Museums and history in Gemer

The town of Revúca is a cradle of the formation of the modern Slovak nation as well as an important center of the development of the Slovak standard language in the Hodža...

The Sentinel Adventure Center was created by the reconstruction of the buildings of Mining Museum in Rožňava. Its premises include Exposition of mining and metallurgy of ...

In the very heart of Rožňava is the historical exposition of the mining museum, which is located in the attractive building of the former Marko manufactory for the produc...

An inseparable dominant of the historical center of Rožňava is the late Renaissance watchtower. It was built during the Turkish threat in 1643-1654 on the site of the ori...

On the Mining Squar, in the historical building of the burgher house from the 15th century, there is the Gallery of the Mining Museum.

There are regularly held short-ter...

The gallery is housed in a burgher's house in the center of Rožňava, whose origins go back to the end of the 15th century. This house is part of a terraced building on a ...

One of the most important archaeological sites of Kyjatice culture is located above the village of Kyjatice. The people of Kyjatice culture were characterized by the ritu...

Etelka is the iron heart of Gemer. The blast furnace was built in 1867 by Count Emanuel Andrássy, who named it after his mother. Thanks to the steelworks, iron production...

The Gemer-Malohont Museum in Rimavská Sobota is the fifth oldest museum in Slovakia. The museum is housed in a historic building built in the Classicist style, which orig...

The Center of Culture and Fine Arts in Rimavská Sobota has been the Municipal Gallery since 1996 as an organizational unit of the Municipal Cultural Center. The gallery h...

On the outskirts of the village of Vlachovo, in the local forest, preserved the historically valuable area of the former Andrássy mansion with the rest of the otherwise l...

The Andrássy Mausoleum is an extremely valuable monument of Art Nouveau architecture and sculpture. It is located in a quiet and picturesque area of Krásnohorské Podhradi...

Andrássy's Picture Gallery in Krásnohorské Podhradie was built by Dionysus Andrássy in 1908-1909, the owner of the beautiful Krásna Hôrka estate, in order to place his va...

We invite you to a interesting tour of the water mill, which originally belonged to the Andrássy family from Krásná Hôrka. Take a look at the original equipment and see h...

The name of Kostná Valley (The Bone Valley) is not random. It is an important locality of early Tertiary bones of tapirs, mastodons and rhinos. Kostná Valley is therefore...

The historical jewel of the city of Poltár is undoubtedly the local stone bridge, also called the Turkish Bridge. This material piece of history is said to have been left...

The castle is located at the top of the rock almost in the center of Fiľakovo. The first written mention of the castle is from the 13th century, where it is stated that t...

Fiľakovo was a city where people expected to be bombed because there was military production of the highest category. In addition, Fiľakovo was an important railway junct...

The building of the city reduta in Fiľakovo was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Since then, it has become a center of social and cultural events in the ...

The eastern Slovak town of Medzev and its close surroundings was one of the most productive areas in metal processing in the past. The tradition of ironmongery and smithe...

In the picturesque surroundings of the Vydrovská Valley near Čierny Balog, the Forestry Open-Air Museum was founded, which is the only one in Slovakia.

The location of t...

THE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS!

The Ethnographic Museum in the village of Smižany is an external exhibition of the Spiš Museum in Spi...

Birth house Cpt. Nálepka in Smižany was opened to the public in 1971. Since then visitors and new generations can recognize the personality of Cpt. John Nálepka and his a...

Mining history enthusiasts can view rare exhibits as well as photographs and documents from the time of active mining activity in Spiš through the extended exhibition fro...

Lovers of quality wine and viniculture enthusiasts will have their field day at the Wine Museum of M. L. Szepsi. The museum is located in the intimate cellar area directl...

The Artists' Gallery of Spiš is one of the youngest collecting institutions not only in the region but also in Slovakia. It is located in the representative premises of a...

In the very historical center of Lučenec, there is a monumental building of the former county court. Today, this beautiful historical building is the seat of the Museum a...

The architecturally most interesting and most beautiful monument of the town of Spišská Nová Ves is situated on the longest lenticular square in Europe. It is called the ...

One of the architectural gems of Spišská Nová Ves is the Art Nouveau building dating from 1899 - 1902. It is a beautiful reduta building built by architect Kálmán Gerster...

The Museum of Horehronie in Brezno is one of the younger museums in Slovakia. Its permanent exhibition Literary Brezno is located in the renovated premises of the old gra...