Expositions of Bratislava's Municipal Gallery take place in one of the most exquisite jewels of Bratislava's historical architecture, the Pálffy Palace, located in the heart of the historical city centre. During reconstruction of the building (1981-1987), excavators uncovered relics of the Roman Era of the l. st. century B.C. (including celtic coins and a mass grave), as well as artifacts from the Great Moravian Era at the end of the 9th century .
From 1715, the owners of the palace were the Pálffy's, the hereditary lords of Bratislava county. Count Jan Pálffy (1829-1908) had the palace rebuilt in the second half of the 19th century in the severe late-classical style in which it appears today.
Presently, Bratislava City Gallery has permanent exhibitions on display in the Pálffy palace. On the ground floor is Slovak painting and sculpture from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th. On the first floor are located works by the founding generation of modern Slovak painters, along with sculpture and gothic wooden murals. Finally, on the second floor, you will find examples of central european painting and sculpture from the 19th century.
The Pálffy palace is at Panská 19-21 (opposite the British Embassy)
Open daily from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Tel: 533 36 27
Exposition from the 19th century on the 2nd floor
Anton Dominik Fernkorn: Allegory of Dance, 1860
