contemporary history museum Ljubljana

Contemporary History Museum - darkometer rating : 3 - A remarkable museum in Slovenia 's capital city Ljubljana that charts the chequered history of this country from the beginning of the 20th century to (almost) the present day, with the main focus on WWI and WWII , the communist era of Yugoslavia and the struggle for independence in the early 1990s. > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos What there is to see: As you approach the museum you see a single outdoor exhibit: a little yellow car parked outside that has the name of the museum on it. It is not explained, but I'd guess this is a car from the Yugoslav era. Once inside you find yourself in a large foyer , more a hall really. To the left of the entrance is the desk where you have to pay your admission fee. There are also a few books, brochures and souvenirs on sale here. Leaving the temporary exhibition rooms that branch off the foyer hall on the ground floor for now you ascend the stairs at the far end of the foyer to get to the permanent exhibition upstairs. Interestingly, the fronts of each step quote a year and key historical event that happened then, beginning with 1918 and ending in 2004 (when Slovenia became a member of both NATO and the EU). Upstairs the exhibition is roughly divided into two halves . The first half, in one wing of the building, deals with WWI , the inter-war years and WWII . In the other wing are the sections about the Yugoslav socialist era, and the path to independence (including the Ten-Day War) and present-day Slovenia in the EU. In between the two halves is a large ceremonial hall with a grand painted ceiling (apparently this hall can be hired for e.g. weddings).