Museums and galleries in Košice

Museums and galleries in Košice

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   Archeological museum Lower gate

   Archeologické múzeum Dolná brána

   Newly reconstructed archaeological basement of the main street at the lower gate of the 13th century fortifications of the city. Additionally you can still find parts of fortification in other places around the city center. All videos and text in the museum has English, Hungarian and Slovak description.

   Mon-Tue Thu-Sat 10:00-18:00, Wed Sun 10:00-22:00·Adults €4

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   Craftsmen's house

   Dom remesiel

   A museum presenting the different crafts that were practiced in the region in the Middle Ages, that also contributed to theur development.

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   Csáky-Dezőfi palace

   Čákiho-Dezőfiho palác

   Count Antal Csáky had this palace built in 1807. Count Abaúj-Torna, the county governor, resided here in the 1840s, then the Dezőfi family. One of the most pompous buildings in the city, it has hosted many important guests including Russian Tsars. In 1965 the palace was turned into an art gallery, and from 1993 to 2007 the Constitutional Court of Slovakia functioned here. Nowadays it's a major library.

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   East Slovak Gallery

   Vychodoslovenska galeria

   Regional art gallery. Includes rotating temporary art exhibitions.

   Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat Sun 13:00-18:00·Student €5.5, adult €7

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   East Slovak Museum

   Vychodoslovenske muzeum

   Museum was established in 1872 and it is one of the oldest and most significant museums in Slovakia. From an architectural point of view, the buildings of the museum are interesting historical sights. In this museum, the following permanent expositions can be found: the nature of Carpathia, Hundreds of years of art, "Rodosto" – the memorial house of Franz II Rakoczy, Artistic metal founding in Eastern Slovakia and Centuries of Košice – Mikluš's Prison. Except these expositions, there are always some temporary events and expositions.

   Tue-Sat 09:00-17:00, Sun 14:00-18:00·€8 for four exhibitions including Mikluš's Prison, the house of Franz II Rakoczy, and the pharmacy (apothecary) museum. A further €8 for two more exhibitions

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   Executioner's bastion and Rodosto

   Katova bašta a Rodošto

   Katova Bašta is the only remaining part of the city walls. Rodošto is the name of a replica of the house where Francis II Rákóczy (1720–1735) lived in exile at the Ottoman city of Rodosto. He was the leader of a failed revolt against the Habsburg. The building was built in 1943 during the WWII annexation of the city by Hungary. In the courtyard there is a statue of Francis II Rákóczy. The area is part of the East Slovak Museum.

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   Mikluš's Prison

   Miklušova väznica

   Exhibition focused on the history of the city, it's part of the East Slovak Museum. Built as two gothic houses, it became a prison and is today named after its executioner.

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   Museum of Aviation

   Muzeum letectva Košice

   Museum of Aviation is giving an overview of the technical evolution of aircraft, aircraft engines, equipment and aviation information. We owe the museum's creation to former Slovak President Rudolf Schuster who by his international initiatives and personal contribution helped to build a collection of aircraft from European countries, the United States and China, unique not only in Slovakia, but also in Europe. The museum is divided into five parts: debut of aviation until 1945, aviation since 1945, aircraft engines, the aircraft of the presidential gallery and road transport consisting mainly of old Czechoslovak cars and motorcycles.

   Tue-Fri 09:00-16:00, Sat Sun 10:00-17:00·Adults €8, family €17, child under 3 free

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   Slovak Technical Museum

   Slovenské technické múzeum

   The museum presents a collection of objects that describe the history of techniques from the eighteenth century, particularly in the field of metal work, mining extraction, watchmaking, physics and chemistry.

   Tue-Fri 09:00-17:00, Sat Sun 12:00-17:00·8€

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    Sándor Márai house

    Childhood home of writer Sándor Márai (1900-89), part of which has been turned into a museum.

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    Vojtech Loffler Museum

    Muzeum Vojtecha Lofflera

    Likely interesting for the more art inclined traveler after seeing the usual government sponsored touristy stuff.

    Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat Sun 13:00-17:00·€4

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    Festival Mazal Tov

    The first Jewish cultural festival in the country, with concerts, an exhibition and conferences.

    early July

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    Night of museums and galleries

    Noc muzei a galerii

    Only one common ticket for Košice museums allows you to enter everywhere. Events lasts just for one evening.

    takes place in May

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Košice (CC BY-SA 4.0).