The Collection of Bookplates of Beti and Dagmar Nováček

Bookplates are symbols of ownership that carry the owners name and an artistic motif. The tradition of bookplate making is old but it became popular at the beginning of 20th century. In 1967 Exlibris Sloveniae Society was founded. Its first president was Dagmar Nováček who was, along with her sister, one of the greatest collectors of bookplates.

Collection of Bookplates

Mountain Sceneries

Mountain photography developed with the increasing interest in mountaineering and alpinism. First photographs of Slovene mountains were taken around 1900. The beauty of the mountains was later also depicted on postcards. We are presenting a selection of these in the virtual exhibition Pozdrav z gora!

Collection of Mountain Photography Albums

Poet France Balantič

A hundred years has passed since the birth of France Balantič (1921-1943), one of the greatest Slovenian poets. He began to write poetry just before the Second World War and managed to create some exceptional works. These poems were published only after his tragic death in 1944 under the title V ognju groze plapolam.

Collection of Poems

Photographs of Anton Vilar senior

Anton Vilar (1884-1953) is considered to be the pioneer of photography in the Logatec region. He dedicated himself mostly to portrait photography using backdrops but also loved documenting cultural events and architectural heritage of Logatec and other places in the Primorska region.

Collection of Photographs

Medieval manuscripts

Codices, handwritten books from the period before invention of the printing press, are valuable and rare library materials. The National and University Library of Slovenia stores 122 codices, which were created between the late antiquity and the modern times.

Collection of Codices

Togo: Building the Wireless Telegraph Station

Baron Anton Codelli (1875-1954) was a nobleman, landowner, politician and inventor. Between 1911 and 1914 he travelled to German Togoland where he was put in charge of building the wireless telegraph station Kamina to help establish a better connection between Togoland and Berlin.

Collection of Photographs

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