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Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO)
In a Renaissance castle
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Image courtesy of © Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO)About Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO)
The Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) is one of the oldest museums of its kind in Europe, and Slovenia’s national museum for architecture, urban planning, industrial and graphic design and photography. It occupies Fužine Castle, the only preserved Renaissance castle in Ljubljana, on the Ljubljanica east of the centre, and organises BIO, the world’s longest-running design biennial. It is closed while exhibitions are being installed and on some public holidays. Our advice: check the programme, then walk or cycle back to town along the river.
Why it's on our list
- Architecture, design and photography
- In Fužine Castle by the Ljubljanica
- Organiser of the BIO design biennial
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Metelkova Mesto3.7 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Dragon Bridge4.1 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Ljubljana Castle4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Central Market4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- St Nicholas Cathedral4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Prešeren Square4.4 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Triple Bridge4.5 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Congress Square4.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min
- National Gallery of Slovenia4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Tivoli Park5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
Getting around
- Railway & bus station4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Ljubljana Airport (Brnik)21 kmCar or taxi 66 min