Zážitkové centrum Sentinel

About the museum

The Zážitkové centrum Sentinel was created by reconstructing the buildings of the Baníckeho múzea in Rožňava in 2015–2017. It comprises the Expozícia baníctva a hutníctva Gemera (exhibition on mining and metallurgy in Gemer), the exhibition Čas pary (Time of Steam) in the Baníckeho múzea, the Banské pracoviská (mining workplaces), the Expozícia prírody Slovenského krasu a priľahlých oblastí (exhibition on the nature of the Slovenský kras and adjacent areas) and a courtyard with mining machinery and a mine railway. It was partly opened to the public from the Night of Museums and Galleries in 2017.

The Expozícia baníctva a hutníctva Gemera is installed in a purpose-built building, which is the oldest structure in Central Europe built for mining and metallurgy museology. It presents the history of mining and metallurgy in Gemer from prehistory to the present, with work tools, means of transport and surveying and lighting equipment. The Čas pary exhibition shows the steam lorry Škoda Sentinel and the steam roller Aveling & Porter from 1883.

The Banská doprava (Mine Transport) tour, open since 8 April 2022, presents a working model of a cableway, a 3D map of Gemer and mining workplaces; in the courtyard visitors can ride the mine train to a diorama of the Alexander adit. The exhibition on the nature of the Slovenský kras is housed in the building from 1904, known as Františkin útulok.

Highlights

• Exhibition on mining and metallurgy in Gemer
• Steam lorry Škoda Sentinel and steam roller from 1883
• Mine train ride to a diorama of the Alexander adit
• Working model of a cableway and 3D map of Gemer
• Exhibition on the nature of the Slovenský kras

Permanent exhibitions

• Expozícia baníctva a hutníctva Gemera – The history of mining and metallurgy in Gemer from prehistory to the present, in the oldest building in Central Europe built for mining and metallurgy museology.
• Čas pary v Baníckom múzeu – The steam lorry Škoda Sentinel and the steam roller Aveling & Porter from 1883.
• Expozícia prírody Slovenského krasu a priľahlých oblastí – Living nature is presented through communities arranged by habitat, and non-living nature through collections on the development of the Earth, geological structure and mineral resources.

Operated by

Banícke múzeum v Rožňave (Košický samosprávny kraj)

Admission & discounts

The price of €10 applies to the whole site. Employees of member museums of the Zväz múzeí na Slovensku enter free.

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Kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The centre presents the theme of mining in an interactive way; it includes a mine train ride in the courtyard.

Getting there & parking

The experience centre is at Šafárikova ulica 43 in Rožňava.

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