Slovenské národné múzeum – Archeologické múzeum v Bratislave

About the museum

The Archeologické múzeum (Archaeological Museum) is a specialised workplace of the Slovak National Museum with nationwide competence. It focuses on acquiring, professionally recording, restoring, preserving and presenting archaeological finds from the territory of Slovakia, from prehistory to the High Middle Ages. A large part of the collections comes from the museum's own archaeological excavations.

The institution follows its predecessors in Bratislava and Martin. The Slovenské vlastivedné múzeum (Slovak Local History Museum) was founded in 1924; from 1940, after merging with the Zemědělské múzeum (Agricultural Museum), it was called the Slovenské múzeum (Slovak Museum), and in 1961 it joined the Slovenské národné múzeum in Martin to form today's Slovak National Museum. The archaeological department gradually separated within the SNM; as an independent organisational unit the Archaeological Museum has operated since 1989 and has had its own building since 1991.

The museum is housed in the Renaissance Kamperova kúria (Kamper Curia) on Žižkova Street below the castle hill. Visitors can see a lapidarium with stone monuments from the Roman period and the Middle Ages, casts of scenes from the Column of Marcus Aurelius related to Slovak territory, the exhibition on the history of brickmaking LATERARIUS, and the cabinet collection of the Evangelical Lyceum in Bratislava. The entrance to the museum is through Žižkova Street no. 16.

Highlights

• Casts of scenes from the Column of Marcus Aurelius related to Slovakia
• Lapidarium with stone monuments from the Roman period and the Middle Ages
• Reconstructed La Tène pottery kiln and Great Moravian glass kiln
• LATERARIUS – history of brickmaking in Slovakia
• Cabinet collection of the Evangelical Lyceum with more than 1,000 artefacts

Permanent exhibitions

• Stĺp Marca Aurelia a Slovensko – Casts of three scenes from the Column of Marcus Aurelius that relate to the events of the Marcomannic Wars on the territory of Slovakia.
• Lapidárium – Stone artefacts from the Roman period and the Middle Ages, supplemented by a reconstructed La Tène pottery kiln and a Great Moravian glass kiln.
• LATERARIUS – Dejiny tehliarstva na Slovensku – The exhibition traces the development of building ceramics and brickmaking from the Roman period to the 20th century and allows visitors to try modelling bricks.

Founded

1989

Operated by

Slovenské národné múzeum

Admission & discounts

One ticket is valid for all SNM museums on Žižkova Street: the Archeologické múzeum (Archaeological Museum), the Múzeum kultúry karpatských Nemcov (Museum of the Culture of the Carpathian Germans), the Múzeum kultúry Maďarov na Slovensku (Museum of the Culture of Hungarians in Slovakia), the Hudobné múzeum (Music Museum) and the Výstavný pavilón Podhradie (Podhradie Exhibition Pavilion). Free admission is also granted to holders of the Bratislava CARD and ICOM cards, staff of museums and galleries in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, journalists, tourist guides accompanying a group, and holders of the SNM VIP card and VIP ticket.

Accessibility

• Partially 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

On request at the SNM ticket office, staff will arrange step-free access to part of the exhibitions of the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of the Culture of Hungarians in Slovakia, the Museum of the Culture of the Carpathian Germans and the Podhradie Exhibition Pavilion.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

In the LATERARIUS exhibition visitors can model brick products themselves in moulds made with original tools. For schools the museum offers interactive programmes with creative workshops, and families can choose between small and large family tickets.

Getting there & parking

The museum lies below the castle hill by the Danube embankment on Žižkova Street; the Museum of the Culture of Hungarians in Slovakia and the Museum of the Culture of the Carpathian Germans are on the same street.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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