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THE LAST SHOTDOWN - A Tribute to Aviation Legend Matej Beznák
The exhibition highlights the life of aviator and Slovak National Uprising hero Matej Beznák (1921–1997). He gained renown for a victorious aerial engagement on September 7, 1944, when he shot down a modern German Focke-Wulf Fw 189 aircraft while flying a biplane. The exhibition displays his personal documents, photographs, decorations, maps, compasses, and other artifacts. It also features paintings of Combined Squadron aircraft by Pavol Sluka and American aircraft by Ján Pálffy.
Exhibition duration: October 2, 2026 – November 29, 2026
PREŠPORÁČIK CELEBRATES - a world-class unique, 25 years on the streets of Bratislava
The inspiration came from an old postcard depicting a historic vehicle and partly also a historic tram that ran on the streets of Bratislava in the early 20th century. Its authenticity to Bratislava is expressed by the red color, which is the official color of the city, as well as the coat of arms of Bratislava, which you can see on the door of the vehicle. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of this tourist attraction, the first of these "retro" vehicles will be exhibited.
Exhibition duration: May 5, 2026 – November 19, 2026
ENIGMA. THE SECRET WORLD OF CIPHERS
The STM-Museum of Transport in Bratislava will open the exhibition "ENIGMA. The Secret World of Ciphers" on May 8, 2026. The exhibition presents interesting artifacts from the field of encryption, coding, monitoring or eavesdropping, and focuses on the sub-scientific branches of cryptology - cryptography, cryptanalysis and steganography. A unique exhibit of the exhibition is the German encryption machine ENIGMA, model M3, manufactured in 1942, currently the only one in Slovakia, which the Slovak Technical Museum acquired for its collections in 2020.
Exhibition duration: May 5, 2026 - August 31, 2026
125 YEARS OF SHIP BUILDING IN KOMARNO
The Slovak Technical Museum invites visitors to an exhibition entitled "125 Years of Shipbuilding in Komárno". Picture panels with period photographs will guide visitors through the rich history of this shipbuilding enterprise from the interwar period, when the shipyard was part of the Škoda Works in Pilsen, through its significant flourishing and modernization in the period after World War II to the present day. Visitors to the exhibition will also be interested in three-dimensional exhibits, among which there will be no shortage of authentic models representing a wide range of different types of vessels that specialists from the Komárno shipyards built.
Exhibition duration: December 11, 2025 – August 31, 2026
TRAIN IN THE CITY
The Slovak Technical Museum – Museum of Transport in Bratislava, in cooperation with the civic association Bratislava and its transformations, has prepared a new picture exhibition entitled “Train in the City” for the public. The exhibition reminds visitors of two anniversaries related to the now defunct railway lines in the capital city – the 185th anniversary of the start of operation of the first horse-drawn railway in Hungary between Bratislava and Svätý Jur (October 4, 1840) and the 40th anniversary of the cessation of passenger rail transport to the Bratislava-Filiálka station and the Bratislava-Slovany stop (July 1985).
Exhibition duration: May 5, 2025 - August 31, 2026