The Alpine Dairy Museum

STARA FUŽINA

A glimpse into the life of shepherds on Bohinj pastures in an authentic environment.

Learn about the tradition of life on the pastures in an authentic setting with objects, photographs and documentary material. The Alpine Dairy Museum allows you to understand the importance of Bohinj shepherding and pastoralism as a way of life and coexistence with nature in the high mountain world.

The museum preserves the original cheese-making workshop, with two large brick-built cheese kettles (1200 l) and a press for shaping the cheese. The exhibition features original cheese-making tools and utensils, as well as objects used by shepherds in their work on the pastures.

There is also a wooden shepherd’s hut with interior furnishings from the Zajamniki pasture dating from 1849.

Mountain farming, which dates back to the 13th century, and cheese-making has historically been the foundation of agriculture in Bohinj. The lack of arable land, long winters and short summers meant that the inhabitants were more involved in livestock farming (cows, goats, horses, sheep). For a long time, milk and dairy products have been the main staple of everyday diets.

Permanent exhibition in the museum

Also on display are original items of cheese dairy interior equipment, including cheese-making tools and utensils, milk containers, and butter churns, as well as a large cauldron on a wooden shaft from the dairies on Planina Blato. Also on display is a “majerska krošnja”, equipped with the supplies that the shepherds carried with them every year when they moved to the mountain pastures. Photographs show cheese factories and cheese-making in the mountain pastures, the transport of cheese to the valley, etc.

Opening hours

Winter (January, October, November, December)

SATURDAY and SUNDAY:

9:00 – 13:00

Spring and autumn (February, March, April, May, September)

from TUESDAY to SUNDAY:

9:00 – 13:00

Summer (June, July, August)

from TUESDAY to SUNDAY:

10:00 – 18:00

The museum is closed on Mondays, except when Monday is a public holiday.
In addition, the museum is closed on the following days: January 1st, Easter Sunday, May 1st, November 1st, and December 25th. January 1st, Easter Sunday, May 1st, November 1st, and December 25th.

PRICE LIST

INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICE LIST

GROUP TICKET PRICE LIST

COMBINED TICKET PRICE LIST 2+1 INDIVIDUAL

(three museums for the price of two)

COMBINED TICKET PRICE LIST 2+1 GROUPS

(three museums for the price of two)

Payment can only be made in cash or by purchase order (for groups).

Students, pupils and people over 65 years of age are entitled to a discount on presentation of the relevant proof.

FREE OF CHARGE:

Children up to 6 years. Does not apply to groups
Winter and Summer Julian Alps: Bohinj Card
Journalists, Study Groups, Smd, Icom

Valid from 01. 01. 2018

Information for groups

Advance reservation is mandatory for all groups.
Group rates apply for groups of 10 or more people.
One free admission is granted for every 21 visitors.
Payment is possible exclusively in cash or by voucher.
Visits outside regular opening hours are only possible with prior confirmation from Turizem Bohinj.
Bus parking is permitted only in designated bus parking areas.