana Urban Municipality, the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana houses a permanent display of oeuvres by leading Slovene architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957). The Museum's activities have expanded since the move to Fužine Castle.

The museum now incorporates departments of historical architecture in Slovenia , of contemporary Slovene architecture, and departments of industrial design, visual communications and visual design for electronic media and photography. The museum houses also a specialised Library.

The Museum organises special themed historical exhibitions, eg The Modern Classic Arne Jacobsen 1902-1971: A Centenary Exhibition (2004), 17th Century Architecture in Slovenia (2006) and 18th Century Architecture in Slovenia (2007), as well as regular exhibitions of international architecture.