Museum of Post and Telecommunications
{{Short description|Museum in Slovenia}}
The Museum of Post and Telecommunications ({{langx|sl|Muzej pošte in telekomunikacij}}) is a museum in Polhov Gradec (central Slovenia) presenting the history of mail and telecommunications.
History
It was established in 1985 and is the oldest communications institution in the country.{{cite web |title=Museum of Post and Telecommunications |url=https://www.culture.si/en/Museum_of_Post_and_Telecommunications |website=Culture of Slovenia |access-date=26 April 2025 |language=en}}
The museum, which from 1985 until 2008 operated at Loka Castle in Škofja Loka, now resides at Polhov Gradec Manor. The relocation of the museum to Polhov Gradec is important to the towns inhabitants, as it brings a post horn of local significance - previously belonging to the Tomšič family, who lived in the area - back to the town. The Tomšič family previously ran the Polhov Gradec post office, from 1869 onwards.{{cite web |title=Museum of Post and Telecommunications |url=http://museu.ms/museum/details/76/museum-of-post-and-telecommunications |website=museu.ms |access-date=26 April 2025 |language=en}}
Exhibits
It is a branch of the Technical Museum of Slovenia. It is divided into several sections, including a section on the role of women as switchboard operators and telegraphists, a general history of post, and a children's area called "Živa's corner".{{cite web |title=MPT Collections : Travel-Slovenia |url=https://www.travel-slovenia.si/mpt-collections/ |website=Travel Slovenia - Beauties of our little country |access-date=26 April 2025}} It also keeps a collection of stamps, postal delivery vehicles (including horse-drawn carriages, motorcycles, and bicycles) and postal uniforms.{{cite web |url=http://www.culture.si/en/Museum_of_Post_and_Telecommunications |title=Museum of Post and Telecommunications |work=Culture.si |date=30 January 2013 |publisher=Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory}}{{cite web |title=History of Post : Travel-Slovenia |url=https://www.travel-slovenia.si/history-of-post/ |website=Travel Slovenia - Beauties of our little country |access-date=26 April 2025}} It has recently added exhibitions on telecommunications, including displays detailing the history of mobile phones. The exhibitions also feature a number of films and animations on the subject of the postal and telecommunications networks.{{cite web |title=Muzej poste in telekomunikacij Museum of Post and Telecommun {{!}} Radiomuseum.org |url=https://www.radiomuseum.org/museum/slo/museum-of-post-and-telecommunications-polhov-gradec/ |website=www.radiomuseum.org |access-date=26 April 2025}}
In the courtyard of the manor in which the museum is located, there is a 17th century fountain decorated with statues of Neptune, which was restored in 2012.{{cite web |title=Statues of Neptune fountain : Travel-Slovenia |url=https://www.travel-slovenia.si/statues-of-neptune-fountain/ |website=Travel Slovenia - Beauties of our little country |access-date=26 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.culture.si/en/Museum_of_Post_and_Telecommunications Official page]
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Category:Postal history of Slovenia
Category:Telecommunications in Slovenia