This occasional exhibition commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr Viktor "Father" Murnik (1874–1964), the father of Slovenian physical culture and reformer of the Slovenian Sokol movement. Following the establishment of the Ljubljana Sokol coaches' committee in 1896, Murnik began to educate coaches systematically in the field of physical culture. In 1898, he founded a women's coaches' committee, enabling women to participate on an equal footing. Trained students spread the Sokol movement among Slovenians like a flame, and it became the largest national organisation. To spread the movement's ideas, Murnik became the publisher of the Sokolski vestnik gazette in 1904, and consistently developed Slovenian professional terminology throughout this period. He put Slovenians on the map of international sports for the first time when he included the Slovenian Sokols in the International Gymnastics Federation. From 1907 onwards, Sokols competed successfully in world championships.

In 1922, Ljubljana hosted the World Gymnastics Championships and built a stadium for more than 55,000 spectators for this purpose. Thanks to Murnik's leadership, Slovenian gymnasts took to the podium for the first time, with Peter Šumi becoming the first Slovenian to win a world title. In 1928, Murnik became the first Slovenian coach to win an Olympic medal with a gymnastics team. He has systematically researched and developed professional terminology and enthusiastically promoted the benefits of physical culture. In his book Sokolstvo in življenje [The Sokol Movement and Life] (1932), he emphasised the importance of physical culture for the economy. He has received numerous awards and national honours in recognition of his work.