Múzeum holokaustu v Seredi

About the museum

The museum was established on the grounds of the former labour and concentration camp for Jews in Sereď, which operated from September 1941 to March 1945. Of the camps set up in Slovakia in 1941 (Nováky, Vyhne, Sereď), only the one in Sereď has been preserved, which is why it is an authentic place linked to the fate of the Jewish community in the country. Around 16,000 people passed through the Sereď camp.

The exhibition, through documents, photographs and objects, presents the persecution of Jews and their deportations; one of the exhibits is a cattle wagon in which deportations took place. The museum also includes an education centre with seminars and events against racism, xenophobia and antisemitism.

The museum belongs to the network of the Slovak National Museum (Museum of Jewish Culture). Since 2022 it has also managed the Slovak national exhibition The Tragedy of Slovak Jews in Block 16 of the former Auschwitz I camp in Osvienčim. Since 2017 it has offered a video guide in sign language for deaf visitors.

Key themes

• Authentic site of the former labour and concentration camp
• Period documents, photographs and objects on the persecution of Jews
• Cattle wagon used in the deportations
• Video guide in sign language for deaf visitors
• Education centre with seminars and events

Permanent exhibitions

• Múzeum holokaustu v Seredi – The exhibition on the site of the former camp documents the persecution of Jews in Slovakia through period documents, photographs and objects, including a cattle wagon.
• Tragédia slovenských Židov (Slovenská národná expozícia v Osvienčime) – The exhibition in Block 16 of the former Auschwitz I camp, managed by the Sereď museum, can be visited only in Osvienčim during the opening hours of the local museum.

Operated by

Slovenské národné múzeum

Admission & discounts

Free admission also for supervising teachers, holders of ICOM, ZMS and UNESCO cards, museum or gallery cards of the SR and the Czech Republic, members of the Friends of the SNM Club, employees of the Ministry of Culture of the SR and journalists.

Accessibility

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

The museum states that it is accessible also for visitors with disabilities. Deaf visitors can start the video guide in sign language via a QR code.

Kids & families

Only partly suitable for kids

The theme is the history of the Holocaust; the museum offers educational programmes for schools.

Getting there & parking

By car from Bratislava, Nitra or Trnava along motorway R1, take the Sereď sever exit. The museum is on Kasárenská street, near the barracks of the Engineer Battalion.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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