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Banská Bystrica was one of the most strategically important cities in Hungary. The city grew and enjoyed wealth thanks to the mining of copper and silver ores in the surrounding…
The Clock Tower is the most noticeable and best known landmark on the SNP Square in Banská Bystrica. It has had several names throughout its history – the name Clock…
The THURZO – FUGGER Interactive Exhibition presents the mining history of Banska Bystrica and the surrounding villages and towns, particularly during the era of the renowned Thurzo-Fugger Company and the…
The art gallery in Praetorium is focused on temporary exhibitions of contemporary national and international art. It serves primarily as an experimental space for curatorial and research projects, but also…
The Matthias House was built in 1479 within the City Castle site and was incorporated into Mining Bastion. The 4-storey building was built close to the Slovak Church. The rooms…
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built in the 13th century on the basis of a Romanesque basilica, is the oldest building not only within the castle…
The Postal Museum is an organisational unit of Slovenská pošta, a.s. (Slovak Post) with its headquarters in Banská Bystrica. Its mission is, in accordance with its focus and specialization, to…
Thurzo House is one of the oldest preserved secular buildings in Banská Bystrica. The earliest record of the house, found in archives, dates back to 1495, when the mining entrepreneur…
The influence of Slovak National Uprising (hereinafter “SNP”) on the post-war development in Slovakia and the need to document and first of all to preserve the documentation of active participation…
Tihányi Manor House in Radvaň, which houses today natural science exposition of Central Slovak Museum, has undergone several alterations. It was originally a ground floor Renaissance building from the first…
The Dominik Skutecký Villa with garden is a unique family villa built in Banská Bystrica at the request of painter Dominik Skutecký according to his artistic taste and admiration of…
The administrative headquarters, exhibition spaces and depository of works from the collection of Central Slovak Gallery are housed in Bethlen House. The temporary exhibitions, presenting works not only from the…