Past Exhibitions

Angleško: Borut Razinger’s refined Gemstones Collection

Jewelry Exhibition: Hidden gems of Slovenia

Simon Robič (1824-1897) – a passionate Carniolan naturalist

Joannes Antonius Scopoli, an exceptional harbinger of natural history in Slovenia

Blame It On the Moon

A new temporary exhibition

The preserved palaeontological heritage of Ajdovska jama near Nemška vas

Simon Robič (1824-1897) – a passionate Carniolan naturalist – visiting exhibition at Cerklje na Gorenjskem

The exhibition, originally on view at the Slovenian Museum of Natural History has been relocated to the Tourist Information Centre Cerklje na Gorenjskem.

Anton Ramovš: 100th anniversary of the birth of the geologist and paleontologist

His research mainly focused on fossils from the Palaeozoic beds of Karavanke, Škofja Loka and Polhov Gradec hills and Ortnek in Dolenjska. He pioneered the study of microscopically small conodonts, which helped to solve many puzzles about the age of rock strata.

Woolly rhinoceros in Slovenia – the surprise of the decade!

In 2023, the museum received the first fossil remains of a woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). The tooth is one of the most important paleontological discoveries in Slovenia in recent decades.

Tanzanite – a gem variety of zoisite

Tanzanite is a violet blue to blue violet gem variety of the mineral zoisite. Its diversity from Tanzania is represented by Dr Clemens Schwarzinger, professor, collector and gemcutter.