Prior to the founding of the Municipal Museum in Radovljica, since 1974 the Radovljica Manor had been home to the Linhart Memorial Room, which was set up by the then Slovenian Theatre Museum and the Radovljica Municipal Museums.

An initiative committee was established in 1997 with the task of preparing a vision and expert basis for a museum presentation of the central collection of the history of the town of Radovljica and its famous locals – notably Anton Tomaž Linhart.

The renovated collection and exhibition dedicated to Anton Tomaž Linhart was opened in 2007 to mark the 251st anniversary of his birth.