In the Dornava municipality premises will be from 1. June to 30. in June 2026, a special traveling exhibition dedicated to the life and work of an outstanding compatriot, patriot and amateur historian Matej Slekovec is on display . The exhibition is being prepared by the Historical Section Matej Slekovec (history of Kidricevo), which with its work preserves the memory of the man who was the first to systematically write down the history of our places with his pen and left us an invaluable local history heritage.
The exhibition is designed in a modern and transparent manner and comprises four free-standing panels that bring visitors closer to Slekovec's life path, his research work and his rich legacy in lower Podravje and wider Styria. Because he dedicated a large part of his creation to our nearby places – the center along the Drava, Markovci and St. Peter. The exhibition is a valuable opportunity to present his work to our citizens.
You are invited to visit the exhibition during the official hours of the municipality to pay attention to the man who significantly marked the understanding of local history and preserved the memory of the past that connects us.
V prostorih Občine Dornava bo od 1. junija do 30. junija 2026 na ogled posebna potujoča razstava, posvečena življenju in delu izjemnega rojaka, rodoljuba ter ljubitelskega zgodovinarja Mateja Slekovca . Razstavo pripravlja Zgodovinska sekcija Matej Slekovec (Zgodovina Kidričevo), ki s svojim delom ohranja spomin na človeka, ki je s svojim peresom prvi sistematično popisal zgodovino naših krajev in nam zapustil neprecenljivo domoznansko dediščino.
Razstava je zasnovana sodobno in pregledno ter obsega štiri samostoječe panoje, ki obiskovalcem približajo Slekovčevo življenjsko pot, njegovo raziskovalno delo ter bogato zapuščino v spodnjem Podravju in širši Štajerski. Ker je velik del svojega ustvarjanja posvetil prav našim bližnjim krajem – Središču ob Dravi, Markovcem in Sv. Lovrencu na Dravskem polju – je razstava dragocena priložnost, da njegovo delo predstavimo tudi našim občanom.
Vabljeni, da si razstavo ogledate v času uradnih ur občine in tako poklonite pozornost človeku, ki je pomembno zaznamoval razumevanje lokalne zgodovine ter ohranil spomin na preteklost, ki nas povezuje.