Bratislava Museums and Galleries

Municipal Museum

The Municipal Museum, the oldest museum in Bratislava as well as in Slovakia, was founded as early as 1868. Its collections can be seen in one of the ten permanent exhibitions.
The largest one is the exposition of the city history in the Old Town Hall, Primacialne namestie 3. Opening hours: 10:00am to 5:00pm Tue-Fri, 11:00am to 6:00pm on weekends.
This exhibition of the Municipal Museum presents exhibits documenting Bratislava’s rich history, including the history of crafts and trade, coronations of Hungarian kings, science, technology, cultural life in the town, sacral arts, life style of nobility, ideas of national revival as well as development of industry. The torture chambers in the basement of the Old Town Hall are very popular.
The smaller expositions of the Municipal Museum can be found all around the city, including Viticulture and Wine Industry on Radnicna street, Music Exhibition on Klobucnicka street, Arms and City Fortification on Michalska street, Historical Clocks and Watches on Zidovska street and Art Handicrafts on Beblaveho street.

Slovak National Museum

Another important institution is the Slovak National Museum consisting of 16 specialized museums, such as Natural History Museum at Vajanskeho nabrezie, Museum of History and Museum of Music at the Bratislava Castle, and Museum of Jewish Culture on Zidovska street.

Slovak National Gallery

Containing over 55,000 works the Slovak National Gallery is the largest gallery in Bratislava, located in 2 interconnected buildings, Vodne Kasarne (Water barracks) on Razsusovo nabrezie and Esterhazy Palace on Sturovo nabrezie. (Esterhazy Palace is undergoing a reconstruction these days). The permanent exhibitions, 16th - 18th century European Art, Gothic Art in Slovakia, Baroque Art of Slovakia, 19th century Art of Slovakia, are completed by collections of paintings, drawings, jewellery, glass, ceramics, crafts, pictures and design.