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Museums

Nov 29, 2018

On the 9th September 2000, less than 15 kilometres south of the centre of Bratislava, on the edge of a peninsula where the mighty Danube flows, the opening of one of the youngest museums of modern art in Europe - Danubiana - took place. The River Danube has lent the museum its name and the rest is the result of the enthusiasm and initiative of the Slovak gallery owner Dr. Vincent Polakovič and the financial resources of the Dutch collector and art patron Gerard H. Meulensteen. The framework of its impressive architecture is formed by its unusual location on the borders of three neighbouring...

Museums

Nov 29, 2018

The Shipmill in Kolárovo

The shipmill in Kolárovo is one of our rare artefacts proving the creativity and ingenuity of our ancestors. It operates as a mill museum at present. It can be approached by an adventurous walk through an 86-meter-long covered wooden bridge standing on stilts, known as the longest wooden bridge in Europe. The shipmill itself and this unique wooden bridge are parts of the open air museum exhibiting local vernacular architechture. A small zoo with household animals has also been opened near the mill.

Sights

Nov 29, 2018

The Cséfalvay watermill

Not far from Dunatőkés (Dunajský Klátov) is the Cséfalvay watermill. Its speciality is that it is not situated on the Little Danube, but on one of its branches, on the banks of Tőkési Branch. The watermill was built from stone and brick, the mill-wheel and the frame are made of wood. The state bought the mill in 1986, a year later it was renovated, its current owner is the Great Rye Island Museum.

Museums

Nov 29, 2018

The Rye Island Museum

The Rye Island Museum is located in Dunajská Streda, in Yellow Mansion. It introduces the history and the traditions of Rye Island.