Bratislava is the capital city and the cultural and economic centre of

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. It is home to several museums and galleries, including the

Slovak National Museum The Slovak National Museum ( sk, Slovenské národné múzeum) is the most important institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museology in Slovakia. Its beginnings "are connected with the endeavour of the ...

and the

Slovak National Gallery The Slovak National Gallery ( sk, Slovenská národná galéria, abbreviated SNG) is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava. The gallery was established by law on 29 July 1949. In Bratislava, it has its display ...

Museums

Slovak National Museum

The

(''Slovenské národné múzeum'') has its headquarters in Bratislava on Vajanského nábrežie (a riverfront street in the Old Town), along with the Natural Science Museum, which is one of its subdivisions. The Slovak Museum was established in Bratislava in 1940 by merging the Slovak National Geographic and History Museum and the Agricultural Museum. In 1961 the Slovak National Museum in Martin was merged with the Slovak Museum, creating the new Slovak National Museum based in Bratislava. The SNM is the highest institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museological activity in Slovakia. The SNM manages 16 specialized museums in and outside Bratislava. The museums situated in Bratislava are: *Natural Science Museum (''Prírodovedné múzeum'') *Archaeological Museum (''Archeologické múzeum'') *Museum of History (''Historické múzeum'') – in

Bratislava Castle Bratislava Castle ( sk, Bratislavský hrad, ; german: Pressburger Burg; hu, Pozsonyi vár) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill ...

* Museum of Jewish Culture (''Múzeum židovskej kultúry'') *Museum of Hungarian Culture in Slovakia (''Múzeum kultúry Maďarov na Slovensku'') *Museum of Carpathian German Culture (''Múzeum kultúry karpatských Nemcov'') *Otis Laubert Museum (''Múzeum Otisa Lauberta'')

Bratislava City Museum

The

Bratislava City Museum The Bratislava City Museum ( sk, Múzeum mesta Bratislavy, abbr. MMB) is a museum in Bratislava, Slovakia, established in 1868. Its headquarters are located in the Old Town, near the Main Square at the Old Town Hall. The museum is owned by one o ...

(''Múzeum mesta Bratislavy'') established in 1868 is the oldest museum in continuous operation in Slovakia. The museum's primary goal is to chronicle Bratislava's history in various forms from the earliest periods using historical and archaeological collections. The museum offers nine permanent displays in eight specialized museums, mainly situated in the Old Town. Th
Museum of the City History
situated in the

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documents Bratislava's history from the mediaeval period to the 20th century. Th
Museum of Arms
is located on Michael's (''Michalská'') Street at

Michael's Gate In Bratislava, Slovakia, Michael's Gate ( sk, Michalská brána, german: Michaelertor, hu, Mihály kapu) is the only city gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications and ranks among the oldest town buildings. Built about the yea ...

. The museum focuses on Bratislava's history and developments in firearms,

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, and town fortifications. The building also offers a view over the historical centre and its surroundings. Th
Museum of Clocks
is situated on Jewish (''Židovská'') Street below

, in the

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-style "

House of the Good Shepherd The House of the Good Shepherd ( sk, Dom U dobrého pastiera) is a narrow, Rococo-style building in Bratislava, Slovakia, located in the Old Town below Bratislava Castle. It was built in 1760–1765 by notable Bratislava master- mason Mate ...

", built from 1760 to 1765. The museum exhibits antique clocks from the end of 17th to the end of the 19th century, mainly from Bratislava's

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. Other displays include the

Devín Castle Devín Castle ( sk, hrad Devín, links=no or , hu, Dévényi vár, german: Burg Theben) is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Description The site has been settled since the Neolithic Age and fortifi ...

and ancient

Gerulata Gerulata was a Roman military camp located near today's Rusovce, a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the Roman province of Pannonia and was built in the 2nd century as a part of the frontier defence system. It was abandoned in the 4t ...

Other museums

The Bratislava Transport Museum, a branch of the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice, is situated on the site of the first steam-railway station in Bratislava on Šancová Street, near the current

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. It was opened on June 24, 1999. Th
Water Museum
(''Vodárenské múzeum''), which is administered by the Bratislava Water Company (''Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť''), is located in

Karlova Ves Karlova Ves ( hu, Károlyújfalu, german: Karlsdorf) is a borough in the city of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the city close to the river Danube on the slopes of the Little Carpathians mountains and i ...

. It focuses on history of waterworks and

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in Bratislava, exhibiting tools, machines and photographs. Th
Museum of Education and Pedagogy
was established in 1970 by the Department of Education and is administered by the Institute of Information and Prognoses of Education (''Ústav informácií a prognóz školstva''). The museum contains almost 40,000 exhibits from the 16th to the 20th century.

Galleries

Slovak National Gallery

The

(abbr. SNG), founded in 1948, is the biggest network of galleries in Slovakia. Two displays in Bratislava are situated in

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(''Esterházyho palác'') and the Water Barracks (''Vodné kasárne''), adjacent one to another. They are located on the Danube riverfront in the Old Town.

Other galleries

The

Bratislava City Gallery The Bratislava City Gallery ( sk, Galéria mesta Bratislava, abbr. GMB) is a gallery located in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Old Town. It is the second largest Slovak gallery of its kind. The gallery is housed at the Mirbach Palace Mirbach Palac ...

, founded in

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, is the second biggest Slovak gallery of its kind. It stores about 35,000 pieces of Slovak and international art and offers permanent displays in Pálffy Palace and

Mirbach Palace Mirbach Palace is a Baroque-Rococo building in the historical zone of Bratislava. The four-wing, two-story building, which ranks among the most beautiful and best-preserved architectural monuments of the mentioned style period in Slovakia, was named ...

, located in the Old Town
Danubiana Art Museum
one of the youngest art museums in Europe, is situated near

Čunovo Čunovo ( hr, Čunovo, hu, Dunacsún, Duna-Csún, ) is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams. History Čunovo was first mentioned as a vil ...

waterworks (part of Gabčíkovo Waterworks). It opened on September 9, 2000. Gallery Enter, near the Bratislava City Gallery, is host to new digital media art.

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