museum of the slovak national uprising

This isn't really a part of the world that most tourists see. Sure there is a bit of tourism but it's not really a huge money maker as it would be in more popular destinations. As such, funding for certain projects is lower than what you'd see elsewhere. Is this a top of the line world class museum? No...But Banska Bystrica is hardly a world class tourist destination. As such, should you find yourself in this part of the world, this museum is actually quite nice and certainly worth an hour or so to walk around.

An unusual building which is almost moden art. A huge sculpture in the centre of tjhe two main buildings is in harrowing detail of the uprising depicting trampled bodies whih could be upsetting for children. The museum itself is very dated and not easy to navigate with very little in English. The nearby aviation /artillery museum wit a huge aircraft outside makes for a quick stop - neither worth the entrane fee or too much time

Some may be surprised by the harshness of my review, but it is only because I have visited the museum twice in the past 10 years - back in 2005 and now in 2014. The problem is, that the only change to the exhibit was adding a few LCDs playing slideshows of photographs, otherwise nothing has changed. What bugs me the most is the incredible hidden potential of this place. There are multiple banners explaining the political situation giving background to different parts of exhibit and despite abundance of space the text is only in Slovak and English. There are countless displays of medals certain people received, yet there is no mention of who they actually were. Quite often the descriptions did not match the contents of the display cabinets, etc.Do not get me wrong, I love the place, the amount of artefacts from various armies is incredible (at least by Slovak standards), but I was really disappointed that the museum has made no progress over the years. I talked to the member of the staff about this and he was very apologetic about the whole situation. Apparently the "curator" of the exhibit has a copyright of some sort for the entire exhibit and nothing can be changed without his approval, which is a major problem.On the upside the entry fee is really cheap and the staff is friendly.

If you are in Banska Bystrica, you should go there. The building is very nice and also the tanks and weapons outside...But the exhibition could be more interesting, it is really old and a little bit boring.

If you are a WWII history buff you must visit! There is an outside static exhibit with German/Czech tanks and vehicles. Artillery and a Russian transport plane. Inside the museum is an amazing collection of allied and axis items. Cheap entry fee and for an extra few cents you are allowed to take pictures. You will not find many museums with a collection this vast.

I recommend to see the museum for everyone, who is interested of the world wars and history of it. You can see tanks, lot of guns, uniforms, and in front of the museum there ist a big plane from the war that you can see also from the inside.

This event in history is not well known to western tourists, but it was important in my family's history so we wanted to visit. The materials provided in English were sufficient for a thorough understanding of the displays. The weapons and other artifacts both outside and inside were excellent examples of the era.

Don`t miss this if you visit Banska Bistrica.It`s well laid out and ,trust me,the inside is much nicer than the concrete monstrosity it looks from the outside.There are tanks and field guns in the park opposite and an old,WW2 turbo prop plane near the entrance you can actually go in to and hear a description of.

The Memorial and the Museum of the Slovak National Uprising (SNU) is located on the border of old and new area of town. The museum documenting development Slovak society in the war time years between 1938 and 1945. Includes open-air museum of heavy military weapons used in time of SNU: armoured cars, tanks, cannons and plane. This is very popular part for children.

It is placed in the centre of a beautiful Slovak city in the heart of Slovakia. It is surrounded by a nice large park where some old heavy military equipment is placed.It is very interesting to see it for children. There is a special program - a night tour on 29 August - The Day od Slovak National Uprising - with a lector who talks the stories of the people who lived it that period. The first Sunday in the month is free entrance as well as to all Slovak museums and galleries under Ministery of Culture.

You can't say you've been to Banska Bystrica without visiting this place. You can choose indoor and outdoor exhibition. Indoor one is multilingual and great opportunity for history lovers and outdoor with tanks, cannoons and even aircraft is great for children as well. I guess Banska Bystrica is one of the few places in the world with its own plane in the city center :).

WW2 monument with museum and outside exposition of WW2 weapons (tanks and aircraft etc) either russian, german! interesting also for children!! APC 1hour to 3 hours... :)

i was pass by there so we decided to stop there to see this big tanks. our children did enjoy so much. we tryed to explane that ours grand pa were fight for us... so i reccomended to all of zou to remember our history......

At this time is really described national uppraisig, living of soldiers, guerilas and people. Outside exhibition is in close park and is very popular for children for seeing of real big weapons -tanks and so on

I was afraid that this museum will be forgotten. However, it is still well maintained, and brings a testimony of tragic years of the Slovak history. Those travelling with children will enjoy mostly the external ehibits (in a good weather) including the plane in the park of the museum. Those interested in Slovak history will learn about the uprising that failed to meet its targets, but still had an important military and political meaning.