Address: Gorenjski muzej Kranj Zoisova 15 4264 Bohinjska Bistrica tel.: 00386 (0) 4 5770142 mob: 00386 (0)31 691823 Opening hours: 26 Dec - 30 Jun - 10 am - 12 am - 4 pm - 6 pm - open on Wensdays, Saturdays and Sundays 1 Jun - 31 Aug - 10 am - 12 am - 5 pm - 8 pm - closed on Mondays 1 May - 30 Jun and 1 Sep - 25 Oct - 10 am - 12 am - 4 pm - 6 pm - closed on Mondays Short presentation: Since 1979 two permanent collections have been on display in the house of Tomaz Godec in Bohinjska Bistrica: LEATHER-TANNING MUSEUM and LITTLE WAR MUSEUM OF THE ISONZO FRONT 1915-1917. You can acess free internet from the museum. WHO WAS TOMAŽ GODEC? Also presented is the life of the former owner, excellent sportsman and hero of the natianal liberation struggle of the Second World War - Tomaz Godec. A trained leather tanner, Godec put forth a great effort and purchased his father's workshop, while all the while pursuing sports. He was an enthusiastic mountaineer and an excellent cross-country skier. From 1928 to 1933 he was even a member of the Yugoslav ski team. He brought his experiences gained at international competitions back to his home region of Bohinj. His travels abroad gave him insight into extreme social difterences and soon after he bacame a member of the Communist Party. As a dedicated Communist, he was one of the organisers of the December 1941 Bohinj uprising. Unfortunately, however, his identity was betrayed to the German police and he was arrested. On 19 April 1942 he was executed in Mauthausen. The LEATHER-TANNING MUSEUM is a reconstruction of the leather-tanning workshop which before the Second World War was located in the building owned by Tomaz Godec. At present the only. museum -of its kind in Slovenia, it portrays the tanning methods used at that time. First, fresh hides were thoroughly washed in the stream running behind the house and then immersed in lime. When all the hair fell of, they were again washed in water, after which all fat and flesh was removed with a special tool. Then the hide was washed again, all pigment squeezed out, all follicles removed and the hide thinned if necessary: After the hide was immersed in dog, pigeon and chicken excrement, the tanning process began. Hides were submerged in a mixture of tannic acid and water in a special tanning tub. Tannic acid was derived from spruce bark crushed by a special device driven by a water mill. Hides in tubs were regularly stirred and each day more tannic acid was added. After six to twelve months, hides were tanned and drained. Then they were greased in a barrel and thoroughly kneaded. The surplus grease was removed with a blunt knife and hides were smoothened with a stone blade. After the hides had dried, they were again smoothened with a stone blade, so that they became smooth and of even thickness. During the last stage of processing or "breaking", hides became soft and supple and were ready to be sold. The LITTLE WAR MUSEUM OF THE ISONZO FRONT 1915-1917 illustrates the time of the First World War in the northern part of the Isonzo Front stretching from the edge of Banjska planota plateau to Mrzli vrh mountain and the south-eastern part of the Carinthian Front stretching from Krn mountain to Rombon. The display is composed of 1100 exhibits and documents which in a unique and often touching way describe both military strategy and the soldiers' hardships. The display also depicts war propa- ganda, social problems, military organisation in both the hinter- land and the foregröund of the front.  FOUNDING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF YUGOSLAVIA During his stay in the Soviet Union (from August 1938 to January 1939), Josip Broz Tito received the order from the Camintern to found the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CK KPJ). Consequently, between 15 and 18 March 1939, a meeting of the party's leadership was held in Tomaz Godec's tanning workshop, during which the party's leadership established itself as the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. IRON ROUTE Larger settlement of Bohinj dates back to the Iron Age (7th century BC) for the very reason of rich iron ore deposits.     "Iron Road" is a project that involves several alpine regions, belonging to different territories but brought together by the common past of mining. In the area of Bohinj and its industrial surroundings in the highlands (the area of the Julian Alps), the Museum of Gorenjska undertook topographical surveys to keep a record of Bohnij's cultural heritage, with an emphasis on ore deposits, and conducted excavations on potential archaeological sites. The results of the surveys will contribute to the knowledge about mining as well as the iron industry in the area of Bohinj as a part of southeastern alpine territory.