Ljubljana

Museum of Modern Art

MG+

For those who prefer contemporary art, MG+ houses the national collection of 20th-century Slovene art (paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photography, video and electronic media collections), a collection of works from the former Yugoslavia, and the Eastern European collection "Arteast 2000+.".

Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 · €5 adults, €2.50 students & 65+

National Museum of Slovenia - Prešernova

The oldest and the largest Slovene museum. It was founded in 1821. Existent museum building on the Museum street, was built in 1888 and was the first, building, assigned solely to culture in Slovenia. Today its stores a rich collections of valuable objects. The oldest spring back to the Stone Age, but there are also the newer ones, which are still used in our everyday life. Important columns of museum activity are also rich museum library and unit for preservation and restoring.

daily 10:00-18:00, Thu 10:00-20:00, closed on public holidays. · Free admission each first Sunday of the month · Limited wheelchair access · Built 1880

National Gallery

Definitely worth visiting if you care about art. It exhibits two important permanent collections that include works of some of the best and most renowned Slovenian (impressionist) painters (Jama, Grohar, Jakopic, Azbe). You can also see there a restored original of the Robba Fountain, a monument of national cultural heritage.

Tue&Wed Fri-Sun 10:00-18:00 Thu 10:20:00 · Permanent Exhibitions Adults €8 Concessions €6. see website for others. · Wi-Fi

Railway Museum

Železniški Muzej

Covers all aspects of the railway, Great selection of steam locos.

Tue-Sun 10:00 14:00; Mon closed · Adults €8 Children, students, pensioners €4 group & family prices available · Wheelchair accessible

National Museum of Contemporary History

Muzej novejše in sodobne zgodovine

Slovenia's 20th-century history museum gives you a real sense of the country's roller-coaster ride through regime after regime. Its immersive exhibits include a walk-through World War I trench. The last exhibit shows the events around the Declaration of Independence from Yugoslavia and the Ten Day War with the Yugoslav Federal Army. All exhibits are translated to English and some to German too.

Adults €6, Children, Students 65+ €4 · Built 1755

Plečnik House

Plečnikova hiša

Devoted to great Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, who lived in this building from 1921 to 1957. The house contains rooms with the artist’s valuable original furniture and personal objects, an archive of his sketches and plans and a collection of clay, plaster and wooden models, a library, Plečnik’s correspondence, a photo archive, thesis projects of Plečnik’s students and an archive of the Academy of Architecture Collection. Access only by guided tour of not more than 7 people, booked at least five days in advance.

Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 · Adults €8, Concessions €6

City Museum of Ljubljana

Mestni muzej Ljubljana

City history and temporary exhibitions.

Tue–Sun 10.00–18.00 · Adults €6; +60 & other concessions €4

Museum of Contemporary Art

+MSUM

Opened in 2011 in the former military barracks complex this is complementary museum to the MG+. Opening hours and prices same as +MG. Adult combined tickets available.

Slovenian Museum of Natural History

Features an almost complete skeleton of a 20,000 year old mammoth found near Kamnik in 1938, a 200-million-year old fossil fish skeleton found in Triglav National Park, and a new, 13-m skeleton of a fin whale. Also has a large mineral collection.

Fri-Wed 10:00-18:00, Thu 10:00-20:00

National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova

In the new building of the National museum of Slovenia on the Metelkova Street, are exhibited collections of the applied art heritage of Slovenia. The permanent exhibition brings together objects of applied arts from the 14th century to the present day.

Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, closed on public holidays.

Kinoteka

Ljubljana's charming film museum where they have at least two movies a day. The movies range from classics to cult movies, from trash and horror to artistic masterpieces. All movies are presented in the original audio language, and equipped with Slovenian subtitles, sometimes also English. On Saturday mornings they have special projections for children. There are also some special events, round tables, premiers etc. all the time. It's a must visit for every film lover. It has also a nice little cafe with small prices

Open daily, but closed on Sundays and in July and August · €3

MGLC Švicarija

The International Centre of Graphic Arts (Slovene: Mednarodni grafični likovni center) in Ljubljana was established in 1986 to give the international Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts - which itself has a longer, uninterrupted tradition from 1955 - its own place. Most of its history the director was Zoran Kržišnik. The museum has a rich collection of prints by international modernist artists, which consists of more than four thousand items.

Tu-Su, PH 10:00-18:00; Dec 24, Dec 31 10:00-14:00; Dec 25, Jan 1 off · Entry 6.00 EUR · Wheelchair accessible

House of experiments

Hiša eksperimentov

A hands-on science "playground" for kids.

Sa,Su 10:00-18:00

Škuc

Škuc Gallery, part of Slovenia's Student Cultural Centre (ŠKUC), is a contemporary art gallery located on Stari trg 21 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Established in 1978, it operates as a central venue for artistic and social initiatives, including visual arts, music, and publishing. The gallery's focus is on contemporary art and social issues and engagement.

Free entry

Computer History Museum Slovenia

The Computer History Museum Slovenia (Slovene: Računalniški muzej) is a computer museum in Ljubljana, Slovenia dedicated to preserving the history of computing and digital heritage. Highlighting computer artifacts tied to global computer history, the museum also presents a substantial collection of items linked to early Yugoslav and Slovene computer systems.

Th,Fr 16:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-16:00

Museum of Architecture and Design

MAO

Hosts a permanent exhibition of Jože Plečnik's works.

Tue-Sun 09:00-18:00, Mon Closed · Adult €7, Concessions €3.50

Slovenian Ethnographic Museum

2 Metelkova ulica

Tu,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Mo off · Wheelchair accessible

Galerija Idrijske čipke

Gallery of Idrija lace, that originates from lovely town Idrija, Slovenia. Here you can view, or buy items made from lace.

Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00

Galerija Kresija

Stritarjeva ulica 6

Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-12:00,12:30-14:00; Su 10:00-13:00; PH off · Free entry · Wheelchair accessible

Vila Zlatica

Cesta 27. aprila 47

Fr 15:00-18:00; Sa 14:00-18:00 · Entry 8 EUR

Laura

20 Ciril-Metodov trg

Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:00-17:00 · Free entry

Galerija Hest

Židovska ulica 8

Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-13:00

Photon - Centre for Contemporary Photography

1 Trg Prekomorskih brigad

Mo-Fr 12:00-18:00

Slovenian Banking museum

3 Čopova ulica

Tu-Su 10:00-18:00

Galerija Vžigalica

7 Trg francoske revolucije

Free entry

Bežigrajska galerija 2

3 Vodovodna cesta

Free entry

DobraVaga

Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 5

Galerija Equrna

Gregorčičeva ulica 3

Zala

Židovska steza 4

Kulturni center Tobačna 001

Tobačna ulica 1