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Slovak National Museum
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A panorama showing the Slovak National Museum building on the banks of the Danube. The building houses the SNM HQ and the Natural Science Museum. A tourist 'noddy' road train can also be seen in the picture.Slovak National Museum - Further Information
The Slovak National Museum (SNM) Building on Vajanského nábrezie in Bratislava is the main office of the Slovak National Museum and also contains the Natural Science Museum of the SNM. It stands on Fajnorovo Nábrezie embankment the beside the River Danube.The history of the SNM dates back to the beginning of the 20th century with the opening of the first permanent exhibition from a national Slovak collection in Martin. The building that now houses the HQ of the Slovak National Museum was built in Neoclassical style between 1925-28 to house Agricultural Museum. Parts of the original facade were destroyed during bombing raids in WWII. In 1930 the first exhibitions were a joint venture between the Agricultural Museum and the Slovak National Geographic and History Museum. These were merged in 1940 to form the Slovak Museum. Following reconstruction after WWII, the building became the headquarters of the new Slovak National Museum.
As the name suggests, the SNM manages numerous museums throughout Slovakia. Within Bratislava there are exhibitions at Bratislava Castle, St Michael's Gate and numerous othre buildings. The list of museums and collections overseen by the SNM are:
- Slovak National Museum office
- Natural Science Museum
- Archeological Museum
- Museum of History
- Museums in Martin
- Ethnographical Museum
- Andrej Kmeť Museum
- Muzeum of Slovak Village
- Martin Benka Museum
- Museum of Czech Culture in Slovakia
- Museum of Roma Culture in Slovakia
- Karol Plicka Museum
- Museum of the Slovak National Councils
- Music Museum
- Červený Kameň Museum
- Betliar Museum
- Bojnice Museum
- Spis Museum in Levoča
- Museum of Puppet Cultures and Toys
- Museum of Jewish Culture
- Museum of Hungarian Culture in Slovakia
- Museum of Carpathian German Culture
- Museum of Ukrainian Culture
- Museum of Ľudovít Stúr
- Museum of Croatian Culture in Slovakia
- Museum of Ruthenian Culture
Address:
Slovak National Museum building
Vajanského nábrezie 2,
P.O.BOX 13,
81006 Bratislava
Travel Directions and Getting There:
Bus and Tram: Nový Most bridge, Mostová Ulica street, Safárikovo Námestie square, Námestie Ľ. Stúra square.
