TEHNISKI MUZEJ SLOVENIJE

Their core work

The Technical Museum of Slovenia is a national public museum in Ljubljana dedicated to preserving and presenting Slovenia's technical and industrial heritage. Within H2020, their role has been exclusively as a venue and activity partner for the European Researchers' Night (NOCMOC), organizing participatory science events, citizen science activities, and public engagement sessions that bring researchers and citizens together. They contribute physical exhibition space, public engagement expertise, and experience in making science accessible to non-specialist audiences.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

The museum's H2020 involvement is narrow and consistent: three consecutive editions of the same European Researchers' Night event (NOCMOC) from 2018 to 2021. A minor shift is visible — early keywords focus on a single participatory event and science communications, while later editions expand to include research careers, water-themed citizen science ('Waters' Might'), and multiple participatory events. This suggests a gradual broadening of their public engagement programming within the same overall format.

They are a stable, recurring partner for science outreach in Slovenia with no signs of branching into research projects — expect continued public engagement roles.

How they like to work

The museum has only ever participated as a partner, never as a coordinator, joining the same Slovenian consortium for three consecutive editions of NOCMOC. With just 5 unique partners all within 1 country, they are a loyal, locally embedded partner rather than a networked European player. Working with them means tapping into a reliable Slovenian venue and public engagement partner for outreach-oriented activities.

Very small, purely domestic network of 5 Slovenian partners, all connected through the recurring European Researchers' Night consortium. No international collaboration footprint visible in H2020 data.

What sets them apart

As a national technical museum, they offer something most research partners cannot: a public-facing physical space with built-in visitor traffic and experience in translating complex science into engaging exhibitions. For any consortium needing a Slovenian venue for public engagement, citizen science, or dissemination activities, they are a natural fit. Their limitation is clear — this is an outreach and venue partner, not a research or technology contributor.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NOCMOC (2018-2019)
  First edition of their Researchers' Night involvement, establishing the museum as a recurring science engagement venue in Slovenia.
• NOCMOC (2021)
  Most recent edition introduced thematic citizen science ('Waters' Might') suggesting growing programmatic ambition beyond standard open-door events.