Exhibits
Cmurek Emerged on a Bluff
An exhibit about the architectural history of Castle Cmurek from the 12th to the 19th centuries, created by castleologist Dr. Igor Sapač.
Endless Meadows of Madness
An exhibit depicting the period from 1956 to 2004, when the castle was home to the State Asylum for the Mentally and Neurologically Ill.
Composers from the Edge of Madness
An exhibit about classical composers who suffered from mental disabilities and the thin line separating madness and genius.
The Mysterious World of the Mura River
The Mura River is the queen of fish species diversity. This photographic exhibit depicts all sixty-five species of fish that inhabit the Mura. It was developed in cooperation with Marijan Gaber and Dr. Meta Povž.
Green Gladiators
The earliest resistance to hydroelectric dams on the Mura emerged in the 1980s. This exhibit was developed in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Fish of Slovenia and the My Mura Coalition.
Murals for Mura
A group of female artists created four mural paintings in defense of Mura without dams. The murals are on display at the following locations: Sladki vrh, fishing shack near Lenc Pond (alongside the Sladki vrh-Trate road); Gornja Radgona, the youthh centre at Trg svobode 15; Radenci, at Boračevska street 2.
Research
Selected topics
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Cmurek castle
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history of madness
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Novi Kinek Manor
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Petek's mill
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archeological site Anziglperk
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Terezija Mostler, the first Slovene female photographer
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Paleonthology
Projects
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Transborder, 2019
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Reading club, Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, 2019
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Remember, comrades (Še pomnite, tovariši), Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, 2019
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Living with Cmurek cultural heritage, Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, 2019
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The art of Desinstutionalisation camp, Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, 2017
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The art of Desinstutionalisation camp, Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, 2016
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Madness and creativity?, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, 2015
Iz institucij k ljudem
V Muzeju norosti domačo in tujo javnost osveščamo, da je Slovenija ena najbolj institucionaliziranih držav na svetu in da so ljudem, ki živijo v institucijah, kršene človekove pravice. Izkušnje kažejo, da so ljudje s tem sistemskim problemom slabo seznanjeni in da kljub opozorilom stroke ni politične volje za izvedbo procesa dezinstitucionalizacije, ki se je začel in končno tudi ustavil z zaprtjem zavoda za duševno in živčno bolne na Tratah, v katerem od leta 2013 delujemo.
Glavni cilj projekta je osveščanje mladih o kršitvah človekovih pravic v institucijah v Sloveniji in za družbeno spremembo v smeri odpravljanja institucij in uveljavljanja socialno varstvenih storitev v skupnosti, zato tudi naslov projekta Iz institucij k ljudem. Izobraževalna orodja in program bomo razvili v sodelovanju z izbranima partnerjema, Muzejem narodne osvoboditve iz Maribora ter Učnim in spominskim krajem grad Hartheim iz Avstriji. Gre za muzeja, ki sta specializirana za predstavljanje težavne dediščine in človekovih pravic ter ponujata bogat pedagoški program za mlade. V izobraževalna orodja bomo vključili pričevanja ljudi, ki so živeli v institucijah ali še danes v njih živijo, in tako prispevali h krepitvi glasu ranljive skupine, ki je izrinjena na obrobje, neslišna in nevidna. Pri tem nam bo pomagal partner Zavod Franko, katerega poslanstvo je zagotavljanje podpore osebam z dolgotrajnimi težavami v duševnem zdravju na način, ki jim omogoča življenje v skupnosti, torej zunaj institucij.
Cilj je, da že v času 2-letnega projekta v programe vključimo študente in pedagoge ter ocenimo spremembo po izvedbi programov.
Kontaktna oseba: dr. Sonja Bezjak
Partnerja: Zavod Franko, Muzej narodne osvoboditve Maribor
Sodelujoča organizacija: Učni in spominski kraj, grad Hartheim Avstrija
Financer projekta: Program Active Citizens Fund v Sloveniji (prek finančnih mehanizmov EEA in Norveške)
Trajanje projekta: 1. 10. 2020 do 30 .9. 2022
Collaboration
Expert support
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dr. Igor Sapač, The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture, University of Maribor
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dr. Vito Flaker, dr. Andreja Rafaelič, dr. Darja Zaviršek, Faculty for Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana
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dr. Rajko Muršič, dr. Jože Hudales, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
Local organisations
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male choir, KUD Gabrijel Kolbič
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Association of Pensioners Velka
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Sladki Vrh tourist association
Culture and art
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mag. Saša Bezjak, artist
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Cultural association člen 7 for Styria, Pavlova hiša, Austria
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Association of Slovene-Austrian friendship Maribor
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Association for preservation of cultural heritage
Nature
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International Committee for preservation of Mura river
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Institute for Nature Conservation
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Verein L.E.i.V, Lebende Erde im Vulkanland
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Genuss am Fluss
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Österr. Naturschutzbund
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Österreichischer Alpenverein Mureck
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WWF Avstrija
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WWF Slovenija
Social and societal issues
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Centre for Social Work Maribor