Bag made from a museum banner

A large shoulder bag intended for everyday use and for shopping. It is made from old advertising banners for museum exhibitions. For many years the Museum of Recent History Celje has advertised its exhibitions on big banners hung on the front of the building. Banners advertising temporary exhibitions have served their purpose after a few months but the tarpaulin from which they are made is still in good condition. Each bag is cut from a printed tarpaulin and hand-stitched, and is therefore one of a kind. The collection of bags sewn from advertising banners is on sale in the museum shop.

The material from which the bags are made was produced abroad and printed in Slovenia. The bags are designed and stitched in Slovenia. They are sold at the museum shop in the Museum of Recent History Celje. Consequently, visitors who buy the bags will be carrying former museum advertising banners to towns and cities across Slovenia, Europe and the rest of the world.

The bags are made to order from old museum banners, making use of the tarpaulin sheets on which we advertise museum exhibitions. One of the bags is in the museum’s Urbano collection, which contains various items connected with urban living and popular culture. The bag is part of the museum collection because it reflects the trend towards recycling, reuse and local production.

The bags are made from old tarpaulin banners advertising museum exhibitions. The tarpaulin used to advertise temporary exhibitions has served its purpose after a few months. The banners are large format so they take up a lot of space in storage, but it would be a shame to throw them away because they are made from a high-quality, multi-use material. It is very easy to cut and stitch and performs excellently in everyday use. So instead of being discarded the tarpaulin is turned into shoulder bags that are sold at the shop in the Museum of Recent History Celje.