Slovak Technical Museum

  • Slovak Name: Slovenské Technické Múzeum
  • Location: Hlávna Street

The Slovak Technical Museum in Košice is one of the largest technical museums in Central Europe. It was established in 1961 and focuses on the history of technology, industry, and transport. It houses a collection of over 100,000 objects.

Exhibits are displayed across several buildings and outdoor spaces, allowing visitors to see full size models, machines, vehicles and technological demonstrations. Some of the main sections include mining, metallurgy, textiles, paper production, printing, graphic arts, electrical engineering, transport and communication technologies through the ages. Visitors can see historic steam engines and locomotives, mining equipment, weaving looms, printing presses, early computers and phones, and vintage cars, trucks and tractors.

With its rich collection and displays, the Slovak Technical Museum portrays how technology helped drive industrialization and shaped societies over the past two centuries.