Narodni muzej Slovenije (National Museum of Slovenia), Ljubljana

The National Museum of Slovenia is situated in Ljubljana's center, near Tivoli Park. Along with the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, located in the same building, the National Museum of Slovenia is the country's oldest scientific and cultural institution. The museum has an extensive collection of archaeological artifacts, old coins and banknotes (in the numismatics department on the ground floor), as well as some applied arts exhibits. The museum was founded in 1821 and was known initially as the "Estate Museum of Carniola". The current building, designed in a Neo-Renaissance style by Slovene architect Viljem Treo, was built between 1881 and 1885. The interior decorations were made by painters Janez and Jurij Šubic.