Múzeum slovenskej keramickej plastiky
SNM museum by the town fortifications in Modra presents Modra ceramics, including figural work, and the Galéria Ignáca Bizmayera (Ignác Bizmayer Gallery) in the northern bastion.
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About the museum
Modra became famous as a town of wine and ceramics. After gaining the privileges of a free royal town in 1607, it built town fortifications, which were erected in 1610–1646. The northern bastion of the fortifications was reconstructed by the Západoslovenské múzeum v Trnave (Western Slovak Museum in Trnava), which opened the Galéria Ignáca Bizmayera in it in 1994.
The Múzeum slovenskej keramickej plastiky (Museum of Slovak Ceramic Sculpture) was created within the Slovak-Austrian project TRA-KER, with support from European Union funds, and was opened on 18 May 2012 with an exhibition of ceramics from the Austrian Ethnographic Museum in Vienna. The original dilapidated vineyard house by the walls had to be replaced with an exact replica. The building is connected by a courtyard to the bastion with the gallery.
The permanent exhibition Z dejín modranskej keramiky (From the History of Modra Ceramics), opened on 20 May 2017, captures the potters' and jug-makers' craft, guild life and a rich figural production. The current offer includes the exhibition Figuralisti. Od džbána k figurálnej tvorbe (The Figurative Artists. From the Jug to Figurative Work). Since 26 March 2023 the Múzeum Ľudovíta Štúra (Ľudovít Štúr Museum) has also been temporarily housed in the building.
Highlights
- Exhibition Figuralisti. Od džbána k figurálnej tvorbe (The Figurative Artists. From the Jug to Figurative Work)
- Work of the legendary ceramicist Heřman Landsfeld
- Ignác Bizmayer Gallery in the northern bastion of the town fortifications
- Replica of the historic vineyard house by the town walls
Permanent exhibitions
- Figuralisti. Od džbána k figurálnej tvorbe – Exhibition on Modra ceramics, from jug-making to rich figural production.
- Galéria Ignáca Bizmayera – The gallery in the northern bastion of the town fortifications, which forms one whole with the museum.
- Founded
- 2012
- Operated by
- Slovenské národné múzeum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3pupils, students, seniors over 62, supervising teachers, holders of ISIC, ITIC and Euro 26 cards |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free. |
| Seniors | €3Seniors from 62 years. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeHolders of ZŤP and ZŤP-S cards enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Holders of ISIC, ITIC and Euro 26 cards. |
| Families | €14Two adults and two children. |
| Admission to the exhibition Známy neznámy Ľudovít Štúr (Known Unknown Ľudovít Štúr) – full | €5Reduced admission €4. |
The prices listed with the Galéria Ignáca Bizmayera apply. Free admission is also granted to supervising teachers, holders of ICOM and UNESCO cards, staff of museums and galleries in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, journalists, holders of the Bratislava CARD and of the SNM VIP ticket, and children from children's homes.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- 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
According to data from the Ľudovít Štúr Museum, the Museum of Slovak Ceramic Sculpture is accessible to visitors with severe disabilities.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits to the ceramics exhibition and the Galéria Ignáca Bizmayera must be announced by telephone on +421 33 647 2944, +421 905 719 273 or +421 33 245 4107. |
