Rogatec Open-Air Museum

The original idea to preserve the birthplace of poet Jože Šmit has, over the years, evolved into the largest local open-air museum in Slovenia, which was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award in 1997. It is a scientifically designed cultural monument of national importance under the professional supervision of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage – Celje Branch. The museum offers guided tours and runs an engaging educational program featuring active ethnological workshops for youth and adults, museum demonstrations, and hands-on workshops on traditional crafts, farm work, and cultural heritage:

• bread baking,
• wicker and willow weaving,
• hand weaving,
• blacksmithing,
• stone masonry,
• cooking and peeling willow twigs,
• Easter bouquets and baskets made of dough,
• Christmas wreaths,
• bark whistles,
• walking on stilts,
• …