Slovak Technical Museum in Košice |

Description of the attraction

The Slovak Technical Museum in Košice manages a rich collection fund, in which you can view objects from the fields of mining, metallurgy, watchmaking, mechanical engineering and polygraphy. The history of electrical engineering, geodesy and cartography, photographic and cinematographic technology, transport, aviation and many other industries are also represented here. The museum is the only technical museum with nationwide scope. When you visit the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice, you can see several permanent exhibitions: - Metallurgy and metallurgy — will introduce you to the development of this field in the world and the rich tradition of metallurgy in our country. - The Hall of Electric Discharges — is devoted to the development of electrical engineering and more closely presents revolutionary discoveries in communication technology. - The Energy Department of Aurel Stodola — a set of dynamic models of steam engines, water turbines and combustion engines await you during the tour. - The truth about false teeth — it focuses on preserved artefacts about people's ancient efforts to produce tooth replacements. - The development of geodetic technology and cartography — this exhibition will introduce you to the history of surveying in an interesting way with an emphasis on the technical aids used to represent the surface and measure the Earth. The Slovak Technical Museum in Košice has currently 6 branches. In addition to them, several other extended exposures fall under his management. For all of them, we mention the History of Mining in Spiš, the JM Petzvala Museum in Spišská Bela, the Aviation Museum, the Karol Blast Furnace, the Hámor in Medzev, the Mansion in Budimír, the Transport Museum in Bratislava, the Schuster Family Cinematography Museum and Solivar in Prešov.