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It is the largest museum and cultural institution in Slovakia. The Slovak National Museum consists of 16 specialized museums in and outside Bratislava.
The museums situated in Bratislava are:

Natural Science Museum

Address: Vajanského nábrežie 2, Bratislava

Presents the variety of live nature and the diversity of the non-living natural environment from the territory of Slovakia.

Permanent expositions: Treasures of the Earth, The Fauna of Slovakia, The History of Life, Variations in the World of Plants

Opening hours: daily except Monday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 3.32 €, discounted 1.66 €, retired 1.33 € , school groups 1.33 €/person, family admission fee (2 adults + 3 children up to 14 years) 8.30 €, family admission fee (1 adult + 2 children up to 14 years ) 4.98 €

Archaeological Museum

Address: Žižkova 12, Bratislava

The museum is situated in the Royal Palace of Bratislava Castle. The exhibition comprises archaeological part and art-history part with a unique specimen from various places of Slovakia.

Opening hours: Monday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday – Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 2.32 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €

Museum of History

Address: Bratislava castle, Bratislava

Permanent expositions: Historical Furniture and Equipment, The Jewelry of Slovakia's Distant Past, The Silver Treasure

Opening hours: daily except Monday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 2.32 €, discounted (students, children from 6 y., ISIC, ITIC, Euro 26)1.33 €, school groups 0.66 €

Museum of Jewish Culture

Address: Židovská 17, Bratislava

Permanent exhibition introduces the history and culture of Jews living in the territory of Slovakia, their life, festivals, the interior of a synagogue and personalities of Jewish origin.

Opening hours: Monday – Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 1.99 €, children/students/retired 0.66 €

Museum of Hungarian Culture in Slovakia

Address: Žižkova 18, Bratislava

The exhibition presents the history and culture of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Slovakia.

Opening hours: Monday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 1.33 €, children/students/retired 0.66 €

Museum of Carpathian German Culture

Address: Žižkova 14, Bratislava

The exhibition presents the history and culture of the Carpathian Germans living in the territory of Slovakia.

Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 1.33 €, children/students/retired 0.66 €

Is the oldest museum in Slovakia, founded in the 19th century. The museum’s collections document the history of Bratislava from the earliest periods until the 20th century. The Bratislava City Museum houses the following museums with permanent expositions throughout the city:

Bratislava City Museum

Address: Old Town Hall, Primaciálne Square 3, Bratislava

Main museum that displays the history of Bratislava including the history of artisanal crafts and trade, coronations of the hungarian emperors, science, technology, social life, sacred arts and the development of industry in the 19th - 20th centuries.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m – 6.p.m.
Entrance: full 2.32 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 4.65 €, Disabled free of charge
Due to reconstruction, the museum has been CLOSED since April 27, 2008

Museum of Viticulture and Museum of Historical Interiors

Address: Apponyi palace, Radničná 1, Bratislava

After museum’s vast reconstruction, it has been the seat of two museums. The Museum of Viticulture documents the history of the cultivation and production of wine in Bratislava, also introduces two important vintners - J. E. Hubert and Palugyay.

The Museum of Historical Interiors exhibits the wood wall coverings and wall paintings and furniture of the the aristocrats in Bratislava in the 18th-19th centuries.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m – 6.p.m.
Entrance: full 6.64 €, children/students/retired 3.32 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 13.28 €, Disabled free of charge

Museum of Arms

Address: Michalská 22, Bratislava

The exhibition documents the history of the town fortifications; types of bladed weapons, military and tournament arms and the development of firearms.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m – 6.p.m.
Entrance: full 4.32 €, children/students/retired 2.32 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 8.63 €, School groups of at least 10 students 1.33 €, Disabled free of charge

Admission tickets are also valid to the Museum of Pharmacy - Red Crayfish Pharmacy.

