Slovak National Museum
Tickets for the castle and cave tour
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Given the high attendance, we advise purchasing tickets well in advance online.
Visit the most popular and interesting areas of Bojnice Castle.
The tour of the castle and cave includes, among other things, the Count’s Apartment with its impressive Golden Hall, the Huňady Hall with its unique Baroque chandelier, the various floors of the Middle Castle with their well-preserved Neo-Gothic interiors, and the castle chapel featuring the original of the famous Bojnice Altar. The tour concludes with a visit to the family crypt, where Count Ján Pálfi, the last noble owner of Bojnice Castle, found his final resting place. The tour concludes with a visit to a unique natural travertine cave located directly beneath the castle. The tour of the castle and cave is guided. Visitors receive an expert commentary from the guide, supplemented with interesting facts.
From the Museum's History
The idea of establishing a museum at Bojnice Castle had already been considered by its last owner, Count Ján František Pálfi (Pálffy). In his will dated November 14, 1907, he expressed the wish that his palaces in Vienna and Budapest, the manor house in Kráľová, and the castle in Bojnice be opened to the public, that the works of art remain in their original locations, and that tours be made available to all interested visitors.
The first local history exhibition was installed at Bojnice Castle in 1941 thanks to the efforts of members of the Upper Nitra Museum Association. It remained there until the great fire at the castle on May 9, 1950. The day after the fire, proposals were drawn up to secure funding for repairs and to use the restored building as a museum. The Council of the Regional National Committee in Nitra, by Resolution No. 107/1950 of September 7, decided to establish the Nitra Regional Museum with its seat at Bojnice Castle. Following the territorial reorganization in 1960, the museum ceased to function as a regional institution and became a regional center focused on the research and documentation of Upper Nitra. Within the new network of museums in the Central Slovakia Region, it assumed the role of a local history museum for the Prievidza district.
Opening hours
November – March
Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
April
Daily except Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
May
Daily except Mondays from 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
June – August
Daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
September
Daily except Mondays from 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October
Daily except Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Lunch break
The lunch break is from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. During this time, the museum ticket office is closed and tickets for the tour cannot be purchased. Visitors who are on the tour route during the lunch break may continue their tour uninterrupted.
Contact
Office
SNM – Múzeum Bojnice
Zámok a okolie 1
972 01 Bojnice
Contact
email: rezervacie@bojnicecastle.sk
sekretariat@bojnicecastle.sk
phone: +421 46 5430 633,
+421 46 5430 624
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If you have any questions about online tickets, please contact us at pomoc@snm-online.sk