East Asian Collections in Slovenia

The East Asian Collections in Slovenia database and website are part of a national project devoted to the comprehensive presentation of East Asian artefacts located in various Slovenian museums and institutions. Its website brings many interesting and inspiring objects – some of which are very rare worldwide ­– back to life in various virtual ways. It reveals their fascinating stories and the identity of their former owners. It brings visitors closer to the art and culture of East Asia and at the same time shows how surprisingly cosmopolitan and intellectually broad the Slovenian region was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Objects that would otherwise remain hidden in museum repositories thus enter the public space and communicate with those who want to explore and listen to them.