Múzeum liptovskej dediny

About the museum

The Liptov Village Museum arose in connection with the construction of the Liptovská Mara water reservoir, which flooded part of the Liptov basin. Valuable monuments from the affected area were to be saved by relocating them to a site behind the village of Pribylina. The foundation stone of the museum was laid in 1972, and the open-air museum was opened to the public in 1991.

The site is not laid out as a classic village; it resembles a historic market town with the privileges known in several Liptov villages. Wooden houses of cottagers, peasants, craftsmen and the village mayor stand here, together with a village school and a gentry manor house from Paludza. Two stone buildings from the flood area have been reconstructed: the early Gothic Church of Our Lady from Liptovská Mara, and the Gothic-Renaissance manor house from Parížovce, regarded as the oldest surviving gentry residence in Liptov.

In the upper part of the site a static exhibition of the historic rolling stock of the Považie Forest Railway has been on display since 2001, and since 2020 a historic little train has run here. The museum belongs to the Liptov Museum in Ružomberok, and in summer it enriches visits with programmes presenting folk crafts and customs.

Highlights

• Early Gothic Church of Our Lady from Liptovská Mara, with fragments of wall paintings
• Gothic-Renaissance manor house from Parížovce
• Houses of a cottager, a peasant, a craftsman and the village mayor, furnished
• Village school with an exhibition on beekeeping
• Exhibition on herbalism
• Historic little train of the Považie Forest Railway

Permanent exhibitions

• Stála expozícia Múzea liptovskej dediny – Wooden houses relocated from the flood area of Liptovská Mara, with exhibitions on the housing of peasants, craftsmen, the village mayor and the gentry, a village school, a Gothic church and the manor house from Parížovce.
• Expozícia bylinkárstva – Two rooms introduce medicinal plants and traditional herb gathering; interactive elements allow visitors to recognise scents and leaves and to look into “Grandma's shelf”.
• Považská lesná železnica – A static exhibition of the historic rolling stock of the narrow-gauge forest railway from the Čierny Váh valley, which ran until 1972; the historic little train runs in summer.

Founded

1991

Operated by

Liptovské múzeum

Admission & discounts

The reduced admission of €8 applies to residents of the Liptov region (on presentation of an ID card) and to holders of the Liptov Region Card, the SPHERE Card and the National Trust card. The price list applies for 2026.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers family tickets, creative workshops and educational programmes; sheep, goats and horses are kept on the grounds. A pram and children's balance bikes may be taken on the historic little train.

Getting there & parking

The museum lies behind the village of Pribylina in the direction of Podbanské; from the motorway take the exit at Liptovský Hrádok. From the ticket office to the “Dedina” stop of the historic little train is about 15 minutes on foot, and to the “Depo” stop about 30 minutes.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

On the grounds there is a buffet in a barn from Vavrišovo and a souvenir shop; toilets are on the grounds.

Events & venue rental

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