The Skofja Loka Museum is located in Loka Castle in Skofja Loka, which was first mentioned in 1215. The Skofja Loka Museum is a general museum with historical, archaeological, ethnological, cultural-historical, art and natural history collections. It was founded in 1939 and covers the area which for 830 years (973-1803) formed the Loka Estate under the authority of the Freising Bishops of Bavaria. The museum is located in the first flour, in the ground floor and in basement spaces. In the ground floor we can see Loka Estate, castles, the town, guilds, compatriots and education, furniture from Visoko, Loka's painted bourgeois pottery, Medieval art, altars from Drazgose, gallery and round tower. In the first floor we can see art gallery, black kitchen, lamps, architecture, agriculture, animal husbandry, food, transport, sieve-making, lace-making, linen-making and dyeing, small bread, artificial flowers, recent history collection, natural history collection and archaeological collection. In the basement spaces are Copies of Gothic frescoes and Gallery of Skofja Loka visual artists of the 20th century.
Photos
![Skofja Loka Museum - Loka Castle - Skofja Loka Museum Skofja Loka Museum - Loka Castle - Skofja Loka Museum]()
Loka Castle - Skofja Loka Museum
![Skofja Loka Museum - Medieval art Skofja Loka Museum - Medieval art]()
Medieval art
![Skofja Loka Museum - Paintings on religious themes from the Baroque period Skofja Loka Museum - Paintings on religious themes from the Baroque period]()
Paintings on religious themes from the Baroque period
![Skofja Loka Museum - Donation deed from year 973 Skofja Loka Museum - Donation deed from year 973]()
Donation deed from year 973
![Skofja Loka Museum - Coat-of-arms of Skofja Loka with the Black Skofja Loka Museum - Coat-of-arms of Skofja Loka with the Black]()
Coat-of-arms of Skofja Loka with the Black
![Skofja Loka Museum - Loka estate and the town Skofja Loka Museum - Loka estate and the town]()
Loka estate and the town
![Skofja Loka Museum - Votive painting of Skofja loka in fire, 1698 Skofja Loka Museum - Votive painting of Skofja loka in fire, 1698]()
Votive painting of Skofja loka in fire, 1698
![Skofja Loka Museum - Jug and vase Skofja Loka Museum - Jug and vase]()
Jug and vase
![Skofja Loka Museum - Guilds - Shoemaking workshop Skofja Loka Museum - Guilds - Shoemaking workshop]()
Guilds - Shoemaking workshop
![Skofja Loka Museum - Loka's painted bourgeois pottery Skofja Loka Museum - Loka's painted bourgeois pottery]()
Loka's painted bourgeois pottery
![Skofja Loka Museum - Kalan's furniture from Visoko Skofja Loka Museum - Kalan's furniture from Visoko]()
Kalan's furniture from Visoko
![Skofja Loka Museum - Cradle of the Tavcar family donated by the royal family of Karadordevic Skofja Loka Museum - Cradle of the Tavcar family donated by the royal family of Karadordevic]()
Cradle of the Tavcar family donated by the royal family of Karadordevi...
![Skofja Loka Museum - Compatriots and education - Ivan Tavcar Skofja Loka Museum - Compatriots and education - Ivan Tavcar]()
Compatriots and education - Ivan Tavcar
![Skofja Loka Museum - Copy of the fresco Holy Sunday from Crngrob (Workshop of Janez of Ljubljana, 1446 - 1460) Skofja Loka Museum - Copy of the fresco Holy Sunday from Crngrob (Workshop of Janez of Ljubljana, 1446 - 1460)]()
Copy of the fresco Holy Sunday from Crngrob (Workshop of Janez of Ljub...
![Skofja Loka Museum - Female and male costume Skofja Loka Museum - Female and male costume]()
Female and male costume
![Skofja Loka Museum - Art gallery Skofja Loka Museum - Art gallery]()
Art gallery
![Skofja Loka Museum - Statue of Saint Michael in the Poljane church Skofja Loka Museum - Statue of Saint Michael in the Poljane church]()
Statue of Saint Michael in the Poljane church
![Skofja Loka Museum - Black kitchen Skofja Loka Museum - Black kitchen]()
Black kitchen
![Skofja Loka Museum - Dishes and coffee mill Skofja Loka Museum - Dishes and coffee mill]()
Dishes and coffee mill
![Skofja Loka Museum - Lamps Skofja Loka Museum - Lamps]()
Lamps
![Skofja Loka Museum - Architecture Skofja Loka Museum - Architecture]()
Architecture
![Skofja Loka Museum - Agriculture, animal husbandry, food, transport Skofja Loka Museum - Agriculture, animal husbandry, food, transport]()
Agriculture, animal husbandry, food, transport
![Skofja Loka Museum - Sledge Skofja Loka Museum - Sledge]()
Sledge
![Skofja Loka Museum - Sieve-making, lace-making Skofja Loka Museum - Sieve-making, lace-making]()
Sieve-making, lace-making
![Skofja Loka Museum - Spinning wheel, stove, etc. Skofja Loka Museum - Spinning wheel, stove, etc.]()
Spinning wheel, stove, etc.
