Múzeum Senica

About the museum

The Múzeum Senica functions as a regional museum focused on archaeology, history, ethnography, art, nature and the personalities of Senica and its surroundings. In 2017 the town of Senica bought the last building of historical significance preserved in its territory, in order to set up a municipal museum in it. It is the 19th-century garden pavilion (letohrádok) of the large-estate owner Ištván Vagyon, which for a long time served as a Sokol hall (Sokolovňa).

Within the Česká cesta project, financed from the Interreg V-A Slovakia – Czech Republic programme, the building was comprehensively reconstructed so that it regained the original appearance of the pavilion. It is a national cultural monument and stands in a garden park bounded by Štefánikova, Fajnorova and Hollého streets. The founder of the museum is the Mestské kultúrne stredisko Senica (Senica Municipal Cultural Centre).

Three permanent exhibitions take the visitor from prehistory, through the period when Senica arose on the Česká cesta, to life in the town in the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. The exhibition Stará Senica (Old Senica) shows a 3D model of the historic town centre from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries at a scale of 1:100, and the archaeological exhibition documents settlement of the area from the Older Stone Age. The museum also runs Škodáček's roller mill (Škodáčkov valcový mlyn) in the Čáčov district.

Highlights

• 3D model of the historic centre of Senica from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
• Exhibition on the Česká cesta, which in the Middle Ages linked Prague with Buda
• Archaeological exhibition from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages
• Garden pavilion of Ištván Vagyon in the garden park
• Škodáček's roller mill in Čáčov

Permanent exhibitions

• Česká cesta – The exhibition presents the medieval trade route between Prague and Buda, confirmed in 1335 by the Hungarian and Czech kings, and the emergence of Senica on it.
• Archeologická expozícia – Archaeological finds from the territory of Senica document settlement since the Older Stone Age, for example from the Kunov site.
• Stará Senica – Model of the historic town centre from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries at a scale of 1:100, with information panels on the development of the town.

Operated by

Mestské kultúrne stredisko Senica

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The museum offers family tickets and tours for school groups; the garden park by the museum is accessible daily.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on Štefánikova Street, about 500 m from the traffic lights in the direction of Prietrž and Kunov; the park is entered from Štefánikova and Hollého streets. GPS 48°40′50,7″ N 17°22′23,4″ E.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Wedding ceremonies are held in the garden pavilion.

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