Vlastivedné múzeum v Galante

About the museum

The first initiative to found a museum in the Galanta district came from a local history circle formed by local teachers in 1958. The council of the District National Committee (Rada ONV) established the District Local History Museum in Galanta with effect from 1 April 1969, and since 1 January 1990 it has been called Vlastivedné múzeum. The founder is the Trnava Self-Governing Region.

From 1970 the museum was housed in the neo-Gothic Esterházy château, which was built on older foundations and in 1860 was rebuilt after the model of Romantic English Tudor Gothic. Its reconstruction began in 1986, but has not continued since 1990, so the museum acquired a temporary seat in the town centre, in the former bank building from 1905. This single-storey building with a U-shaped ground plan offers, alongside the museum workplaces, exhibition spaces, and since 2019 a numismatic exhibition in the former bank strong-room.

The museum specialises in documenting the history of milling in the Malý Dunaj basin and the lower course of the Váh. The permanent exhibitions also present urban domestic culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, sacred monuments, the traditional folk culture of the Galanta region, the equipment of a pharmacy from 1909, artists of the region and the archaeological site Gáň-Brakoň. The museum also manages outlying exhibitions, for example in the Renaissance château in Galanta, in folk dwelling houses, or in water mills in Jelka and Tomášikovo.

Highlights

• Mills and milling craft exhibition, with models of water mills in Tomášikovo, Jelka and a boat mill in Kolárovo
• Pharmacy equipment from 1909
• Numismatic exhibition in the former bank strong-room
• Urban domestic culture: historic furniture from the late 19th century
• Outlying exhibitions, including the Renaissance château Galanta

Permanent exhibitions

• Mlyny a mlynárske remeslo – The exhibition traces the development of milling in the Malý Dunaj area and the lower Váh from its beginnings to the end of the 20th century, with archive documents and models of water and boat mills.
• Lekáreň – The exhibition shows the equipment of a pharmacy from 1909, with neo-Renaissance furniture, Art Nouveau vessels and laboratory equipment from the estate of pharmacist Ernest Ulreich.
• Numizmatická výstava v trezore – The former bank strong-room displays coins, for example a find of 517 gold and silver coins of the crown currency from Serede from 1975.

Founded

1969

Operated by

Trnavský samosprávny kraj

Director

Michal Takács

Admission & discounts

Children under 6 and teachers with an ITIC card enter free, as do holders of Zväz múzeí na Slovensku and ICOM cards. The fee for professional photography and filming in the interiors is from €60 or by special agreement.

Accessibility

• 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

The museum's website has separate information on access for wheelchair users; the tourism portal slovakia.travel states that entry is possible for wheelchair users.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum prepares museum-pedagogical programmes for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and creative holiday workshops; a family ticket costs €10.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located on Hlavná ulica in the centre of the town.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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