Museum of the Slovak National Uprising Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Museum of the Slovak National Uprising Banska Bystrica
Address: Kapitulska 23, 974 01 Banska Bystrica
Opening hours: May-September Tu-Su: 9.00-18.00, October-April Tu-Su: 9.00-16.00
Description: Museum of the Slovak National Uprising in Banska Bystrica is located in the Southeast part of the historical centre of the town, in a monumental building.
The museum was built in 1969.
The building of the museum consists of two asymmetric monuments joined with the bridge.
Museum of the Slovak National Uprising Banska Bystrica is a specialized museum which documents period of Slovak anti-fascist resistance between 1938-1945 and the Slovak National Uprising.
Museum collects, protects and carries 66 956 different tree-dimensional items and 136 157 archival materials. The museum has also a library with more than 20 000 books and accompanying documentation, informative database and well technically equipped cinema hall.
The memorial of the Slovak National Uprising is a national cultural heritage.
The museum in Banska Bystrica is surrounded by the large park with an open-air exhibition of heavy armament (e.g. aircraft LI-2).