National Museum of Contemporary History — Attraction in Upravna Enota Ljubljana

As the museum covers the period from World War I to Slovenia’s EU entry, 1914-2004, it’s a lot of action crammed into one floor. They have an incredible amount of material on display that can get a bit overwhelming. I skipped the period of the first Yugoslav kingdom as well as the EU entry and still spent almost two hours there. My favourite parts were the section on WWI (with reconstructed trenches), and the partisan resistance to the Nazi occupation. Very touching objects made by concentration camp prisoners. The section about Yugoslavia under/after Tito was a bit too crammed for me, with so many topics on so little space you can only touch the surface. Still, it was a good way to learn about Slovenian history. Some English texts I didn’t understand, might benefit from a professional language editing for accessibility. Definitely recommended, but I would advise to pick a few aspects to concentrate on, or you might get overwhelmed. I don’t know how other commenters could ingest all that content...

Amazing museum that covers the history of Slovenia in XX century. There is a lot of information and is well organized, sometimes with creative displays, all for only 6€ is definitely worth it. I expected to see it in less than two hours, but if you're interested in reading everything you could easily spend a full afternoon here, so unfortunately I had to see the last part in a rush because it was about to close. If I will ever be back in Ljubljana I will definitely visit again, with better timing this time 😅

Only problem I found is that many objects are displayed together in the same showcase and the description doesn't follow any specific order so it becomes tricky to understand what object you're reading about, but other than...

This was my favourite museum/gallery in the city, as so many had hinted at historic events but not really explained them and I was left not understanding the significance. After this visit I felt really well informed about the more recent history of Slovenia, with all my questions answered. The displays are arranged in chronological order, and are a mix of photos, text, video, sound, and interactive elements. There is a fair bit of reading, but it's all really interesting. I was surprised at how few visitors there were, as for me this was a highlight. However, I would caution that I think it would be inaccessible for younger (primary age) children. There's no air con, so although it's a respite from outside temperatures,...