Museum of Transport in Bratislava

Where are we located?

The STM-Museum of Transport in Bratislava is located behind the Railway Police building, between Franz Liszt square and Pražská Street. You can reach us by taking the stairs from the pedestrian overpass over Šancová Street. If you are arriving by car from Šancová Street or Štefániková Street, enter the intersection "Šancová - Pražská - Štefánikova" through the iron gate onto the driveway leading directly to the museum area or turn right from Pražská Street (direction from the city center) to the ŽSR area (loading and unloading of the car train) and continue to the right there to the museum premises. This entrance also serves as a barrier-free entrance. The museum is within walking distance from Bratislava's main railway station. If you are traveling by public transport, get off at the "Pod stanicou" stop, which is served by public transport lines no. 1, 7, 21, 25, 32, 40, 41, 42, 49, 61, 63, 64, 71, 74, 83, 84, 93 and 184 and in the direction of the city center also regional bus lines No. 205, 209, 219, 245, 250, 251 and 269.

The STM-Museum of Transport in Bratislava is a specialized museum that comprehensively documents the history of transport in Slovakia. It was opened to the public in 1999. In two exhibition halls and adjacent outdoor areas, it presents the historical development of road and rail transport in Slovakia. It exhibits approximately 50 historic cars, 30 motorcycles, as well as a wealth of various non-motorized vehicles, models and period technical accessories. The Slovak Railways, the Veteran Club Bratislava, the Association of Collectors of Historic Vehicles of the Slovak Republic and many private enthusiasts have significantly contributed to the attractiveness of the exhibitions by lending exhibits. The Museum of Transport in Bratislava presents and professionally manages the collection of road, rail and (planned) water transport vehicles in individual exhibitions:

The Golden Age of Road and Rail Transport
The visitor will be captivated by an extensive collection of vehicles, from horse-drawn vehicles and the first motorized self-propelled vehicles, through motorcycles and tricycles, to passenger cars and trucks from the interwar period. On display are historic bicycles and velocipedes, including a unique wooden bicycle from 1922, historic carriages and sleighs, remarkable firefighting equipment from the late 19th century, as well as motorized vehicles of domestic and foreign brands, including cars Tatra, Praga, Škoda, Mercedes-Benz and the American Buick, motorcycles Böhmerland, Ogar, Indian, Harley-Davidson and others. A unique item appreciated by visitors is one of the largest and most expensive cars of Czechoslovak interwar production - the six-cylinder Praga Golden from 1937. Railway transport is represented by diesel locomotives 751.132 and 771.001, electric locomotives 240.040 and 210.012, freight wagons 21 56 157 5 602 - 4 Gbgs, 31 56 08 11 110 - 2 Taes, 60 56 93 - 04 101 - 0 Daa-k and a unique freight wagon from the Vienna Tram. There is also a Tatra motor trolley and a historical pedal trolley.

Development of railway, signalling and security technology
The diorama of the transport office will introduce the visitor to the mysterious world of railway security technology. A collection of signalling devices is presented, a unique distance signal from the end of the 19th century, signalling telephone equipment, period lighting fixtures, gas lamps, radio receivers, mannequins in historical railway uniforms. This exhibition also includes a functional demonstration of a system of centrally controlled electric clocks commonly used not only on the railway, but also in many other sectors.

Milestones of Slovak motoring in the second half of the 20th century
In addition to the almost complete development line of Czechoslovak passenger cars of the Škoda brand and typical representatives of foreign cars of the so-called Eastern bloc, vehicles made by motor vehicle development workers in Bratislava will be of particular interest. In addition to products of the now defunct Bratislava Automobile Works (BAZ) from the 1980s, which include, for example, prototypes of small commercial vehicles, the first mass-produced passenger car Škoda Garde or an innovation of this coupe called Locusta.

National cultural monument - Tugboat Šturec
Since 2013, the museum's acquisition policy has also begun to deal with the documentation of water transport in Slovakia by acquiring individual artifacts from ships and presenting models. The first important exhibit that the museum acquired for its collections is a historical vessel and national cultural monument - the tugboat ŠTUREC (originally Štúr), built in 1937 in the Komárno shipyards. The tugboat is located in the Winter Port. It is currently undergoing gradual renovation. The museum's intention is to present it as a Museum of Water Transport. The tugboat is currently open to the public 1-2 times a year, usually on the occasion of the events of the Danube Solstice (June) and the European Cultural Heritage Days (September).