Slovak National Gallery

Dear Friends, The Slovak National Gallery will reopen to the public from Thursday 2 March 2023 (inclusive). During the spring season, we will be open four days a week – Thursdays, Fridays, and weekends. To enter the gallery, you may use the central entrance in the courtyard at Rázusovo nábrežie 2, or the entrance in Riečna Street which has an automatic door. The Ex Libris bookstore at the SNG, as well as the pop-up café SVÄG TO GO, will be open to visitors on all four days. In addition to the renovated gallery spaces, you will be able to enjoy two inaugural exhibitions Prologue. 12 Colours of Reality and Take p(art)!, as well as a long-term project of works in architecture Art in the Public Space. The Esterházy Palace, which houses The Kornel and Nade Földvári Library, Amazing Art History with Professor Hamster, and the Antimuseum of J.K., will remain closed until further notice.

Current exhibitions

In Pieces. The Fragment and Torso in Visual Art Schaubmarov Mlyn v Pezinku, Pezinok-Cajla
Exhibition will last 8 days

What is a fragment, both in the context of history and of the present? How and what do we read into it? A fragment, part, segment, or torso depicts the body and a thing wounded, deformed, incomplete, imperfect, but also "beauty in disfigurement", the image of death, tragedy, revolution, eroticism, memento, and absence. Simultaneously it engages our imagination, inviting us to complete the missing part and to find meaning in an unknown whole.

Art in the Public Space. Fusion of art and architecture Vodné kasárne a Premostenie, Bratislava
Permanent exposition

Have you ever wondered if art can be a natural part of a building's interior, and not just a preserve of the perfect world of the exhibition hall? The reconstructed spaces of the Slovak National Gallery, with their clean lines, striking white surfaces, and unique nooks and crannies, are qualities in themselves. It is sufficient to accentuate a perfect wall or white corner with a piece of art, and a whole new experience of the space is born.

The Modern Vodné kasárne a Premostenie, Bratislava
Permanent exposition

The Modern tells the story of visual art in Slovakia in the first half of the 20th century. Our selection of works for it centred on the most important developments in domestic art between 1890/1900 and 1948. You’ll discover how art was responding to the era’s new civilizational challenges and social transformations, how artists were reacting to the world they lived in, and how all this found its way into their works, and changed the visuality and expression of visual art.

European Art, 16th – 19th Centuries Zvolenský zámok, Zvolen
Permanent exposition

Opened depository of The Collection of old European paintings of SNG was created considering the planed reconstruction of the building of SNG in Bratislava.

News and Announcements

We are opening a gallery
9. dec 2021

Safety instructions, current exhibitions and expositions
1. jun 2021

The significant international project by Ilona Németh EASTERN SUGAR has a publication
18. mar 2021

Blog

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What is currently happening at the SNG?

At the SNG we have many duties, tasks, and plans, which is why we continue to work tirelessly on various levels. We are grateful that most of you stand by us with understanding and support. We aim to repay you progressively with successful delivery of the gallery we all deserve – one filled with exhibitions and displays, equipped with all services and details, and offering art, education, relaxation, and entertainment. Here are some of the main tasks that we are currently engaged in:

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After 21 years, the Slovak National Gallery (part-)opens a new gallery complex

Reconstruction of the Slovak National Gallery has reached its conclusion. The gallery will (part-)open its renovated premises to the public for the first time on Sunday 11 December 2022. Visitors on this day will enjoy a full-day programme for adults and children, two introductory exhibitions, a special project of works in architecture, and the opportunity to breathe in the unique novelty for which everyone has waited so long.

3, 2, 1... Now!

After a long and challenging reconstruction, we are finally opening the new Slovak National Gallery (SNG) in Bratislava! From 11 December 2022, you can enjoy the three opening exhibitions and the unforgettable sensation of something uniquely new, something we have all been waiting for for a very long time.

SNG in the media

Slovak National Gallery gears up to reopen after extensive refurbishment
spectator.sme.sk
4. november 2022

„The Slovak National Gallery (SNG) is preparing to reopen its refurbished main site in Bratislava. After taking over the newly expanded premises from the builder, Hornex-Strabag, on October 27, it launched the reopening approval process with the construction office.“

News digest: National Gallery prepares for its big move
spectator.sme.sk
28. january 2022

„The Slovak National Gallery (SNG) is gearing up to move into its newly reconstructed premises on the Danube embankment in Bratislava. Construction work is expected to be completed in the summer; the plan is to open the new premises, but without exhibitions, later in the year.“