Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum
Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum
4.5
10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00
Thursday
10:00 - 18:00
Friday
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday
10:00 - 18:00
Sunday
10:00 - 18:00
About
One of the most romatic modern art museums in Europe- the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum- is located less than 20 km south of Bratislava. It was founded by the Dutch collector and patron of the arts Gerard Meulensteen and the Slovak gallerist Vincent Polakovič. Since its opening in 2000, the museum has arranged numerous exhibitions of leading figures of the Slovak, European and world art scene, including Karel Appel, Sam Francis, Miroslav Cipár, Markus Prachensky, Ilona Keserü Ilona, Rudolf Sikora, Martín Chirino, Vladimír Popovič and other artists. The museum has attracted thousands of Slovak and foreign visitors as well as royal visits and leading political, social and above all cultural figures. Its unique location bordering on three countries, and sensitive integration with the surrounding nature and the River Danube provide visitors extraordinary views of exhibited artworks and of the flora and fauna unique to the peninsula of art in every season of the year. The adjoining sculpture park features the Works of a number of artists, among them El Lissitzky, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jim Dine, Hans van de Bovenkamp, Jozef Jankovič, Arman, Jean- Claude Farhi, Vladimír Kompánek and Rudolf Uher. A magnificent view of Bratislava and the mighty Danube offer unforgettable experiences at sunset. After the completion of the extension, supported by the Government of the Slovak Republic, the museum is a new symbol of modern Bratislava, recommended by prestigious world guide books and social networking websites. See you by the River Danube, friends!
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Christos T
Athens, Greece14 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Great museum with a very interesting permanent exhibition. Parts of the walls are glass, so you can see the river from inside the building. Both indoors and outdoors exhibitions are lovely. Easy parking, very nice cafe. When sunny, enjoy a coffee break outside. You should spend at least one and a half hour to see the whole exhibition.
Written 5 December 2023
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markp229e2
Washington DC, DC134 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
October 12, 2023. Excellent experience! The art museum prepares a variety modern art. The artwork can be paintings, sculptures and objects. I encourage everyone to visit the museum and absorb the surroundings.
The art museum resides along the Danube River. The view from the windows reflects peace and tranquility.
The cafe is beautiful. It offers a wide variety of pastries, coffee and candies. The candies are delicious!
The bus ride from the city center lasts approximately 58 minutes. A taxi or car service from the city center would need approximately 30 minutes to reach the art museum. The transit to the art museum is well worth the experience.
My experience lasted 1.5 hours.
The art museum resides along the Danube River. The view from the windows reflects peace and tranquility.
The cafe is beautiful. It offers a wide variety of pastries, coffee and candies. The candies are delicious!
The bus ride from the city center lasts approximately 58 minutes. A taxi or car service from the city center would need approximately 30 minutes to reach the art museum. The transit to the art museum is well worth the experience.
My experience lasted 1.5 hours.
Written 12 October 2023
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Annie P
Hollywood, FL384 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
What a treat! This museum is an experience rather than just something to "view". The whole setting is amazing and worth the Uber ride for sure! What a great story of how it evolved, and the permanent installations as well as the temporary exhibits were incredible. What a venue, and the sculpture garden was the icing on the cake . The cafe actually had some of the finest pastries we had in our five days in Bratislava, and the gift shop is nicely curated. The ferry on the weekend would have been our choice of arrival but we went on a weekday. Highly recommend spending an afternoon here.
Written 22 September 2023
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Liam A
11 contributions
Jul 2023
A great museum, me and the lads loved it. Great conversation material for arguing. A little crowded but otherwise great.
Written 15 August 2023
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timeafw
Budapest, Hungary33 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Must see, worth a trip even just for the museum and its surrounding! I have been to many museums in Europe, and this was a very nice experience. Do not expect really big international artists, but you will not miss it at all! I would say 2-3 hours if worth to spend here and it is good to go in nice weather, you will be amazed!
Written 6 June 2023
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Petra S
Prague, Czech Republic18 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
Perfect place, perfect space, Very fine experiance. Outside nice walk and relax by Danubue river. I recomend it even you have kids any age. It is not for long hours.
Written 4 June 2023
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Bo
Copenhagen, Denmark16 contributions
Jun 2023 • Solo
I Think art museums can be boring, but I loved this. The art is very colorful and expressive so your senses get a shower. The museum is very scenisk beautiful livstestamente next to Danube.
Written 3 June 2023
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Hanna Martynenko
Nijmegen, The Netherlands4 contributions
Apr 2023
Highly recommended during the stay in Bratislava! The efficient commuting route, convenient and well-thought building plan and heavenly tasty cafeteria menu!
Written 10 April 2023
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howardj1983
Manchester, UK9 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We were staying in Bratislava old town for a few days. We took a Bolt taxi to the gallery (19€). We had a great time, one of the highlights of the trip. Really well hung gallery with varied exhibits. A mix of painting, form, photography and prints. The location alone is well worth visiting. We had coffee and cake in the cafe which is also superb. We returned via taxi, although we did pass the number 90 bus very close to the gallery.
