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OCCASIONAL EXHIBITIONS

THE SLOVENIAN SHIPS the cargo motor ship Martin Krpan Martin Krpan cargo motor ship, fairly small vessel (46.5 m long and 7.3 m wide), which had a capacity of 525 tonnes, is extremely important for Slovenia's maritime history. It was the first ship owned by the Slovenian shipping company known as Splošna plovba from 22 October 1954 onwards (previously known as Val and Slovenijalinije). Martin Krpan also had a different name at first: Sirob, which is Boris spelled backwards (the name of the first director of Splošna plovba, Boris Šnuderl), who invited some most experienced seafarers to join the company: Captain Baldomir Podgornik, Captain Branimir Velkavrh, Joško Rotter, Dušan Ivančič and Karl Čepregi.

Rex – splendour, ruin, awakened memories - the occasional exhibition

Showcase of the month “Piran Peacock” On the eve of the anniversary of the birth of France Prešeren, on December 2, 2011, in the lobby of the Gabrielli Palace, the showcase of the month entitled Piran Peacock, prepared by Snježana Karinja, was ceremoniously opened. A bronze fibula in the image of a peacock from the 6th century was presented. The object was found during the archeological excavations of Damijan Snoj in 1991 in the Church of St. George.

The memories of the journey of the His Majesty Ship Saida At the nautical Internautica Fair held in May 2005 in Portorož, the Maritime Museum Piran presented itself with the exhibition "The memories of the journey of the His Majesty Ship Saida". The exhibition, which included brochures in Slovene and English, also made a guest appearance at the Apollonio Palace in Piran in the same year. The purpose of the exhibition was to visualize the travelogue by NCO Ivan Rupnik from the voyage to East Africa, Australia and East Asia on board the Austro-Hungarian corvette Said in 1898–1899 and to present his view on the voyage.