The Slovak Technical Museum ( sk, Slovenské technické múzeum, STM) is a major Slovak

technology museum A technology museum is a museum devoted to applied science and technological developments. Many museums are both a science museum and a technology museum. Some of the most historically significant technology museums are: *the Musée des Arts ...

, based in the eastern Slovak city of

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

, with branches throughout Slovakia. It was established in 1947 and opened to the public in 1948, under the name Technical Museum (''Technické múzeum''). The museum was renamed to its current name in 1983. Its main exhibits and headquarters are located in the northern part of Košice's Main Street (''Hlavná ulica''), in the historical public building known as ''Kapitánsky palác'' (The Captain Palace).

Museums

The main museum in Košice's historical centre has collections and exhibits that focus on the history of industrial and technological topics such as mining, metallurgy, artistic crafts, physics, chemistry, steam engines, electrical engineering, energy production, typewriters, phonographs and other sound recording devices, telephones, radiotelegraphy and radios. The museum also includes a planetarium and exhibits related to astronomy and space research. The museum's branches throughout Slovakia are as follows: * Museum of Aviation in

(opened 2002) * Museum of Transport in

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

(opened 1999, specialises in road and rail transport) *Museum of J.M. Petzval in

Spišská Belá Spišská Belá (german: Zipser Bela; hu, Szepesbéla; pl, Biała Spiska) is a town in the Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region in Spiš in northern Slovakia. Prior to World War I, it was in Szepes county in the Kingdom of Hungary. Histor ...

(opened 1964, focused on optics and photography) *Manor house in

Budimír Budimír ( hu, Budamér) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1289. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 350 metres a ...

(opened 1990, focused on historical clocks) *Museum of cinematography of the Schuster family in

Medzev Medzev ( hu, Mecenzéf), also known as Metzenseifen (particularly to Americans and the native German-speaking community) is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several tow ...

*Foundry in Medzev (opened 1967) *Solivar near

Prešov Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros Cou ...

(opened 2001, focused on salt mining technology for boiling and pumping of salt) *Blacksmith's workshop in

Moldava nad Bodvou Moldava nad Bodvou ( hu, Szepsi; german: Moldau (an der Bodwa)) is a town and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1255. Geography The to ...

*Smelter in

Vlachovo Vlachovo ( hu, Oláhpatak, german: Lambsdorf, Lampertsdorf) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1427 as ''Al ...

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Official siteMuseum of Transport

Museum of Aviation (unofficial site)Museum of J. M. Petzval (Spišská Belá municipal site)
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