SNM - Historical and Music Museum

Bratislava Castle is the seat of the Historical Museum, a branch of the Slovak National Museum (SNM). It documents the development of society in Slovakia from the Middle Ages until the present day.

It holds extensive collections of coins, furniture, visual arts, clocks, historical weapons, glass items, porcelain and ceramics, fashion accessories and silver articles.

Also at Bratislava Castle is the SNM's Music Museum, which document the history of music in Slovakia from the earliest times up to the present day. It includes musical writings, musical instruments, sound recordings of musical compositions, correspondence, original photographs and documents on the work of prominent musical personalities and institutions, but also works of art related to music, for instance medals, plaques, badges, statues and drawings with musical motifs.