Banská Štiavnica - mesto svetového dedičstva

Museums

Slovak mining museum in Banská Štiavnica has  6 following exposure:

Open - Air Mining Museum / Banské múzeum v prírode /
Just 1 km outside the town. An attractive exposition placed in former mediaeval mines. Follow the underground path, through old galleries, where silver and gold were exploited. On the surface is an exhibition of mining architecture and machines .

Mining exhibition - Kammerhof / Expozícia Kammerhof /
Its exhibitions are focused on mining, minig science, technology and education in Slovakia, on book culture and on the various world primacies of the town of Banská Štiavnica in the past.

Mineral exposition / Mineralogická expozícia /
Beautiful minerals from all over the world. In the court yard there is  old mining gallery.

Old castle (13th - 18th century) / Starý zámok /
Jewel  of mediaeval architecture. Exposition of  sacral art,world famous tobacco pipes from Stiavnica as well as  of the craft of blacksmiths and  baroque  sculptures.

New castle  ( former fotress ) / Nový zámok /
Historical exposition on the wars against the Turks in Slovakia, but the building is popular also for its breathtaking view of the town.

JOZEF KOLLAR Gallery / Galéria J. KOLLÁRA /
Art from the  13th to 20th century,   paintings , sculptures, precious gothic sculptures and paintings from  Master M.S.

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The Mansion in Sant Anton / Kaštieľ vo Svätom Antone/
Exhibition of art history and hunting. The Baroque-Classical Mansion was built in 1744 - 1750. The Coburg and Koháry families owned this beatiful building and its last inhabitants was the Bulagrian Tzar Ferdinand Coburg. The interior of the Mansion contains historical furniture: from Baroque to the late 19th century. Many of the exhibits had belonged to the presonal property of the Mansion´s owners.

5 km from Banská Štiavnica

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