{"id":2279,"date":"2026-01-07T12:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/?post_type=kultura-a-umenie&p=2279"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:21:24","slug":"sarisske-muzeum-v-bardejove-a-v-bardejovskych-kupeloch","status":"publish","type":"kultura-a-umenie","link":"https:\/\/www.regionsaris.sk\/en\/kultura-a-umenie\/sarisske-muzeum-v-bardejove-a-v-bardejovskych-kupeloch\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160ari\u0161 Museum in Bardejov and in Bardejov Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"The \u0160ari\u0161 Museum is one of the most important institutions in eastern Slovakia. It offers visitors a wide range of exhibitions that present the history, culture, nature and traditional crafts of the region. It presents its collections not only in the centre of Bardejov, but also in the beautiful surroundings of the Bardejov Spa.<\/strong>\n

History of the museum<\/h3>\nThe \u0160ari\u0161 Museum in Bardejov plays an important role in the preservation, protection and presentation of these monuments. The scope of its collections and the results of its professional work far exceed the scope of the region and it ranks among the most important institutions of its kind in Slovakia. It is also one of the oldest in its museum network.\n\nThe idea of creating a museum was conceived in 1897, but it was founded on 21 December 1903 as the Museum of \u0160ari\u0161 County. The first director was Dr. A. Vass, the headmaster of the local gymnasium. The collection of material for the museum began in 1903, mainly thanks to K. Divald, V. Mi\u0161kovsk\u00fd, A. Vass and G. \u017debr\u00e1cke. In a short time, almost 3000 pieces of museum-valuable objects were collected from the entire \u0160ari\u0161 County. The first historical exposition (focused on the history of \u0160ari\u0161) was opened on 23 June 1907 in the building of the town hall. The exhibited material was donated or deposited from various, mainly religious institutions and organizations. It survived two world wars without major changes. Re-installations of the exhibition took place in 1954, 1967 and 1991. Since its foundation, the \u0160ari\u0161 Museum has constantly struggled with financial and personnel problems. During the years 1907-1950 there was only a minimal increase in collections and no research was carried out. The years 1914-1918 were marked by efforts to move its most important exhibits to a museum in Budapest. At the end of the Second World War, the retreating German army again took an interest in the collections. Thanks mainly to G. The objects remained in their original place. After 1945, the museum began to profile itself as a museum of local history, focusing on the documentation of the development of nature and society from prehistoric times to the present and on the areas of the districts of Bardejov, Giraltovce, Stropkov and Svidn\u00edk. Since 1950, it has focused on the documentation of the Bardejov urban reserve.\n

\nPresent<\/h3>\nAt present it documents the historical, natural and social conditions of the Upper \u0160ari\u0161 region. It has a nationwide scope in the field of documentation of the iconographic creation of the Eastern Rite. It manages more than 700 000 collection objects from various fields of museum work. For this extensive activity, the museum has gradually acquired, in addition to the historic town hall, other buildings: on Radni\u010dni Square (building No. 13), Rhody Street (houses Nos. 4-6 and 27), Villa R\u00e1koci and its land in Bardejovsk\u00e9 K\u00fapele, two bastions as depository buildings. Today it manages 34 buildings (together with the buildings in the open-air museum). During its long existence, the \u0160ari\u0161 Museum has deeply influenced the development of Slovak museology and has become an integral part of the cultural life of Bardejov and its region. As a museum with valuable historical, ethnographic, natural history and art exhibits, it is one of the Slovak museums that are popular with our and foreign visitors. This is also evidenced by the results of the number of visitors to the museum's exhibitions. Annually, they are visited by an average of around 60,000 domestic and foreign admirers.\n\n \n

Villa R\u00e1koci - treasures hidden in Bardejov Spa<\/h2>\n

Just a few steps away from the Exposition of Folk Architecture (open-air museum) stands the historic Villa Rakoci<\/strong>, which houses three thematic expositions:<\/p>\n\n