Mestské múzeum Stará Turá
Municipal museum in the Javorina Culture House on the history of Stará Turá and the Podjavorinie region, crafts, schooling, the SNP and the former Chirana company.
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About the museum
The first museum exhibition in Stará Turá was opened in 1976 in the building of the former Roman Catholic school as the Izba revolučných tradícií (Room of Revolutionary Traditions). Since 2005 the Mestské múzeum has been housed in the Javorina Culture House; in 2016 it was comprehensively modernised and moved to the ground floor of the building.
The museum focuses on the history of the town and the Podjavorinie region. Among its oldest exhibits are fossils, remains of Quaternary mammals, archaeological finds from the Stone and Bronze Ages, and a skull of the pratur (aurochs), after which the town is named. Valuable is a document from 1392 in which Stará Turá is first mentioned, as well as royal documents from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The ethnographic section is devoted to crafts, guilds, trade and local costumes. Other sections document schooling, the year 1848, the First World War, the fate of the Jewish community and the SNP in the Podjavorinie region. A separate exhibition presents the history of the former Chirana company, the largest manufacturer of medical technology in Czechoslovakia. An outlying exhibition is the period room Tradičné bývanie (Traditional Dwelling).
Highlights
- Document from 1392 with the first mention of Stará Turá
- Skull of the pratur (aurochs)
- Exhibition on the history of the Chirana company
- Period room Tradičné bývanie (Traditional Dwelling)
- Ethnographic section with local costumes
Permanent exhibitions
- Stála expozícia Mestského múzea – The history of the town and the Podjavorinie region, crafts and guilds, schooling, 1848, the SNP and a separate section on the Chirana company.
- Tradičné bývanie – An outlying period room with furniture, costumes, religious books and household utensils of our ancestors.
- Operated by
- Mesto Stará Turá
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Amenities & dining
The museum includes a multifunctional room (28 seats) with internet, a data projector and a screen, which can be rented.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
Up to 28 guests.
The multifunctional room is available for rent for short-term exhibitions, lectures, film screenings and discussions.
