Technical Museum of Slovenia Collections

The largest exhibition area of the Technical Museum of Slovenia is entitled “Road Vehicles”. The museum dedicated about 2300 m2 to the department of vehicles, exhibiting about 50 cars, 50 motorcycles and 50 bikes. A part of this area is also the so called open depot of vehicles that might be given a more specific content in the future, depending on the museum’s development strategy.

In addition to being interesting with regard to the research and development of motor vehicle and bicycle transport in the territory of today’s Slovenia, these collections also give an insight into the evolution of cars and the related technologies, as well as the development and production of motor vehicles in Slovenia. Special place in our museum is given to the historical collection of limousines used by President Tito, premier of Yugoslavia (1892-1980), and collection of pre-WWII cars lent to the museum long-term by the Berlin-based Deutsches Technikmusem.

On March 2014 new permanent exhibition OUR BELOVED CAR, The first century of motoring in Slovenia territory was opened.
Through three distinctive periods (up to World War I, between the two world wars and since World War II until independence) the exhibition presents the development of automobile traffic in Slovenia territory. The history of transport is presented with typical examples of the most recognizable vehicles and car parts such as wheel and grille. By taking a stroll through the exhibition the visitor become familiar with the development of signs and registration marks and typical roadways for each period. The time and environment in which the vehicles were in use are presented with interpretive text, pictorial and graphical materials