Múzeum Andreja Kmeťa

About the museum

The Andrej Kmeť Museum is housed in the first building of the Slovak National Museum, built in Martin on the initiative of the Slovak Museum Society to a design by the architect Milan Michal Harminc. The foundation stone was laid on 8 August 1906, and almost half of the costs were raised through a national collection. After completion in 1907, the first nationwide exhibitions – historical, archaeological, numismatic, palaeontological, mineralogical, botanical and zoological – were opened to the public in 1908, together with a picture gallery and a library.

The building became state property in 1948, and in 1964 the district local-history museum, the Turiec Museum Andrej Kmeť, was installed in it. Extensive reconstruction took place in 1972–1975, and at the end of 1975 the museum reopened. Since the mid-1990s the building has been a national cultural monument, and since 1996 it has again been part of the Slovak National Museum.

Today the department of natural science collections of the Museums in Martin is located here, and the museum manages almost half a million collection objects. The new permanent exhibitions Príroda Turca (Nature of Turiec) and Kmetianum were opened in 2017: the first presents the geological development and habitats of the Turiec region in dioramas with interactive elements, and the second the history and mission of the SNM and the personalities who shaped it, especially its founder Andrej Kmeť.

Highlights

• The first building of the Slovak National Museum, from 1908
• The exhibition Príroda Turca with habitat dioramas
• Cave diorama with the skeleton of a cave bear
• The exhibition Kmetianum on the history of the SNM and Andrej Kmeť
• National cultural monument designed by Milan Michal Harminc

Permanent exhibitions

• Príroda Turca – Exhibition from 2017: the geological development of the Turiec region and living habitats in dioramas with interactive elements.
• Kmetianum – Exhibition from 2017 on the history and mission of the Slovak National Museum, through a selection of collection objects and the stories of personalities.

Founded

1893

Operated by

Slovenské národné múzeum – Múzeá v Martine

Admission & discounts

Free admission for children under 3, one member of the supervising teaching staff per group of 10 children, holders of ZMS, AMG CZ and ICOM cards, and journalists. Admission can be paid by card or in cash.

Accessibility

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

The museum has a step-free entrance; further information is available from the ticket office on +421 43 245 5113.

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