Founded in January 1991, MÉDIUM Gallery is a part of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. Its exhibition activities are an important part of the artistic and educational plan of the academy and comprise a mix of student and professional exhibitions.
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Opened in 2004 at the ÚĽUV headquarters in the centre of Bratislava, the ÚĽUV Gallery is a 160 square-metre exhibition space which specialises in exhibitions of work by contemporary producers of folk art, craft-oriented design and creative folk art. In addition to presenting exhibitions, it sells high-quality folk art products and also functions as a multimedia information centre with presentation technology ready for use by members of the public who are interested in folk art production and crafts.
Opened in 1983 in an 18th-century Baroque mansion, the Dezider Milly Gallery is a branch of the Museum of Ukranian-Ruthenian Culture in Svidník which exhibits the fine arts of the Ukranian-Ruthenian community in Slovakia from the 16th century up to the present day, with a special focus on the work of national artist Dezider Milly (1906-1971).The gallery presents the development of iconographical art from the 16th-18th centuries and contains one of the oldest and most valuable collections of Ukrainian-Ruthenian icons in Svidník.
Opened in 1997 the Gallery of Naïve Art is housed at Schaubmar Mill, a monument of culture and technology built in Pezinok-Cajla in 1767. Administered by the Slovak National Gallery, the Gallery is the first of its kind in Slovakia.
Opened in 1969, Ľudovít Fulla Gallery was built to deposit and exhibit works of art presented to the Slovak National Gallery by Ľudovít Fulla (1902-1980), one of the most distinguished Slovak artists whose work was closely linked to modern European art streams. It is located in the house where Fulla spent the last two years of his life.
Creation of art collection based on research, its protection and evaluation, professional administration, its accessing for the public, its use in terms of art history and cultural education due to contribute research and recognition of art and culture in Slovakia are subject matter of activities of the gallery.
The East Slovakia Gallery, Košice was opened in 1951 as the first regional gallery in Slovakia.
Founded in 1981 on the initiative of 13 fine artists, Kysuce Gallery is a regional gallery of the Čadca district. Originally based at Oščadnica Manor House, it was moved in 1992 to Čadca Town Hall, retaining Oščadnica Manor House (see below) as a venue for changing exhibitions.
Established in 1969, the M. A. Bazovský Gallery in Trenčín is named after National Artist Miloš Alexander Bazovský (1899-1968), an outstanding Slovak painter who spent the last years of his Iife (1962-1968) in Trenčín. It is housed in a reconstructed historical building from the turn of the 19th and 20th century in Palacký street no. 27.
Nitra Gallery in Nitra was founded in 1965. It is based in the former zhupa house which is a cultural monument and is part of the urban monument reserve. This Baroque building was constructed in 1784 on earlier foundations and rebuilt in 1874 in neo-Baroque style according to the design of architect Dümmler. In 1905-1908 architect Czigler rebuilt the building as a four-winged palace in art nouveau style both interior and exterior. The zhupa house is a significant part of the relics reservation and is located at the entrance to the Nitra Upper Town.
Orava Gallery in Dolný Kubín was established in 1965 to showcase the vigorous creative culture of the Orava region. The administrative headquarters of Orava Gallery is the County Hall, built at the end of the 17th century.
The Peter Michal Bohúň Gallery, Liptovský Mikuláš was founded in 1955 with the aim of collecting, protecting, managing and scientifically processing works of ancient and modern art and making them accessible to the public. Besides contemporary art, its activity also focuses on 19th-century works of art, with the extensive collection of painter and graphic artist Peter Michal Bohúň (1822-1879) taking pride of place. The gallery's collecting activity covers the entire Slovakia, but focuses particularly on the region of Liptov and its environs.
The Museum of Art Žilina as the only institution in the Žilina Self-Governing Region it specialises in the research and presentation of contemporary art. Thi s strategy, mirrored in the acquisition policy, sets the Museum apart from the other museum in the region. It is the only Museum in the town that also collects and presents fine arts. In the Museum is opened the pernament exhibition of the art works of Vincent Hložník.
