The Archaeological Department is the oldest of the specialized museum departments in Slovenia. It acquires, stores, and studies material from all archaeological periods found throughout Slovenia. It also has a small collection of artifacts from Egypt, including a mummy. The earliest finds were acquired more than 170 years ago.
Departments
The Archaelogical Department
Department for History and Applied Art

The Numismatic Cabinet

The Graphics Cabinet

The Department of Conservation and Restoration
The tradition of conservation and restoration of museum exponents in the National Museum extends into the 19th century, in the period of the first major excavations in Doljenska/Lower Carniola and Kranjska/Carniola. After the Second World War, the Conservation-Restoration workshop became an independent unit of the museum, and has remained the central workshop for all of Slovenia throughout this time.
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Library
The library functions today as a specialized library dealing with cultural affairs. The library has an official status as a public library and is open to local experts and foreign visitors, including a large number of students. For purposes of study, it is possible to view older material and printed matter of particular historical importance.