Welcome to Trate
Tourists, travelers and the curious
For visits outside the events, please make an appointment in advance. For information on current events, please visit our Facebook page or the events calendar. There is no admission fee, but you can support our work with a voluntary contribution.
Locals
For the neighbours and the local people, the Museum of Madness is mostly a place to meet and socialise. Here we meet for reading circles, morning gym sessions, film and music evenings, seedling exchanges and spontaneous gardening and touring meetings. Always welcome!
Students, researchers and professionals
We regularly organise field trips for schools and faculties, and work with experts in mental health, deinstitutionalisation, local communities and other fields of work on joint projects. To get involved, please contact us: info@muzejnorosti.eu.
Guided tours
Guided tours are organised for groups and individual visitors to the exhibitions at the Museum of Madness.
To arrange a tour, please contact us on +386 70 433 219 or email us at info@muzejnorosti.eu.
How to reach us?
By bike
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Slovenia: Slovenia: cycling route along the Mura, right bank
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Austria: R2 Murradweg
By car
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Ljubljana - Maribor (A1), exit Šentilj, direction Sladki Vrh, or exit Lenart, direction Trate
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Lendava - Lenart (A5), exit Lenart, direction Trate
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Graz - Spielfeld (A9), exit Gersdorf, direction Mureck
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Zagreb - Ptuj (E59), exit Ptuj, direction Lenart, direction Trate
By train
Mureck railway station, Austria; from there on foot or by bike (2,7 km map)
By bus
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Maribor-Trate, via Lenart or Šentilj
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Graz-Mureck (Austria), from there on foot or by bicycle (2.4 km)
Nearby airports
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Maribor, Slovenia
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Graz, Austria
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zagreb, Croatia
Muzej norosti
Trate 7
2213 Zgornja Velka
Slovenia
Current announcements
24 Sep 2022: Guided walk into the living world along the Mura River
On this year's Day for the Mura, we will meet at 15:00 on the forest path by the Cmurek Bridge and take a guided walk into
Call for the Museum of Madness Recognition
At the Museum of Madness, we are working to raise awareness about the need for deinstitutionalisation in Slove
On Community and Deinstitutionalisation Beyond Gardens and Enclosures. Proceedings of the Museum of Madness
The first volume of the Museum of Madness is here, with academic and professional articles and reflections on what is stil
Museum of Madness 2022 Recognition
The call for proposals attracted seven submissions from students themselves, their supervisors and mentors, or other lectu
Educational programmes
The Museum of Madness offers educational programmes for pupils, high school students and university students. Professional training and team building are available.
Topics:
- Mura: free-flowing rivers, nature conservation, climate crisis, environmental justice.
- Madness: mental health, rights of people with disabilities, human rights, social inclusion.
- The history of Cmurek: from the 12th century onwards, life along the border.
- Art: madness and creativity.
The content and duration of the programme are adapted to the interest and wishes of the visitors.