Museum of Carpathian German Culture
Slovakia
At a glance
The Museum documents the almost 900-year-long history and culture of Germans in Slovakia.
Slovakia's German community has played a significant role in the country's history. This museum covers all fields of life of Carpathian Germans – clothing, textiles, domestic and craft production, industrial products, works of art and sacral objects.
The museum was established on January 1, 1997 as a specialized museum of the Slovak National Museum. Its predecessor, the Department of History and Culture of Carpathian Germans, had been established on August 1, 1994 as part of the Historical Museum of SNM. MCGC is engaged in collection, protection, processing and presentation of articles demonstrating the material and spiritual culture of Carpathian Germans and treats their history and culture as objectively as possible.
