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106 D. Trobec Zadnik, N. Trajkovski: Župančič's Legacy and His Personal Library, 105–120 Knjižnica, 59 (2015) 3 Abstract The legacy of writer Oton Župančič, acquired by the City Museum of Ljubljana in 1985 with a donation of the artist’s family, is a rare so large and diverse among artistic legacies. Its key part is the furniture of two rooms from Župančič’s last homes with his personal library. This article presents an overview of museum work done, from the acquisition of the legacy to its first public presentation in the framework of the exhibition Župančičeva spominska zbirka in 1985 in the museum. The methodology of the inventarization and technical foundation for the second ex- hibition of Oton Župančič legacy in 2008 is described. It is one of the few museum exhibitions facilitating the lovers of literary art to be in touch with the artist’s legacy on a daily basis. More detailed description of the museum’s inventory of the personal library uncovered that books are not just a literal material but also the museum subjects that exhibit artist’s work and inter- ests and as such are the mirror of time. Many books overwritten and painted became the artist’s notebooks and thus his personal belongings. In conclusion, the obtained results and limitations are discussed and plans for further consideration and presentation of the legacy are mentioned. Keywords: private libraries, Oton Župančič, library collections, cultural history 1 Uvod Mestni muzej Ljubljana (MML) je s podarjeno zapuščino Otona Župančiča leta 1985 dobil priložnost, da strokovni in širši javnosti predstavi eno ključnih umetniških oseb- nosti 20. stoletja na Slovenskem. Oton Župančič (1878–1949), pesnik, esejist, drama- tik, prevajalec, dramaturg in vsestranski kulturni delavec je glavnino del ustvaril v prvi polovici 20. stoletja in že za časa življenja užival velik sloves in ugled. Ob študiju geografije in zgodovine na Dunaju je spremljal sočasne evropske literarne tokove in veliko potoval. Umetnikovo delo kaže njegovo široko razgledanost in svetovljanstvo, ki je pomembno zaznamovalo literarno dogajanje doma in odmevalo tudi v evrop- skem kulturnem prostoru. Njegova poezija je prevedena v številne tuje jezike; ob- javljena je v literarnih revijah, v antologijah ter v samostojnih knjigah. Slovensko književnost je najbolj obogatil s svojo poezijo, ki prinaša novosti v vsebinskem in v izraznem pogledu. Enako pomemben je Župančičev prevajalski opus, dragocen pa je tudi njegov prispevek k slovenski dramatiki, h kratki prozi in k esejistiki. Bil je častni član več umetnostnih in znanstvenih ustanov doma in v tujini. Leta 1948 je postal častni doktor Univerze v Ljubljani in zaradi svoje priljubljenosti dobil naslov ljudskega umetnika. Po smrti Otona Župančiča je vlada LR Slovenije leta 1951 za kulturni spomenik raz- glasila umetnikovo zapuščino skupaj s celotnim inventarjem dveh sob, sprejemnice