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Museum · Radovljica, Gorenjska
Museum of Apiculture (Radovljica Manor)
Radovljica’s beekeeping museum, in the Baroque manor on the main square, with traditional hives, hand-painted hive front panels and the history of the Carniolan bee, the region’s native breed.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
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About Museum of Apiculture (Radovljica Manor)
The beekeeping museum (Čebelarski muzej) was founded in 1959 and is located in Radovljica’s Baroque manor on Linhart Square as part of the municipal museum. It is dedicated to a long-standing activity in Slovenia, where beekeeping is common in both rural and urban areas.
The best-known items in the collection are the painted hive front panels (panjske končnice), wooden boards decorated with religious scenes, legends and satirical depictions of daily life, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. They were placed on the front of stacked wooden hives in apiaries, and the museum houses hundreds of them.
The exhibition also presents the Carniolan bee (Apis mellifera carnica), the native breed now kept in several countries, traditional box-shaped hives and beekeepers’ tools. A room is dedicated to Anton Janša, an 18th-century beekeeper born in the region and a teacher at the first beekeeping school in Vienna, with copies of his books.
In season, an observation hive lets you see the bees working behind glass.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
About an hour.
Best time
From spring until the end of summer, when the observation hive is usually active. There is one weekly day off and reduced hours in winter; check the website.
How to get there
In Radovljica’s manor, in the middle of the street-square of the old center.
Tip
Notice the hive panels with satirical scenes, such as the devil sharpening a woman’s tongue: they show the popular humour of the time.
Official website
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Museum of Apiculture (Radovljica Manor)
What are the painted beehive panels?
Wooden boards with religious scenes, legends and satires, placed on the fronts of beehives in Slovenian apiaries, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Where is the Radovljica Apiculture Museum?
In the Baroque manor on Linhart Square, in the town’s old center.
What is the Carniolan bee?
The native bee breed of the region, Apis mellifera carnica, now kept in several countries.