Culture & Arts
Banská Štiavnica is a town where history meets a rich cultural and artistic scene.
Its lanes breathe history, yet pulse with contemporary life. The town has plenty of museums and galleries that bring its rich history and art closer to visitors – from the Open-air Mining Museum, where you can experience the authentic atmosphere of mining life, to modern galleries showcasing contemporary art. Throughout the year, Banská Štiavnica hosts numerous festivals celebrating music, theatre, literature and film.
The historic town centre is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is home to many monuments, such as the Old Castle and the New Castle, St Catherine’s Church and the Calvary. Each of these buildings tells its own story and adds to the town’s unique atmosphere. If you’re looking for interactive experiences, there are exhibitions such as the Bank of Love, where you can discover the longest love poem in the world, or the Glanzenberg Hereditary Adit, which takes you underground right beneath the town. Banská Štiavnica is a place where everyone finds something to enjoy – whether you are a history or art lover, or just looking for new experiences.
Antikvariátik has books for every book lover: rare collector’s items, old maps and prints, as well as ordinary books to relax with by the tajchs. If […]
This interactive exhibition uses modern technology to take you back to the 18th century. With the help of virtual reality you can see what Banská Štiavnica […]
An art installation made up of a variety of mirror, optical and light illusions. It is housed in the original rooms of Count Limpacher’s 16th-century Renaissance […]
We invite mineral lovers young and old to a truly special experience: collecting crystals you find with your own hands, from the minerals we extract in […]
The BANK OF LOVE is an interactive house for children, adults and whole families. It is devoted to Sládkovič Marína – the longest love poem in […]
Once a bastion forming part of the anti-Ottoman fortifications, today it houses an exhibition reached by exactly 175 steps. It tells the life story of Maximilian […]
The Banská Štiavnica wooden nativity scene depicts the Christmas story, but it also portrays the development, history and traditions of this medieval town, the life of […]
Right in the heart of Banská Štiavnica, just a few steps from the largest moving nativity scene, you’ll find another gem – a large-scale model of […]