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Ždiar (Hungarian: Zár, German: Morgenröthe, Goral: Zor) is a village and municipality in the Poprad District in the Prešov Region in Spiš in northern Slovakia. History [ edit ]
This is a list of castles in Slovakia. This list includes palaces, citadels and manor houses. These Slovak words translate as follows: hrad, hrádok - castle; zámok - correctly: château, commonly translated as castle; pevnosť - fortress, citadel; kaštieľ - mansion or manor house
Slovakia is usually represented by many groups but mainly by SĽUK (Slovenský ľudový umelecký kolektív—Slovak folk art collective). SĽUK is the largest Slovak folk art group, trying to preserve the folklore tradition. Male Slovak folk dancers. An example of wooden folk architecture in Slovakia can be seen in the well preserved village ...
Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art; Bratislava City Gallery; ... Slovak Red Cross Museum; Slovak Technical Museum; Small Carpathian Museum; St. Urban Tower; See also
It stores about 35,000 pieces of Slovak and international art and offers permanent displays in Pálffy Palace and Mirbach Palace, located in the Old Town. Danubiana Art Museum, one of the youngest art museums in Europe, is situated near Čunovo waterworks (part of Gabčíkovo Waterworks). It opened on September 9, 2000.
The Slovak National Museum (Slovak: Slovenské národné múzeum) is the most important institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museology in Slovakia. Its beginnings "are connected with the endeavour of the Slovak nation for national emancipation and self-determination ".
The castle was partly reconstructed in the second half of the twentieth century, and extensive archaeological research was carried out on the site. The reconstructed sections house displays of the Spiš Museum, which is responsible for managing the castle, [5] and artefacts such as torture devices formerly used in the castle.
Šášov castle – A ruin of gothic castle, dated first half of the 13th century, guarding the Hron gorge. It is located in the city's part of Šášovské Podhradie. The first written record dates back to 1253. The castle became a royal castle in the 14th century. It had multiple owners in the difficult 17th century.