Vihorlatské múzeum v Humennom

About the museum

The Vihorlatské múzeum (Vihorlat Museum) is housed in the manor house in Humenné, which is a national cultural monument and the dominant feature of the town centre. The manor house was built on the site of a medieval water castle; it underwent major rebuilding in the 17th and 18th centuries, and in the 19th century the Andrássy family gave it a pseudo-Baroque appearance and laid out a park around it. At the end of the Second World War it was damaged and in 1946 it burned down; reconstruction began in 1964 and lasted seven years.

The museum's beginnings date back to 1960, when the municipal national committee decided that the restored manor house would also serve museum purposes; it obtained the status of a district local-history museum in 1964. Since 2002 its founder has been the Prešovský samosprávny kraj (Prešov Self-Governing Region). The first permanent exhibition, Kultúra bývania feudálov (Culture of Feudal Living), was opened to the public in 1971; in August 1984 an exhibition of folk architecture and housing opened, and since 1989 the museum has included the Galerijná sieň Oresta Dubaya (Orest Dubay Gallery Hall). A natural history exhibition was added in 1990. The collections hold more than a hundred thousand objects; the most valuable include Celtic coins from Ptičie, a set of 17th-century coins from Topoľa, antique weapons and armour, Baroque icons and original furniture.

The art-historical exhibition in the manor house shows the domestic culture of the nobility from the Renaissance to the 20th century, for example the Ornamental Room, the Oriental or Chinese Room, the Golden Salon and the library with a coffered ceiling. The open-air museum (skanzen) with a wooden church from Nová Sedlica dating from 1764 extends over an area of 4 ha almost in the centre of the town.

Highlights

• Renaissance manor house with noble interiors of the Andrássy family
• Rooms with illusionistic wall paintings
• Open-air museum with a wooden church from Nová Sedlica, 1764
• Natural history exhibition Živočíšstvo Horného Zemplína (Fauna of Upper Zemplín)
• Galerijná sieň Oresta Dubaya (Orest Dubay Gallery Hall)

Permanent exhibitions

• Umelecko-historická expozícia – The domestic culture of the nobility from the Renaissance to the 20th century in the rooms of the Renaissance manor house, including rooms with illusionistic wall paintings.
• Prírodovedná expozícia – Živočíšstvo Horného Zemplína – Representatives of the animals of the forest-steppe, hilly, mountain and water habitats of Upper Zemplín.
• Expozícia ľudovej architektúry a bývania (skanzen) – Log houses, a blacksmith's workshop, a mill and a wooden church from Nová Sedlica dating from 1764, on an area of 4 ha.

Founded

1964

Operated by

Prešovský samosprávny kraj

Admission & discounts

The price list applies from 28 January 2026; the prices are for the art-historical exhibition, and the other exhibitions have their own prices. Holders of a card of the Association of Museums in Slovakia enter free (1 + 3). Voluntary blood donors – holders of the gold and diamond Jánsky plaque and of the Kňazovický medal from all over Slovakia – pay €0.05. The sacral exhibition is currently inaccessible.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The family ticket applies to parents and 1 to 4 children under 15; the museum also offers a programme for schools.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Promotional items and souvenirs are available in the manor house and on the grounds of the open-air museum.

Events & venue rental

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