Kulturna doživetja Škofjeloškega - Stories of the Škofja Loka Museum

Stories of the Škofja Loka Museum

Ivan Tavčar's first published work Meine Schwester Elisa was a narrative essay written in school

Photo: Ivan Tavčar as a secondary school student. In the possession of the Ljubljana Historical Archives – Škofja Loka Unit.

It is a well-known fact that Ivan Tavčar's last and most famous work is the Visoko Chronicle. The novel was first monthly published in 1919 as a feuilleton in the Ljubljanski zvon newspaper, and two years later, it came out in the form of a book in volume 6 of Tavčar's collected writings.

A servant-shaped candlestick from the archaeological collection of the Škofja Loka Museum

Photo: A partially preserved servant-shaped candlestick found in the Upper Tower on Krancelj Hill in Škofja Loka, late 14th century or early 15th century.

Archaeological explorations that took place on the site of the abandoned Upper Tower on Krancelj Hill between 1954 and 1955 resulted in the discovery of a number of remarkable finds, including a bronze statue that was once part of a candlestick.

Linen dyeing in the Škofja Loka area

Photo: A pattern sampler that used to belong to Jurij Pokorn, a master linen dyer. The pattern sampler was used to make it easier for the dyer's customers to decide what kind of pattern they would like to have printed on their linen. In the possession of the Škofja Loka Museum.

Linen dyeing in the Škofja Loka area goes back a long way, since this area has always been known for having a well-developed linen trade. The first depictions of linen dyeing are found in the church in Crngrob on the Holy Sunday (Sveta Nedelja) fresco, which was painted in the period between 1455 and 1460.