Museum of the Slovak National Councils

Slovak National Councils in Slovak History

M. R. Štefánik’s Museum

Štefan Bednár’s art gallery

Cultural and Literary Traditions of the Myjava Region

The Nations‘ Spring – Revolutionary Years 1848 – 1849

SNM – Museum of the Slovak National Councils

Museum of Milan Rastislav Štefánik

Expozície SNM – en:nazov_muzea_sklonovany_888

Map - Museum of the Slovak National Councils

The collection’s holdings in Myjava are primarily related to the history of individual Slovak National Councils, personalities of Slovak history and the emigration from the region of Myjava. The holdings also include ethnographic collections, collections documenting regional guilds and crafts, clothing, textile, cultural history and fine arts in relation to the presented personalities and artists of the region. The collection item number 1 is the so-called Hurban table, at which the First Slovak National Council met for the first time in the territory of Slovakia on 19 September 1848. Other important exhibits are documents regarding the revolution of 1848/49, e.g. the original of the arrest warrant for Štúr, Hurban and Hodža, or the passbook of the widow Anna Koléniová, which also contains her signature.

Science and research

The long-term research project is focused on documenting the activities of the Slovak National Council and the life and work of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik.