National Museum of Slovenia

National Museum of Slovenia
The Museum Building in Ljubljana where the National Museum of Slovenia and the Slovenian Museum of Natural History are located.
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LocationLjubljana, Slovenia
Coordinates46°3′8″N 14°29′58″E / 46.05222°N 14.49944°E / 46.05222; 14.49944

The National Museum of Slovenia (Slovene: Narodni muzej Slovenije) is located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located in the Center district of the city near Tivoli City Park. Along with the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, located in the same building, the National Museum of Slovenia is the country's oldest scientific and cultural institution. The museum has an extensive collection of archaeological artefacts, old coins and banknotes (in the numismatics department on the ground floor) and displays related to the applied arts. In 2021 it's been given the golden Order for Exceptional Merits by the president of Slovenia, Borut Pahor.