The Dominican Monastery in Ptuj was closed in 1785, and finally dissolved in 1786 as part of the church reform under Joseph II, when it was transformed into an army hospital. The military used the complex until 1923, when it was nearly converted into a silk mill, which luckily fell through. In 1928 the municipality bought the buildings, turning them into a museum and apartments. The former Dominican Monastery was home to the Ptuj-Ormož Regional Museum and its archaeological department and collections, as well as Ptuj Historical Archives until 2011 and 2012.
HISTORY
The Dominican Monastery in Ptuj was closed in 1785, and finally dissolved in 1786 as part of the church reform under Joseph II, when it was transformed into an army hospital. The military used the complex until 1923, when it was nearly converted into a silk mill, which luckily fell through. In 1928 the municipality bought the buildings, turning them into a museum and apartments. The former Dominican Monastery was home to the Ptuj-Ormož Regional Museum and its archaeological department and collections, as well as Ptuj Historical Archives until 2011 and 2012.