Vojenské historické múzeum Piešťany
A military museum on the former airfield in Piešťany, with combat equipment and armament, the exhibition Military History of Slovakia after 1945 and an exhibition on uniforms.
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About the museum
The museum is part of the Military History Institute in Bratislava. Collections of heavy combat equipment began to be assembled in Trenčín in 1993–1994; because plans for a museum in Trenčín could not be realised, the museum took over the site of the disbanded air base in Piešťany in 2002.
The first permanent exhibition on the armament of the Czechoslovak army in 1945–1992 opened in 2004 in three halls at the former airfield. In 2023–2026 the site underwent extensive reconstruction, during which a new exhibition hall was added, the original halls were adapted and a recreation zone was created.
The current exhibition, Military History of Slovakia after 1945, has been open to the public since 8 September 2026. It is complemented by the exhibition Slováci v rovnošatách 1848–2020 (Slovaks in Uniform), from 2021. The collection holds more than ten thousand objects.
Highlights
- Exhibition Military History of Slovakia after 1945
- Exhibition Slováci v rovnošatách 1848–2020 (Slovaks in Uniform)
- Heavy combat equipment and aircraft at the former airfield
- Interactive touch-screen info kiosks and short films in the exhibition
Permanent exhibitions
- Vojenské dejiny Slovenska po roku 1945 – The new permanent exhibition in the reconstructed site presents military equipment and armament from the period after 1945.
- Slováci v rovnošatách 1848 – 2020 – The exhibition presents the uniforms and military equipment in which Slovaks served from 1848 to the present.
- Founded
- 2002
- Operated by
- Vojenský historický ústav Bratislava (Ministerstvo obrany SR)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €0.50children under 12 and pensioners |
| Children & teens | €0.50Children under 12 pay €0.50. |
| Seniors | €0.50Pensioners pay €0.50. |
Free admission for war veterans, employees of the Ministry of Defence of the SR, holders of a ZŤP card, and members of the Association of Museums of Slovakia, ICOM, the Association of Museums and Galleries of the Czech Republic, the Slovak Historical Society at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the Society of Slovak Archivists.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
On foot from the bus and railway station, about 25 minutes: past the Kocka shopping centre and further along Žilinská road in the direction of Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
The entrance to the museum is marked by an information board.
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