Galéria Dezidera Millyho

About the museum

The art-historical exhibition of the Museum of Ukrainian Culture opened in the manor house in Svidník in 1983, in ten exhibition halls with an area of 300 m². The manor house is the oldest secular building in the town and is listed as a monument; originally it was a manor court from the 17th century, which was rebuilt in the Late Baroque style in the first half of the 19th century.

The precondition for the exhibition was the donation of most of the artistic estate of the painter Dezider Milly by his widow, Priska Millyová, to the museum, and the subsequent reconstruction of the manor house. In the vestibule stands a wooden sculpture with a bronze bust of Dezider Milly by Ján Kulich.

The exhibition presents the development of folk and professional fine art of Ukrainians in Slovakia from the 16th century to the present. The dominant feature is a collection of icons from the 16th to 18th centuries, complemented by works of the founders of the Transcarpathian school of painting and other artists; the central place is held by the works of Dezider Milly (1906–1971).

Highlights

• Collection of icons from the 16th to 18th centuries
• Works by Dezider Milly, founder of modern Slovak fine art
• Transcarpathian school of painting – Erdélyi and Bokšaj
• The oldest secular building in Svidník

Permanent exhibition

• Umelecko-historická expozícia – Galéria Dezidera Millyho – The exhibition presents icon painting from the 16th to 18th centuries, the work of Transcarpathian painters and Ukrainian artists in Slovakia, and above all the works of Dezider Milly.

Founded

1983

Operated by

Slovenské národné múzeum

Admission & discounts

Free admission for children aged 1 to 3, holders of a ZŤP and ZŤP-S card, holders of ICOM, ICOMOS, UNESCO, Zväz múzeí na Slovensku and Asociace muzeí a galerií ČR cards, journalists, employees of the Ministerstvo kultúry SR, children from children's homes, refugees and displaced persons from Ukraine, tourist guides with a group and supervising teachers (1 teacher per 10 pupils). A reduction for children aged 3 to 6 applies upon presentation of a health insurance card.

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• Wheelchair accessible
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The exhibition rooms are step-free; on request the guide will arrange step-free access. The toilets are not step-free.

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