Vlastivedné múzeum v Hlohovci

About the museum

The museum is housed in the building of the Franciscan monastery on Františkánske námestie. The monastery was established by Vavrinec Ujlaky, lord of Hlohovec, in 1492 beside the ancient chapel of All Saints. During the Reformation, in 1576, the Franciscans were expelled and the building was burned; it was restored only in 1637, when it received its present square ground plan.

The building served its original purpose until 1950, when the order was abolished. After reconstruction, a local history museum was set up in it in 1959, and after 1990 the Franciscans returned to part of the building.

The permanent exhibitions present archaeological finds from Hlohovec and its surroundings from the Stone Age to the arrival of the Old Hungarians, the vertebrates of the town's surroundings, and historic furniture with portraits and graphic works. The exhibition Františkáni na Slovensku (Franciscans in Slovakia) is temporarily closed. The museum also manages the lookout tower of the Church of St Michael the Archangel, with a collection of historical photographs of the town. The founding body is the Trnava Self-Governing Region.

Highlights

• Archaeological exhibition from the Stone Age to the arrival of the Old Hungarians
• Prehistoric Venus figurines, a Celtic hoard and a bronze statuette of Jupiter Dolichenus
• Natural-science exhibition of the vertebrates of the Hlohovec area from 1971
• Exhibition of historical portraits, graphics and furniture
• Lookout tower of the Church of St Michael the Archangel

Permanent exhibitions

• Archeológia – The exhibition, arranged by periods, presents archaeological finds from Hlohovec and its surroundings from the Stone Age through the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman period up to Slavic settlement.
• Prírodovedná expozícia – stavovce z okolia Hlohovca – The oldest exhibition of the museum shows birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals from the area between the Little Carpathians and the Považský Inovec.
• Expozícia historického portrétu a grafiky – The last exhibition displays paintings and historic furniture.

Founded

1959

Operated by

Trnavský samosprávny kraj

Admission & discounts

Payment by card is not possible. The museum does not accept cultural vouchers. The ticket for the lookout tower also serves as a one-time ticket to the permanent exhibitions and the exhibition hall during the calendar year in which it was purchased.

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