Slovak Technical Museum

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The museum on the Main Street (Hlavná ulica) in Košice
The museum on the Main Street (Hlavná ulica) in Košice

The Slovak Technical Museum (Slovak: Slovenské technické múzeum) 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.

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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 Bratislava (opened 1999, specializing in road and rail transport)
  • Museum of J.M. Petzval in Spišská Belá (opened 1964)
  • Manor house in Budimír (opened 1990, focusing on historical clocks)
  • Museum of cinematography of the Schuster family in Medzev
  • Foundry in Medzev (opened 1967)
  • Solivar near Prešov (opened 2001, focusing on technology for boiling and pumping of salt)
  • Blacksmith's workshop in Moldava nad Bodvou
  • Smelter in Vlachovo

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