Museums and history in Slovinky and surroundings

A charming architectural building in the historic center of Gelnica is the Old Town Hall with its majestic Baroque tower, which now houses the Mining Museum of Gelnica. T...

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...

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 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 ...

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...

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...

One of the landmarks of Master Paul Square in Levoča is the historic building of the Renaissance town hall. The town hall was probably built around the middle of the 15th...

Levoča is a royal town with a rich and famous history, which is presently presented not only by Gothic and Renaissance architecture, but also by specialized centers docum...

The House of Master Paul is located on the historic square in Levoča. The foundations of the house originated in the 14th century as a ground floor building with a cellar...

If you are not a fan of contemporary modern museums, try visiting a museum that breathes and embodies history just by the appearance of the building. The Spiš Museum in L...

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...

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...

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...

Folk Museum in Brezovica (Sabinov district) is a mirror of life in the village in the last hundred years. Among other things, the museum captures the entire process of ma...

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...

In the cultural center of "Na korze" in Sabinov you can see a permanent exhibition of the Oscar-winning film The Shop on Main Street and also a museum with works of Sabin...

The medieval eastern bastion in Sabinov, which was part of the town fortifications for several centuries, became the seat of the City Museum in 2012. As part of its activ...

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...

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 Prešov Jewish Museum was founded in 1928 as the first of its kind in Slovakia. It is located in the beautiful premises of an orthodox synagogue built between 1897 - 1...

There is a paradise for wine lovers in the premises of historical 500 - year - old cellars under the Town Hall of Prešov. Original underground spaces became the seat of t...

One of the most fascinating historical buildings not only in Prešov, but also in the whole of Slovakia is undoubtedly the Rakoczi Palace, as evidenced by its attribute - ...

The Museum of Ruthenian Culture in Prešov is one of the thematic branches of the Slovak National Museum. The museum is the youngest in Slovakia. The main activity of the ...

An interesting type of museum in Košice is the private ethnographic museum HUMNO. The museum is a non-profit organization focusing and specializing in production techniqu...

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 ...

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...

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...

The most important salt deposit in Slovakia is the site named Solivar - today the part of the city of Prešov. Right here, in the Leopold shaft, rock salt was mined in the...

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...

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 ...