Salt pans worker's festival on the Feast of St George 2026

The Maritime Museum participates at the 22th Saltpans Feast:

Friday, 24/04/2026

09:30 Maritime Museum »Sergej Mašera« Piran

Children’s “salty workshops” and guided museum tour (reserved for schools)

Saturday, 25/04/2024

10:00 – 16:00, Tartini square
Stall of the Maritime Museum “Sergej Mašera” of Piran
Publications and materials on the traditional salt-making trade, with the opportunity to receive information and answers to your questions about salt heritage and maritime traditions.

10:00 – 13:00, Tartini square
Creative workshops on the theme of salt pans for families and children
Create your own stamp for a salt bag, choose and color a design, and enjoy games and activities inspired by the world of salt pans.

11:30 – 13:30, Mediadom Pyrhani, Piran
Study, conservation, and promotion of the salt-making tradition:

11:30 Lecture by Dr. Maja Bjelica (Science and Research Centre Koper)
Experiences and promotion of salt-making in Croatia, Italy, and France.

12:00 Lecture by Dr. Neli Glavaš (SOLINE Pridelava soli d.o.o.)
Petola – the distinctive and most valued feature of the Piran salt pans

12:30 Screening of the film created for the 30th anniversary of the Museum of salt making, by Veronika Bjelica (Maritime Museum Sergej Mašera Piran) and Matjaž Kljun (Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia)

13:15 Discussion

15:00, Maritime Museum »Sergej Mašera« Piran

Lecture of dr. Flavio Bonin on Piran salt pans during the Austro-Hungarian period

Free entry:

Maritime Museum »Sergej Mašera« Piran, 9.00 – 17.00

Monfort Exhibition Ground, Portorož, 10.00 – 17.00

Museum of salt making, Sečovlje Salina Nature Park – Fontanigge 9.00 – 17.00
11:30, 12:30, 15:30 Free guided tours

Tartini House, 10:00 - 18:00

The full programme is available on the website of the main organiser (here) and in the programme booklet (here).

You are kindly invited to join in!