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Museum of Jewish Culture
The excellent Museum of Jewish Culture (Múzeum Židovskej Kultúry) is in the grounds of Bratislava Castle. Displays on the history and culture of the region's much-persecuted Jews are in English and are deeply moving. Black-and-white photos show Bratislava's old Jewish ghetto and synagogue, which were demolished in the 1960s.
The staff can help arrange a visit to rabbi Chatam Sofer's tomb. Rabbi Sofer was a staunch defender of traditional Judaism and against Reform practices. His tomb became a pilgrimage place, especially for Orthodox Jews from all over Europe. During the Nazi occupation the cemetery was basically buried under rubble, but his tomb has a new memorial ent…
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Šariš museum
There are two branches of the Šariš museum on the square. At the Icon Exposition you can see more than 160 dazzling icons from the 16th to 19th centuries.Originally, the stylised portraits of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God and a whole flock of saints decorated Greek Catholic and Orthodox churches east of here. The other branch, the 1509 town hall , centre square, houses the Historical Exposition (Historická expozícia). The building is a unique piece of early Renaissance architecture: note the bay staircase, the carved stone portals and the wooden inlay ceiling in the Meeting Room. The rooms contain local paintings, coins and weaponry.
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Šariš museum Icon Exposition
There are two branches of the Šariš museum on the square. At the Icon Exposition you can see more than 160 dazzling icons from the 16th to 19th centuries.Originally, the stylised portraits of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God and a whole flock of saints decorated Greek Catholic and Orthodox churches east of here. The other branch, the 1509 town hall , centre square, houses the Historical Exposition (Historická expozícia). The building is a unique piece of early Renaissance architecture: note the bay staircase, the carved stone portals and the wooden inlay ceiling in the Meeting Room. The rooms contain local paintings, coins and weaponry.
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Executioner's bastion
The 15th-century Executioner's bastion is part of Košice's ancient fort-ifications and includes Ferenc Rákóczi House (adult/student 40/20Sk; h09:00-17:00 Tue-Sat, 09:00-13:00 Sun) containing some of the Hungarian heroes personal effects. Buy tickets here for Mikluš prison , a connected pair of 16th-century houses that once served as a prison and torture chamber.
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East Slovak Museum
Find hidden treasure at the East Slovak Museum. Workers found the secret stash of 2920 gold coins, dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, while renovating a house on Hlavná in 1935. (Anyone have a shovel?) In the museum yard there's a relocated 1741 wooden church that's rarely open.
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Slovak National Museum
The 1st floor exhibits of the Slovak National Museum provide a superb overview of the folk cultures and customs of Slovakia's regions; skip the tired natural history stuff upstairs.
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Slovak Technical Museum
Historically Košice was known for its tinker tradesmen, and the Slovak Technical Museum shows examples of old machines and wrought-iron ornamental work.
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Wax Museum
Entry to the cheesy Wax Museum gets you inside Urban Tower (built in the 14th century, rebuilt in the 20th), on the other side of the church.
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Museum of Music
Far more interesting than the Museum of Music is the chance to walk down into the bastion in the castle wall.
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Milan Dobeš Museum
Milan Dobeš Museum is a cool little contemporary museum that hosts international exhibits.
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