Slovak Technical Museum
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The Slovak Technical Museum is a museum based in the eastern Slovak
city of Košice
, with branches throughout Slovakia. It was established in 1947 and opened to the public in 1948 under name Technical Museum (Technické múzeum), renamed in 1983 to the current name.
Branches throughout Slovakia are as follows:
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
city of Košice
Košice
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
, with branches throughout Slovakia. It was established in 1947 and opened to the public in 1948 under name Technical Museum (Technické múzeum), renamed in 1983 to the current name.
Museums
The main museum has expositions focused on metallurgy, writing machines, physics, chemistry, astronomy (with planetarium), mining, electrical engineering, energy and art crafts.Branches throughout Slovakia are as follows:
- Museum of Aviation in Košice (opened 2002)
- Museum of Transport in BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
(opened 1999, specializing in road and rail transport) - Museum of J.M. Petzval in Spišská BeláSpišská BeláSpišská Belá is a town in the Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region in Spiš in northern Slovakia.-History:The town was first mentioned in historical records in 1263. The town received town rights in 1271. Scientist and inventor Joseph Petzval was born here in 1807. The town center has been...
(opened 1964) - Manor house in BudimírBudimírBudimír is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.-Geography:The village lies at an altitude of 350 metres and covers an area of 4.502 km².It has a population of about 325 people....
(opened 1990, focusing on historical clocks) - Museum of cinematography of the Schuster family in MedzevMedzevMedzev is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.-History:In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1359. It was founded and settled by ethnic Germans.-Geography:...
- Foundry in Medzev (opened 1967)
- Solivar near PrešovPrešovPrešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...
(opened 2001, focusing on technology for boiling and pumping of salt) - Blacksmith's workshop in Moldava nad Bodvou
- Smelter in VlachovoVlachovoVlachovo is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.- Geography :The village lies at an altitude of 397 metres and covers an area of 37.332 km².It has a population of about 900 people....