‘Once upon a time in Slovenia’ –
How do you actually make shoes? What do you do when your shoe pinches? What tools do you use? And who (still) knows how to use them?
The shoemaking trade has also become a case for history and museums. So it’s a good thing that the Museum of Contemporary History in Celje (www.muzej-nz-ce.si) has a craftsmen’s street where you can also visit a historic cobbler’s shop.
Sebastjan Weber, curator, explains to student journalists Franja Kos, Zoja Štancar and Leon Romih on 29 January 2025 the story behind the exhibition, the idea behind it, its aims, where the exhibits come from and which workshops in the museum make the craft visible. In February, research will follow in the studio of a Slovenian shoemaker who produces high-quality shoes ‘hand made only’ with highly qualified employees and traditional tools.
A further project as part of the ‘Jugend schreibt’ programme with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ: consistently at authentic ‘learning locations’ with authentic conversations, careful research, multilingual and with added journalistic value. Educational work with immediately recognisable relevance. Under the patronage of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje; coordination/photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.