Ľudovít Štúr Memorial Room
The Memorial Room in the building of the museum on Štúrova 84 is an authentic place where Ľudovít Štúr spent the last three weeks of his life.
Though spending most of his life in Bratislava, Ľudovít Štúr was linked with Modra by his older brother Karol. In 1839, after finishing his studies in Germany, Karol Štúr was given a post of the rector of the Grammar School in Modra. There he married Rosina Emresz, a daughter of a local German citizen. In 1846, Karol was appointed the Protestant pastor in Modra. His brother Ľudovít often came to visit him from the nearby city of Bratislava. Karol was his closest friend and a great support to him in the public life and all his action. Karol died from tuberculosis in January 1851 at the age of 40 leaving behind 7 orphans. Ľudovít moved to Modra to take care of brother's children. Still being persecuted, Štúr could neither participate in public life nor publish and was banned from any pedagogic work. He became just a private figure. He devoted his time to literary work and education of his nephews. In a tragic accident, Ľudovít Štúr shot himself in the leg and 3 weeks later, on January 12th 1856, aged 40, he succumbed to blood poisoning in this house.
