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The beginnings of the dye-works, later known as Pirc’s dyeworks,
reach back to the first decades of the 18th century,
and in less than a century, it developed into a medium-sized
manufacturing plant. Mostly linen and cotton were dyed in
the dye-works. In the second half of the 19th century the
owner of the dye-works hired nearby farmers to weave linen,
which he then bought in, dyed, printed and sold in his shop
in town (at the former Petercek). Orders also came in from all
major Austro-Hungarian cities. The dye-works remained in
operation until the industrialisation process in the middle of
the 20th century. In the memorial room visitors can see
devices for fabric-ironing from 1797 and 1809. Work
processes in the dye-works and production of linen are also
presented. The collection is enriched by a grand legacy of
bourgeois dressing culture which reveals the charm of former
bourgeois life, family documents and documents on the
development of the dye-works and shop as well as the cultural,
sporting and economical development of Kranj.
Address: Vodopivceva ulica 11, Kranj. Visits possible upon
previous arrangement with the Tourist Board Kranj
(www.tourism-kranj.si, 04/23 80 450) or with Darja Okorn
(04/202 70 11, 040/79 11 96). Entrance fee: 1 EUR per person.
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