Idrija Municipal Museum

1.5 hrs

Idrija Municipal Museum is housed in Gewerkenegg Castle, built in the 16^th century. The museum tells the 500-year-old story of the history of the mercury mine and the town of Idrija, giving an insight into the hard everyday life of the miners, embellished by the social and cultural life and the snow-white lace their wives and daughters made in the shelter of their homes for extra income. Come and catch mercury at the exhibitions: Five Centuries of the Mercury Mine and the Town of Idrija; Tracing Mercury: Idrija-Almadén, and The Milestones of the 20^th Century and Idrija Lace, a History Written in Thread.

Text and translation: Mestni muzej Idrija (Idrija Municipal Museum)
Photos: Bojan Tavčar, Mestni muzej Idrija