Past events

We invite you to a museum workshop for children and families, where we will explore the history and significance of the national costume.

You are invited to a guided tour of the exhibition 73 km from Kočevje by Lela B. Njatin, a visual artist, writer, translator, and philosopher.

Join us for a Castle Matinee! Every last Saturday of the month, you take a guided tour of our permanent collections and get to know the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Škofja Loka area, and afterwards have a cup of coffee (with a coupon) at the Škofja Loka Castle Cafe while enjoying an excellent view of the medieval town.

A group of storytellers will take you into the world of folk tales, making you tremble with fear together with the tales’ heroes and heroines, defeat villains and believe that good will always win. You will get to hear stories about the magical power of snake gifts, about godmother Death, about a shepherd who invented a cure that gives one the strength to jump like a calf and makes one’s skin forever firm, about a blacksmith who did not want to go to the otherworld, about a woman who made her way up the mountain to get a wolf's moustache that would help her find a husband and about a man who wanted to switch roles with his wife for a day.

To mark Prešeren Day, the Slovenian Cultural Holiday celebrated on 8 February, the Škofja Loka Museum is preparing an activity-filled programme for a wide variety of visitors. Admission is free and you can visit the following locations:

• from 10:00 to 17:00 – Škofja Loka Museum, Škopar House, Ivan Grohar Gallery, France Mihelič Gallery

• from 10:00 to 18:00 – Visoko Mansion (permanent collections)

• from 10:00 to 22:00 – Cankar Battalion House in Dražgoše (permanent collection about life in Dražgoše before, during and after World War II)

• from 13:00 to 15:00 – Brode Beekeepers’ House

Join us for a Castle Matinee! Every last Saturday of the month, you take a guided tour of our permanent collections and get to know the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Škofja Loka area, and afterwards have a cup of coffee (with a coupon) at the Škofja Loka Castle Cafe while enjoying an excellent view of the medieval town.

The exhibition titled “73 km from Kočevje” is based on Slovenia’s most catastrophic post-war industrial accident, which might fatally link the towns of Kočevje and Škofja Loka. The exhibition uses various ways to preserve and highlight the post-accident testimonies of the inhabitants of Kočevje, which were overshadowed by the official explanations of the accident.

Join us for a creative museum workshop on making medieval shields and step together into the world of knights, coats of arms, and medieval imagination. 

The workshop is suitable for preschool and school-age children, as well as families.

Join us for a creative museum workshop on making medieval shields and step together into the world of knights, coats of arms, and medieval imagination. 

The workshop is suitable for preschool and school-age children, as well as families.

Storyteller Mateja Kužner Čelešnik and violinist Jure Malovrh present unusual and sly female characters from folk and literary tradition.