Written 16 February 2023
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David Mark A
Bali, Indonesia31 contributions
Dec 2022
With two days in Bratislava we had a couple of hours to call in here. Didn't regret the choice. Simple 30 minute bus ride out of the city centre - the location it in in the city zone so the ticket is really cheap - which affords opportunities to see the surrounding area - interesting castle en route too. Nicely set on the Danube with art both inside and outside. Varied quality pieces to satisfy all tastes and generate discussion BUT the building design is as equally impressive.
Only disappointment for me, was the missed opportunity for a wholesome brunch menu instead of deserts, in the cafe. A nice vegetable soup with fresh breads would have gone down well on a winter morning. But still plenty of time to get back to the centre for lunch after a two hour visit.
Only disappointment for me, was the missed opportunity for a wholesome brunch menu instead of deserts, in the cafe. A nice vegetable soup with fresh breads would have gone down well on a winter morning. But still plenty of time to get back to the centre for lunch after a two hour visit.
Written 24 December 2022
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2delfina
Ljubljana, Slovenia51 contributions
Hi. Are dogs allowed at the park part of the museum? We want to visit the inside, without the dogs of course, but also would like to go for a walk and coffee in the park. Thank you in advance and have a great day.
Harald Preyer
Vienna, Austria56 contributions
Yes.
jakobinarina
Belgrade, Serbia21 contributions
Hi how to come here with public transportation from bratislava center
JanaB
Abu Dhabi
Hi,
transportation to Danubiana is possible by public bus number 90.
You can find the details on our website under the contacts/ transportation/
Best regards
MIGUELANGEL66
Seville, Spain14 contributions
Hola a todos. Querría saber si el parque del museo está sujeto al mismo horario y precios o es de visita libre
Traveler-bask
Bratislava, Slovakia8 contributions
Hola, el parque es acesible solo con billete a galeria para 10 €. Es tonteria... este ano no abren cafeteria, otra tonteria :(
Avtoturist
Keila, Estonia
Мы путешествуем с маленькими воспитанными собачками. Нас пустят в музей, парк?
victoriapq
2 contributions
Hola, donde se cogen los barcos para llegar al museo desde Bratislava?¿
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Gamdschi
Frankfurt, Germany11 contributions
The company is called blue danube Tours. Tickets need to be booked in advance online or at their office
Catherine C
1 contribution
I need information about a few of the pieces. What are they called? Who did them? The Pink sculpture outside. The Colorful Faces sculpture outside, the 3 bodies on the blue triangle ladder, the 6 or so red pieces that look like they are made of string, the blue "string ball". And inside the museum, the orange tube that has the paper boats at the bottom, the silver balls in the green gel, and 2 other paintings. Anyone have info on these pieces? My daughter is studying Slovakia for a school project and has recreated some of the museum. She wants to have info on what they are called. Thanks so much!!!
Veronika P
Bratislava, Slovakia
Hello Catherine,
I will try to answer your questions, hoping I got the artworks you described right.
I will write you the name of the author, his nationality in () and the title.
Sculptures in the park:
The pink sculpture: Rotraud Klein-Moquay (FR) - Music Note Violet
The colorful faces: Billio Nic (BE) - Smiling Faces
The blue triangle ladder: Jozef Jankovič (SK) - Limited Space
8 red pieces: Xénia Hoffmeisterová (SK) - Sea Weeds
Blue string ball: Tamás Korosényi (HU) - My Mind is Running
Interior:
The orange tube: it is just an installation made for that space, not an actual artwork
Silver balls in a green gel: Couuld you specify, where exactly it was? what was around it? Is it a painting/sculpture?
Greetings from Danubiana,
Veronika
Catherine C
1 contribution
My daughter is doing a school project about this Art Museum. We are trying to find out the names of some of the works of art. Do you know how I can get that information? Thank you so much!-Cathy
Tommy Sussex
lydiate0834 contributions
Hi Cathy most of the information on the artists displaying at the Gallery are detailed on the museum website It has basic information i am sorry I am travelling at the moment otherwise I could consult a book I have on the museum and provide more info
Also if your daughter wants to get a good feel of the place I did a few blogs on you tube one of them is. Called
Tom e travels a windy walk around the sculpture park
Just key that into the you tube search engine. Hope your daughter does well it’s a great choice for a school project
stefandreadis
Komotini, Greece1 contribution
Is there a parking lot? If yes, how much does it cost?
Veronika P
Bratislava, Slovakia
Hello! Yes, we have a monitored parking lot in front of the Danubiana museum. The access is through a ramp, you will get a white card on the way inside, which you will validate at our reception on your way out. The parking lot for our visitors is FREE. There is also another parking lot just across the street, which is just few steps from our museum.
Kind regards,
The Danubiana Team.
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