Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum

Why visit

The Archaeological Museum of the Slovak National Museum holds one of the country’s key archaeology collections, much of it from the museum’s own excavations.

It occupies the Renaissance Kamper Mansion in Podhradie, the old quarter at the foot of Bratislava Castle, on the same street as two other museums of the Slovak National Museum.

What to see

• The Column of Marcus Aurelius and Slovakia: Rome’s wars on the middle Danube, as recorded on the emperor’s column in Rome, and their traces in Slovakia.
• Lapidarium: a collection of stone monuments.
• Laterarius: the history of brickmaking in Slovakia.
• Evangelical Lyceum collection: the historical collection of Bratislava’s Evangelical Lyceum.
• Temporary exhibitions: changing shows on periods from the Bronze Age to the early modern era.

Plan your visit

One ticket covers all Slovak National Museum venues on the street, including the Museum of Hungarian Culture and the Museum of Carpathian German Culture.

Allow an hour or more. The Church of the Holy Trinity and the Danube embankment are a minute away, and the Old Town about 10 minutes on foot.