Múzeum Michala Tillnera
At Múzeum Michala Tillnera v Malackách, you have a unique opportunity to get to know the folk culture and traditions of southern Záhorie. The municipal museum in Malacky was founded in 1975 on the initiative of the academic painter Michal Tillner. Since then, it has undergone a complex transformation of its administrators and premises. On February 18, 2006, an exhibition was opened in the building of Mestské centrum kultúry on Záhorská ulica street. Did you know that at Múzeum Michala Tillnera museum you can not only look at the displayed exhibits, but also touch them?
The municipal museum was originally located in a reconstructed watermill building on Družstevná ulica street. At that time, the exhibition consisted of a lifelong collection of historical monuments, folk and applied art, and several paintings by Michal Tillner, which he donated to the town. Since 1993, the museum has borne the name Múzeum Michala Tillnera v Malackách museum and came under the administration of Záhorské centrum kultúry v Malackách. In 2000, based on restitution, the museum building was handed over to its original owner. The exhibition was closed and the museum collections were moved to a storage facility.
Thanks to the support of the town of Malacky, the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, and other sponsors, work began in 2005 on restoring the exhibition in the attic of Mestské centrum kultúry on Záhorácká ulica street. The exhibition was solemnly opened on February 18, 2006, and its collection consists of more than 1,200 historical, ethnographic, artistic, and archaeological objects. At the beginning of the exhibition, pictorial and textual documentation of the history of Malacky and the Plavecké panstvo estate is displayed. The heart of the exhibition is a unique Záhorie room, which will show you how life used to be in Záhorie. The furnishings are characterized not only by their beauty of shape, carving, or painting, but also by their functionality. You can view extensive collections of ceramics, clocks, wooden furniture, kerosene lamps, irons, and agricultural items.
An extension of the museum is the crypts under the Franciscan church of Nepoškvrnené počatie Panny Márie. Franciscans, family members of the Pálffy family, and some prominent inhabitants of Malacky are buried there. In addition, you will also find displayed originals of stone statues and liturgical objects here. Malacky is known for a number of historical monuments. You can visit Pálffyovský kaštieľ manor house, Malacká synagóga, or the unique Kaplnka svätých schodov chapel. During hot summer days, head to the summer lido and refresh yourself in the pools with a waterslide. You can find accommodation near Múzeum Michala Tillnera on our Malacky accommodation page. We wish you a pleasant and peaceful stay.
