Múzeum vo Svätom Antone

About the museum

The manor house in Svätý Anton was rebuilt in 1744–1750 by Count Andrej Koháry into a four-winged late-Baroque residence; the Baroque interior was completed in 1752. The Koháry family acquired the estate in 1622, and the last heiress, Mária Antónia, married Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg in 1815. Their descendant, Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, lived in the manor house after his abdication and devoted himself to botany, ornithology and hunting. After the Second World War the property was confiscated.

The Múzeum vo Svätom Antone is a nationwide hunting museum. It documents the development and present state of hunting in Slovakia and the history of the Koháry and Coburg families. Established in 1999 as a state contributory organisation, it has been housed in a manor house that has been a national cultural monument since 1985.

Visitors walk either the extended tour with the representative salons, the wing of Tsar Ferdinand, the Baroque chapel and the hunting exhibition, or the large tour with the apartments of Prince Philip, the last owner of the manor house. The estate includes a historic park with romantic features and small ponds.

Highlights

• Representative salons with gilded furniture, the mirror salon and Baroque marquetry from 1719
• Wing of Tsar Ferdinand with a gallery of European rulers and a music salon
• Hunting exhibition – the largest collection in Slovakia, with animal dioramas
• Apartments of Prince Philip on the large tour
• Historic park with romantic features and ponds

Permanent exhibitions

• Reprezentačné salóny – The most valuable parts of the manor house, with gilded furniture, embroidered silk wallpapers, the mirror salon and Baroque marquetry from 1719.
• Poľovnícka expozícia – The largest collection of its kind in Slovakia: animal dioramas, a hunting dining room, weapons, falconry and fishing.
• Krídlo cára Ferdinanda – Rooms in which Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria lived, with a gallery of European rulers and a music salon.

Operated by

Múzeum vo Svätom Antone (štátna príspevková organizácia; zriaďovateľ Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR)

Admission & discounts

The prices shown apply in September and October; the basic admission of €18 is for the extended tour. A tour outside opening hours by arrangement costs 100% more. The manor park is free of charge. Children with ZŤP, accredited journalists, holders of a ZMS card and residents of Svätý Anton also enter free. For special offers, please ask at the ticket office.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

During St Hubert's Days (Dni svätého Huberta) the museum does not recommend arriving by car, because parking capacity is limited, and recommends the local shuttle service.

Amenities & dining

At the ticket office is the hunting gallery; in the grounds there is a forestry exhibition in the Baroque granary.

Events & venue rental

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