Wooden churches of Ladislav Cidyl – miniatures of wooden sacral buildings from the northeast of Slovakia

from 1. 6. 2015

Wooden churches of Ladislav Cidyl – miniatures of wooden sacral buildings from the northeast of Slovakia

Exposition of SNM - Museum of Ruthenian Culture in Prešov entitled Wooden Churches of Ladislav Cidyl - miniatures of wooden sacral buildings from northeastern Slovakia presents a unique example of art and skill of the author Ladislav Cidyl, who made faithful scaled copies at 1:50 scale of real sacral wooden buildings - churches in the region of northeastern Slovakia.

These buildings are currently very popular and admired by tourists from around the world. 38 pieces of models will offer visitors a comprehensive overview of the history, origin and significance of wooden churches, their individual structural types and locations in areas of northeastern Slovakia. The opening of the exhibition took place on June 1, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. on the premises of the SNM - Museum of Ruthenian Culture in Prešov on the 1st floor. Due to visitors' interest, the duration of the exhibition has been extended to the present.