Museum of Pharmacy - Red Crayfish Pharmacy

Address: Lekáreň U červeného raka, Michalská 26, Bratislava

Contains a pharmaceutical collection and is unique of its kind in Slovakia. Documents of the high level expertises come from the 16th century.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m – 6.p.m.
Entrance: full 4.32 €, children/students/retired 2.32 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 8.63 €, School groups of at least 10 students 1.33 €, Disabled free of charge

Ticket is also valid for Museum of Arms - Michael's Tower.

Museum of Historical Clocks

Address: Židovská 1, Bratislava

The exposition documents the history of clockmaking in Bratislava between the 17th – 19th centuries.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m – 6.p.m.
Entrance: full 2.32 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 4.65 €, School groups of at least 10 students 1.33 €, Disabled free of charge

Johann Nepomuk Hummel Museum

Address: Klobučnícka 2, Bratislava

The exhibition documents a collection of the music composer's musical instruments and samples of note records of his works.

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m – 6.p.m. Entrance: full 3.32 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 6.64 €, School groups of at least 10 students 1.33 €, Disabled free of charge

Admission tickets are also valid to the Arthur Fleischmann Museum

Arthur Fleischmann Museum

Address: Biela 6, Bratislava

The museum presents the life and works of the Bratislava-born sculptor Arthur Fleischmann (1896-1990).

Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m – 6.p.m.
Entrance: full 3.32 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 6.64 €, School groups of at least 10 students 1.33 €, Disabled free of charge

Admission tickets are also valid to the Johann Nepomuk Hummel Museum.

Janko Jesenský Museum

Address: Somolického 2, Bratislava

The museum presents the life and works of the distinguished Slovak poet and writer Janko Jesenský. The museum is housed in his flat. It is the first literary museum in Slovakia.

Opening hours: Visits have to be arranged in advance.
Entrance: full 1.33 €

Devín Castle

Address: Muránska ul., Bratislava - Devín

Belongs to the national cultural monuments of Slovakia. Devín castle is located on a cliff above a confluence of the river Danube and Morava. The area has been populated since the late Stone Age. In the 9th century an important Great Moravian fortress stood here. Devín is an excellent location for walks for its splendid view on the surrounding countryside. It is an important symbol of Slovak history.

Opening hours: May – September: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday – Sunday 10 a.m – 7.p.m. April, October, November: Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 4.32 €, children/students/retired 2.32 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 8.63 €, School groups of at least 10 students 1.33 €

Ancient Gerulata Rusovce

Address: Gerulatská 69, Bratislava – Rusovce

The museum is located on the Roman military base from the 2nd - 4th centuries. The exhibition presents the findings of the archaeological research.

Opening hours: May – October: every day except Mondays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Entrance: full 2.32 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €, family admission fee (2 adults, children up to 14 years of age) 4.65 €, School groups of at least 10 students 1.33 €

Address: Esterhazy Palace, Námestie Ľ. Štúra 4, Bratislava; Water Barracks, Rázusovo nábrežie 2, Bratislava

Permanent exhibition: 16th – 18th Century European Art, Gothic Art in Slovakia, Baroque Art in Slovakia, 19th Century Art in Slovakia

Opening hours: every day except Mondays 10 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Entrance: full 2.66 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €

The Slovak National Gallery was founded in 1948. It houses also other galleries outside Bratislava: at the Zvolen Castle in Zvolen, in Spišská Belá, in Ružomberok and in Pezinok.

Address: Františkánske nám. 11, 811 01 Bratislava

The gallery was founded in 1961 and is the second largest gallery in Slovakia. Its displays are housed at Palffy Palace and Mirbach Palace in the Old Town.

Permanent exhibition: Celtic mint in Bratislava, Gothic painting and sculpture, Central European Barock Painting and Sculpture, Central European Painting and Sculpture 1800 – 1918, Stories and Phenomena. Slovak Fine Art of the 20th Century, STORIES and PHENOMENA – Slovak Fine Art of the 20th Century, PASSAGE, Tapestries from England

Opening hours: every day except Mondays 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Entrance: full 2.66 €, children/students/retired 1.33 €