What to do and see in Slovakia, Slovakia: The Best Art Museums

SODA gallery is contemporary art gallery whose exhibition activities are mainly focused on the creation of a new generation of domestic but also foreign artists. For Art collectors gallery present and offer significant new young and contemporary authors and the best works of art with high investment value of the environment from Czech, Slovakia and Europe.

Gallery of Ján Kulich presents his art work. Gallery plan educational and cultural program and also give a place for art of other artists.

One of the most romatic modern art museums in Europe- the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum- is located less than 20 km south of Bratislava. It was founded by the Dutch collector and patron of the arts Gerard Meulensteen and the Slovak gallerist Vincent Polakovič. Since its opening in 2000, the museum has arranged numerous exhibitions of leading figures of the Slovak, European and world art scene, including Karel Appel, Sam Francis, Miroslav Cipár, Markus Prachensky, Ilona Keserü Ilona, Rudolf Sikora, Martín Chirino, Vladimír Popovič and other artists. The museum has attracted thousands of Slovak and foreign visitors as well as royal visits and leading political, social and above all cultural figures. Its unique location bordering on three countries, and sensitive integration with the surrounding nature and the River Danube provide visitors extraordinary views of exhibited artworks and of the flora and fauna unique to the peninsula of art in every season of the year. The adjoining sculpture park features the Works of a number of artists, among them El Lissitzky, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jim Dine, Hans van de Bovenkamp, Jozef Jankovič, Arman, Jean- Claude Farhi, Vladimír Kompánek and Rudolf Uher. A magnificent view of Bratislava and the mighty Danube offer unforgettable experiences at sunset. After the completion of the extension, supported by the Government of the Slovak Republic, the museum is a new symbol of modern Bratislava, recommended by prestigious world guide books and social networking websites. See you by the River Danube, friends!

The building of the Nedbalka Gallery hides an impressive interior featuring an internal structure resembling the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Its four floors provide space for a permanent exhibition dedicated to the birth and development of modernism in Slovakia. The history of painting and sculpture in Slovakia in the 20th century is well documented by works by L. Mednyánszky, D. Skutezký, M. Galanda, M. Benka, M. Laluha and many others who fundamentally influenced the development of art in Slovakia. On the ground floor, the visitors will find the latest of the series of exhibitions primarily dedicated to works by Slovak artists.

The Central Slovakian Gallery is located in the centre of Banská Bystrica. It is a regional gallery with program focused on presentation, research and creation of collections of modern and contemporary art. The gallery is an open-minded institution which, along with the professional work of the collection gallery, offers to the general public high-quality curatorial and educational projects with an expanded accompanying program, including artistic genres such as contemporary literature, dance, music, performance and film. Exhibition and educational activities are realized in three historical buildings located in the city centre. Temporary exhibitions are organized in turns in the buildings of the former city hall Praetorium and Bethlen’s House. A permanent exhibition of Dominik Skutezky’s paintings is made available in the building of his family villa with the garden.