LECTURES

Saturday, 29th March 2008

2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.	Philatelic stories
	mag. Bojan Bračič
5.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.	Jewels in antiques and how to recognise them
	dr. Miha Jeršek

THEMATIC EXHIBITION SLOVENIKA

Philately

Collecta is becoming a tradition. Last year we have presented ways of competition exhibiting, while this year we decided to put on display materials related to Slovenia.

The collection Slovenika by Dušan Božič shows stamps with motifs related to Slovenia. Only part of the collection will be shown. read more ...

Antiques

When eyes buy

The sale of a certain product undoubtedly depends primarily on its visual presentation or advertising.

Posters came into existence in the late 19th century in France and so did the first visually attractive tinplate container. read more ...

Primož Trubar

This year is marked by the 500th anniversary of Primož Trubar’s birth. With his work the renowned author significantly marked the Slovene culture. He was the first to write and print books in Slovene which is also the reason why we celebrate this anniversary. The occasional exhibition will put on display a selection of facsimiled editions of Trubar’s works, critique studies and different biographies. read more ...

Deltiology

The First World War on the postcards of Ljubljana

In the field of deltiology we will put on display postcards of Ljubljana from the period of the First World War, representing the Italian prisoners of war in the Ljubljana castle, the wounded receiving treatment, the activity of the Red Cross and other charitable organisations, and also propaganda postcards (war propaganda, raising money for the families of the killed, etc.). What is more, visitors will also be able to admire individual objects of that period (badges, decorations, books, and soldiers’ products).

The exhibition is curated by Zmago Tančič and Miloš Mikolič.

Minerals, fossils, ornamental and precious stones

At Collecta you will be able to admire specimens of minerals and fossils from collections of the members of the Association of Minerals and Fossils of Slovenia (DRUŠTVO PRIJATELJEV MINERALOV IN FOSILOV SLOVENIJE). The world of minerals will be presented by the MEŽICA LEAD AND ZINC MINE, which is known for the most beautiful wulfenite and calcite crystals in Slovenia, and the IDRIJA MERCURY MINE, which has the longest mining tradition in Slovenia. read more ...

Numismatics

"Save and become a collector"

This is the title of the moneyboxes, bankbooks and coins collection which encourages a random visitor to start collecting various coins or just moneyboxes and bankbooks, since both collections are part of numismatics. read more ...

Phone cards

Slovene castles

Phone cards became popular because of the motifs printed on them. Part of Robert Jordan’s collection will be put on display.

Exhibition coordinator: mag. Bojan Bračič

Militaria

At this year’s Collecta the Slovenian Association of Military Insignia Collectors (ZZVS) will focus on the Slovenian Independence War and the Slovenian Army.

The exhibition will include:

- rare and numbered combat badges, which were used to award the direct contact with the enemy,

- symbol and membership card of the Union of Veterans of the war for Slovenia and a commemorative medal from the tenth anniversary of the Ten-day war for Slovenia,

- insignia of the Slovenian Army: rank tags, chevrons,

- ZZVS magazine, coins with the ZZVS logo and other promotional materials.

The exhibits come from the Military Museum Martin from Kranj’s military barracks.

Exhibition coordinators: Martin Leskovar and Leopold Gumpot

Other fields of collection

Slovene holy and greeting cards – memories from here and there ...

The exhibition will include old Slovene holy and greeting cards.

The exhibition will feature old holy cards with popular Slovene pilgrimage places, the most popular among which is Brezje in the Gorenjska region, and many more like the Šmarna gora hill, St. Mary on the Bled island, Dobrova near Ljubljana, Sveta Gora near Gorica, Svete Višarje, Ptujska gora, Svete gore, Mother of Grace in Maribor, the Mother of God of Kropa, and some more once popular places of pilgrimage. read more ...

Mixed collections of Tone Simončič

A number of collectors decide to make somewhat different collections. The exhibition will display sugar bags, cigar bands, paper napkins for cups, pocket calendars, fruit labels, drinks stickers, associations and actions labels and patches, bank papers (banknotes’ tapes, bags for coins, money transfer forms, etc.).

The exhibition is curated by Tone Simončič