The Šariš Gallery was set up in 1956 as a regional gallery in Prešov. One of the earliest regional galleries in Slovakia, it began its exhibition activity in 1957 and relocated to its present home – two restored burgher houses – in 1981. The gallery acquired its present name in 1991.
Housed in three renovated mid 16th-century buildings in Holy Trinity Square, the Jozef Kollár Gallery, Banská Štiavnica displays valuable works of art from the collections of the Slovak Mining Museum, most of which originate from the Banská Štiavnica region. Some exhibits from other mining regions may also be found here.
Established in 1987, Spiš Artists' Gallery, Spišská Nová Ves collects, documents and researches works of art in relation to Slovakia, with specific reference to Spiš. The gallery's collection is predominantly made up of works (painting, sculpture, prints, photography) by regional artists from the late 19th century down to the present, numbering over 800 pieces.
Founded in 1960 at Starý Smokovec, Tatra Gallery is now based at Poprad.
Located in a bastion of the town walls dating from the 17th century, the Ignác Bizmayer Gallery, Modra presents selected works of figural ceramic production by National Artist Ignác Bizmayer (b 1922).
Turiec Gallery is a museum-like regional institution. Currently it offers a permanent exhibition of 20th-century modern Slovak art from the Turiec area, plus two or three temporary exhibitions each year. The mission of the Gallery is to build, present, and protect its collection and to undertake research, cultural and educational and exhibition activities.
Established in 1984, the Záhorie Gallery, Senica is a regional gallery with responsibility for documenting and exhibiting the fine art of the Záhorie region. Housed in a Late Baroque manor house dating from 1760, the gallery’s collection originated with the art collection of Záhorie Museum at Skalica, which was assembled in the mid 1960s. The gallery presents changing exhibitions of works from this collection.
This city-centre gallery hosts changing exhibitions by SAS members focusing on contemporary architecture.
A branch of the P M Bohun Gallery in Liptovsky Mikulas, the Jan Hála Gallery is dedicated to the life and work of Slovak artist Jan Hála (1890-1959). Opened in 1976 in the cottage where Hála lived and worked from 1923-1959, it features period furnishings, documents, photographs and more than 60 of his paintings, drawings and book illustrations, mainly on the theme of Tatra folk customs.
The ÚĽUV Gallery and Craft Shop Banská Bystrica presents exhibitions of work by contemporary producers of folk art, craft-oriented design and creative folk art. In addition to presenting exhibitions, it sells high-quality folk art products and also functions as a multimedia information centre with presentation technology ready for use by members of the public who are interested in folk art production and crafts.
The ÚĽUV Gallery and Craft Shop Tatranská Lomnica presents exhibitions of work by contemporary producers of folk art, craft-oriented design and creative folk art. In addition to presenting exhibitions, it sells high-quality folk art products and also functions as a multimedia information centre with presentation technology ready for use by members of the public who are interested in folk art production and crafts.
The ÚĽUV Gallery and Craft Shop Bardejov presents exhibitions of work by contemporary producers of folk art, craft-oriented design and creative folk art. In addition to presenting exhibitions, it sells high-quality folk art products and also functions as a multimedia information centre with presentation technology ready for use by members of the public who are interested in folk art production and crafts.
The ÚĽUV Gallery and Craft Shop Prešov presents exhibitions of work by contemporary producers of folk art, craft-oriented design and creative folk art. In addition to presenting exhibitions, it sells high-quality folk art products and also functions as a multimedia information centre with presentation technology ready for use by members of the public who are interested in folk art production and crafts.
The ÚĽUV Gallery and Craft Shop Trnava presents exhibitions of work by contemporary producers of folk art, craft-oriented design and creative folk art. In addition to presenting exhibitions, it sells high-quality folk art products and also functions as a multimedia information centre with presentation technology ready for use by members of the public who are interested in folk art production and crafts.