Culture and Leisure
Ascent of the highest church tower in Slovakia
The tower is the most notable and the most distinctive part of the silhouette of the town Spišská Nová Ves. The tower of the Roman-Catholic vicarage church of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption originating from the 13th century is one of the town’s greatest attractions because of its height of 87 metres. It is built on original medieval walls. A curiosity is seven big clock faces run by a single clockwork. The latter also operates all the bells – „The Death bell“ from 1486, Peter and Paul from 1930 and Urban and Joseph from 1857. The clock is a relic from the original Gothic tower that was rebuilt in 1649 and given an onion-domed tip. Ascents of the tower are organized by Tourist Information Centre – contact hereabove.
Times of ascents:
Dates from January 1st – April 30th:
Mon – Fri 10.30, 13.30 h
Dates from May 1st – September 30th:
Mon – Fri 9.30, 11.30, 14.00, 16.30 h
Sat 10.00, 12.00 h
Sun 14.30, 16.00 h
Dates from October 1st – December 31st:
Mon – Fri 10.30, 13.30 h
Admission fee: www.spisskanovaves.eu (Culture and leisure)
Zoological garden
In addition to an Ussurian tiger, an American jaguar, a Persian leopard, an American puma and a chimpanzee, other approx. 200 animals can be found there′t. Includes playgrounds, arboretum, children’s racing ground, horse riding and other attractions.
Season:
April, 20th – October 20th
Open:
Every day except Monday 10.00 - 18.00 h.
In June 9.00 - 18.00 hod.
Address/Contact:
Sadová 6, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves
Tel. no./Fax.: +421 (0)53/446 26 31
E-mail: zoosnv(at)stonline.sk
Web: http://www.zoosnv.sk/
The Cinema Mier
Up-to-date programme at www.spisskanovaves.eu – Culture and leisure - Cinema Mier. Advance booking always 1 hour before film starts or within 30 min after start of projection.
Projection:
17.00 and/or 19.00 h
Every Friday The Film Club. Membership card valid throughout Slovakia.
Address/Contact:
Šafárikovo námestie 7, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/442 87 66
E-mail: kinomiersnv(at)stonline.sk
The Cinema Baník
Up-to-date programme at www.spisskanovaves.eu - Culture and leisure - Cinema Baník. Tickets sold 30 min. before projection, book via telephone or e-mail.
Projection:
17.00 and/or 19.00 h every day
Address/Contact:
Štefánikovo námestie 4, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/44 249 50, extension 18
E-mail: dk(at)dksnv.sk
Web: http://www.dksnv.sk/
The Spiš Artists Gallery
The gallery maps and presents mostly works of artists related to the region and Slovak fine art. It also presents works of foreign artists.
Permanent exhibition:
Jozef Hanula – Drawing/Painting, Spiš artists, Garden of Art
Open:
Mon closed
Tue - Fri 8.30 - 17.00 h
Sat - Sun 9.00 - 13.00 hod.
Current exhibitions and admission fees: www.gus.sk
Address/Contact:
Zimná 46, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/446 42 59, +421 (0)53/446 47 10
E-mail: gus(at)stonline.sk
Web: http://www.gus.sk/
Spiš Theatre
The theatre operates in the Reduta building built in 1902 by the architect Kálman Gezster for the Imre Halmai Strauss company. It also operates as a touring theatre aimed primarily at children and youth.
Current programme:
www.spisskanovaves.eu – Culture and Leisure – Spiš Theatre
Theatre capacity:
300 seats
Advance bookings:
daily from 8.00 to 17.00 h at reception or one hour before performance at theatre’s foyer.
Reservation of tickets:
until 24 hrs. before performance, non-stop via internet with confirmation, group bookings or reservations daily from 8.00 to 16.00 h at the telephone number provided hereunder.
