Slovenské technické múzeum

About the museum

The profile of the Slovak Technical Museum took shape after the issue of a temporary statute for the then Technical Museum in 1947; the first exhibitions opened a year later, and in 1983 the museum received its present name. It is a specialised museum with nationwide scope which collects, documents and presents technical monuments and collections in the fields of mining, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, energy, electrical engineering, geodesy, physics and many other disciplines.

The seat building stands on Hlavná street in the heritage reserve of Košice, on the site of four 13th-century Gothic burghers' houses, which were rebuilt in the 18th century in the Theresian classicising Baroque style. From 1654 it was the traditional seat of the highest Upper Hungarian military dignitaries, which is why the complex became known as the House of the Upper Hungarian Captaincy or the Rákoczi Palace.

The permanent exhibitions present mining in an artificially created underground by the academic sculptor Arpád Račko, the history of metallurgy, artistic metalwork, geodesy and cartography, electrical engineering, physics and dental technology. The museum also manages other branches, for example the Aviation Museum in Košice, the Transport Museum in Bratislava and the Solivar in Prešov.

Highlights

• Mining exhibition in an artificially created underground by Arpád Račko
• History of metallurgy with bronze doors from 1580
• Elektrovek – 200 years of electrical engineering with more than 360 exhibits
• Artistic metalwork, including 14th-century Gothic doors
• Dental technology exhibition with the surgery of the first Slovak dentist

Permanent exhibitions

• Baníctvo – expozícia v podzemí múzea – An artificially created underground of quarried rock by Arpád Račko, with reinforced adits, dioramas and mining machines, for example the NL 12 shovel loader from 1958.
• Hutníctvo a metalurgia – The history of metallurgy from prehistory to the 20th century, with a model blast furnace, bell-founding and hammer-works production.
• Elektrovek – 200 rokov elektrotechniky – An exhibition covering 140 m² with more than 360 exhibits in 13 thematic sections on the development of electrical engineering.

Founded

1947

Admission & discounts

Admission valid from 1 April 2026 (the standard admission of €10 covers all exhibitions in the seat building). Free admission for holders of ZMS, AMG ČR, ITIC, ICOM and PRESS cards, and for the supervising teacher of a school group (1 teacher per 10 pupils). Holders of the Medal of Ján Kňazovický and of the Diamond and Gold Ján Plaque enter free from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

In the dental technology exhibition the youngest visitors can try out proper tooth care, and older visitors can play dental technician. A family ticket and educational programmes for schools are available.

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