Welcome to Trate
Guided tours
In the month of August, we kindly invite you to Cmurek Castle to the Museum of Madness.
Public guided tours of the permanent exhibition "Endless Meadows of Madness" will be on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.:
- 8.5.2023 - guided tour in German
- 12.8.2023 - guided tour in Slovenian
- 19.8.2023 - guided tour in Slovenian
During the week, there will be guided tours in Slovenian language every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m., and in German every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
For guided tour in English, please contact us at: info@muzejnorosti.eu
Due to the limited number of visitors, we kindly ask for prior announcements by email: info@muzejnorosti.eu or by phone: +386 70 433 219
We are looking forward to your visit!
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.
Exhibits
How to reach us?
By bike
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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
Simon Chang exhibition opening
Simon Chang is a photographer who started photographing patients in psychiatric institutions in 2004 in Prague, where he p
Revitalisation of Difficult Cultural Heritage (video)
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Museum of Madness, we hosted two events on June 24, 2023 at Cmurek Cast
EMPACT Workshop / Empathy for Nature
You are kindly invited to attend the two-day art embroidery workshop at the Museum of Madness Trate on Monday and Tues
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
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.