Mestské múzeum v Seredi

About the museum

The municipal (local-history) museum arose on the initiative of the town's residents and members of the civic association Vodný hrad (Water Castle). It was established by the town council on 1 May 2004 and is run by the Dom kultúry v Seredi (Culture House in Sereď). It is housed in the Fándlyho fara, the building of a former Roman Catholic vicarage from 1909, on whose façade there is a memorial plaque to Juraj Fándly, who served as a chaplain in Sereď in 1778–1780.

The museum has five permanent exhibitions. Two are archaeological: História Serede sa začala na Mačianskych vŕškoch (The History of Sereď Began on the Mačiansky Hills) and Vodný hrad Šintava (Šintava Water Castle), which show finds from the Ice Age through to the Slavic period, and medieval finds from the excavation of the courtyard of the Sereď manor house; the exhibits are on loan from the Vlastivedné múzeum v Galante (Local History Museum in Galanta). There is also an exhibition of enlarged postcards, Obrázky odviate časom (Pictures Blown Away by Time), an outdoor exhibition of a vanished Gothic church, and a lapidarium with Baroque statues from the Trinity Column.

The museum also provides an exhibition for visually impaired visitors with a guide line, a 3D model and descriptions in Braille. In the bastion of the Sereď manor house it operates an interactive exhibition on Šintava Castle.

Highlights

• Archaeological exhibition Vodný hrad Šintava (Šintava Water Castle)
• Exhibition História Serede sa začala na Mačianskych vŕškoch (The History of Sereď Began on the Mačiansky Hills)
• Lapidarium with originals of statues from the Trinity Column
• Exhibition on the first horse-drawn railway in Hungary
• Exhibition with a 3D model and Braille for blind visitors

Permanent exhibitions

• Vodný hrad Šintava – The main archaeological exhibition presents medieval finds from the courtyard of the Sereď manor house, copies of views and plans of the castle from 1666 and 1667, weapons, coins and stove tiles.
• História Serede sa začala na Mačianskych vŕškoch – The exhibition maps the prehistory of the region from the end of the Ice Age to the arrival of the Avars and Slavs, and contains finds from Sereď and its surroundings.
• Obrázky odviate časom – Exhibition of enlarged period postcards of Sereď from a private collection, supplemented by maps, prints and objects from the manor house.

Founded

2004

Operated by

Dom kultúry Sereď

Admission & discounts

The prices apply to visits of the museum.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description

The exhibition for visitors with disabilities has a guide line, a 3D model of the museum, descriptions in Braille and audio commentaries in Slovak and English.

Kids & families

The interactive exhibition in the bastion of the manor house is also aimed at families with children and at school groups.

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