Josip Pelikan Photo Studio

Eastern Slovenia


Looking like an oversized greenhouse (to let in the light), the Josip Pelikan Photo Studio is the complete studio of a pioneering early 20th-century Celje photographer. His work is celebrated as he was the first major Slovenian photographer to gain national acclaim. Check out the ancient photographic equipment. Enter from the car park at the back.


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