![Skofja Loka Museum - Hat-making, comb-making Skofja Loka Museum - Hat-making, comb-making]()
Hat-making, comb-making
![Skofja Loka Museum - Walking stick and decorative combs Skofja Loka Museum - Walking stick and decorative combs]()
Walking stick and decorative combs
![Skofja Loka Museum - Linen-making and dyeing Skofja Loka Museum - Linen-making and dyeing]()
Linen-making and dyeing
![Skofja Loka Museum - Small bread, artificial flowers Skofja Loka Museum - Small bread, artificial flowers]()
Small bread, artificial flowers
![Skofja Loka Museum - Crowns for young Ursulines Skofja Loka Museum - Crowns for young Ursulines]()
Crowns for young Ursulines
![Skofja Loka Museum - Models for artificial flowers Skofja Loka Museum - Models for artificial flowers]()
Models for artificial flowers
![Skofja Loka Museum - Fancy honey bread Skofja Loka Museum - Fancy honey bread]()
Fancy honey bread
![Skofja Loka Museum - Recent history collection Skofja Loka Museum - Recent history collection]()
Recent history collection
![Skofja Loka Museum - Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf and the German combat equipment Skofja Loka Museum - Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf and the German combat equipment]()
Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf and the German combat equipment
![Skofja Loka Museum - Natural history collection Skofja Loka Museum - Natural history collection]()
Natural history collection
![Skofja Loka Museum - Archaelogical collection Skofja Loka Museum - Archaelogical collection]()
Archaelogical collection
![Skofja Loka Museum - Kevderc and Lubnik Cave - Tools Skofja Loka Museum - Kevderc and Lubnik Cave - Tools]()
Kevderc and Lubnik Cave - Tools
![Skofja Loka Museum - Basement Spaces - Former yard Skofja Loka Museum - Basement Spaces - Former yard]()
Basement Spaces - Former yard
![Skofja Loka Museum - Basement Spaces - Slope to the yard Skofja Loka Museum - Basement Spaces - Slope to the yard]()
Basement Spaces - Slope to the yard
![Skofja Loka Museum - Copies of Gothic frescoes Skofja Loka Museum - Copies of Gothic frescoes]()
Copies of Gothic frescoes
![Skofja Loka Museum - Glalery of Skofja Loka visual artists of the 20th century Skofja Loka Museum - Glalery of Skofja Loka visual artists of the 20th century]()
Glalery of Skofja Loka visual artists of the 20th century
Data
Municipality: ŠKOFJA LOKA (22919 population)
Settlements in the municipality:
Škofja Loka (11611 population), Sv. Duh (1093), Virmaše (847), Stara Loka (787), Reteče (655),
Puštal (651), Godešič (641), Zminec (543), Gorenja vas - Reteče (381), Vešter (247), Dorfarje (220), Trata (218), Ševlje (216), Log nad Škofjo Loko (213), Brode (202), Grenc (199), Binkelj (186), Bodovlje (185), Bukovica (183), Sv. Barbara (166), Spodnja Luša (165), Suha (161), Sv. Andrej (157), Na Logu (154), Vincarje (152), Forme (151), Pungert (149), Bukovščica (140), Draga (130), Praprotno (127), Sv. Lenart (124), Zgornja Luša (120), Virlog (115), Gabrk (107), Hosta (104), Križna Gora (95), Stirpnik (94), Trnje (85), Papirnica (82), Gosteče (82), Sopotnica (82), Knape (79), Pevno (77), Gabrška Gora (72), Sv. Ožbolt (71), Strmica (65), Rovte v Selški Dolini (57), Sv. Tomaž (52), Bukov Vrh nad Visokim (49), Breznica pod Lubnikom (48), Crngrob (45), Lipica (39), Podpulfrca (39), Kovski Vrh (32), Pozirno (31), Sv. Petra Hrib (31), Sveti Florijan nad Škofjo Loko (30), Visoko pri Poljanah (26), Moškrin (22), Gabrovo (21), Valterski Vrh (8), Staniše (5)