Address/Contact:
Radničné námestie 4, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/417 32 71 – advance bookings (reception)
+421 (0)53/417 32 75 – group bookings, reservations
E-mail: prevadzka(at)spisskedivadlo.sk
Web: www.spisskedivadlo.sk
The Spiš Museum
The museum is housed in the historic building of former medieval town hall called Provinčný dom (The Provincial House) today. The façade is decorated in rococo style with stucco decoration of six cartouches representing qualities that a corporation member should possess. Exhibitions in Markušovce and Smižany are branches of the Spiš Museum.
Permanent exhibitions:
Exhibitions of nature and history of the Spiš Region – provides visitors with geographical, geological, palaeontological, botanical and zoological characteristics of orographic units: Slovenský raj (the Slovak Paradise), Spišskogemerské rudohorie, the Hornád basin and Levočské vrchy. The history of the region is presented by exhibitions of archaeological and mining collections.
Open:
Mon - Fri 8.00 - 16.30 h
Sat 9.00 - 13.00 h
Sun 13.00 - 17.00 h (open only from May 1st to October 1st)
Address/Contact:
Letná 50, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/442 37 57
Fax: +421 (0)53/442 67 85
E-mail: muzspisa(at)sisoft.sk
Web: www.muzeumspisa.com
The Markušovce manor – Exhibition of historic furniture
The Construction of the manor dates back to 1643 and is connected with the name František Máriássy, who had it built in a Renaissance style. The rococo reconstruction dates back to the period 1770 – 1775. The focus of the exhibition is furniture collection of the Hodkovce manor museum (that belonged to the Csáky family) and the Markušovce manor. It reflects the development and typal representation of furniture art and interior accessories that are chronologically organized from the 17th century until the beginning of the 20th century.
Open:
Dates from May 1st to October 31st:
Mon closed
Tue - Sun 9.00 - 17.00 h
In July and August:
Mon - Sat 9.00 - 17.00 h
Sun 9.00 - 18.00 h
Dates from November 1st to April 30th:
Mon closed
Tue - Fri 8.00 - 16.00 h
Sat closed
Sun 8.00 - 16.00 h
Address/Contact:
Michalská 59, 053 21 Markušovce
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/449 84 21
Web: http://www.muzeumspisa.com/
Folly Dardanely – Exhibition of keyboard musical instruments
Wolfgang Farkaš Mariássy had it built in the last third of the 18th century for social and representative purposes. It is an important historic building of rococo architecture.
Open:
Dates from May 1st to October 31st:
Mon closed
Tue - Sun 9.00 - 17.00 h
In July and August:
Mon - Sun 9.00 - 17.00 h
Dates from November 1st to April 30th:
Mun closed
Tue - Fri 8.00 - 16.00 h
Sat closed
Sun 8.00 - 16.00 h
Address/Contact
Michalská 55, 053 21 Markušovce
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/449 82 12
Web: www.muzeumspisa.com
Capt. Ján Nálepka’s House of Birth
The house provides documentation of gen. Ján Nálepka’s figure and his activities within the antifascist resistance movement during the World War II. The outbuilding is supplemented with agricultural tools, machines, carriages and rustic furniture. The house has the appearance of an original farmhouse from the first half of the 20th century.
Open
Mon - Fri 8.00 - 16.00 h
Sat, Sun closed
Address/Contact
Nálepkova 87, 053 11 Smižany
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/443 12 91
Web: www.muzeumspisa.com
The Ethnographic Museum Smižany – Exhibition of folk culture of central and lower Spiš
from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century is divided into three parts: manufacture and processing of folk textile, production and employment, clothing and textile. In addition to samples of traditional Spiš textiles, it offers visitors the opportunity to try out their skill weaving using a loom.
Open:
Mon - Fri 8.00 - 16.00 h
Sat, Sun closed (accessible for visitor groups booked in advance)
Address/Contact:
Krátka 5, 053 11 Smižany
Tel. no.: +421 (0)53/443 12 91
