Publications

Bratislava City Museum publications make the results of the museum’s research and professional work accessible to the public. They include monographs, collected volumes, catalogues and other titles focusing on the history of Bratislava, the museum’s collections and individual exhibitions.

Between Euphoria and Exhaustion: The Bratislava Club Scene of the 1990s

The book explores Bratislava’s alternative urban culture of the 1990s—clubs, techno, festivals, radio stations, subcultures, and the atmosphere of the era.

Book cover featuring an artwork by Arthur Fleischmann depicting a woman with red hair. The book title is shown in blue lettering.

Arthur Fleischmann: between Bratislava and Vienna

This publication presents the early work of the sculptor Arthur Fleischmann in Bratislava and Vienna and provides new insights into his life and work.

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I wanted more

This publication offers new insights into the life and work of Hana Gregorová and features eleven previously unpublished texts by this prominent Slovak writer.

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Family Matters

This publication explores the phenomenon of the bourgeoisie, the identity of the people of Bratislava, and the life stories of the Munker & Haeberle, Mader & Weisz, Wimmer and Hubert families.

Green book with yellow lettering, titled “Biographies of People & Things.”.

Biographies of People & Things. Non-European Collections in the Bratislava City Museum

The book showcases remarkable artefacts from various corners of the world, the work of experts, and the history of the Bratislava City Museum and its diverse collection.

Pink book “In the Service of Slovakia. The History of Archaeology during the First Czechoslovak Republic” by Jana Mellnerová Šuteková, Peter Barta and other authors. The cover features a photograph of two people beneath Devín Castle.

In the Service of Slovakia: A History of Archaeology during the First Czechoslovak Republic

This publication explores the beginnings of professional archaeology in Slovakia in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as key figures and archaeological excavations.

Blue photograph of Janko Jesenský wearing a hat on the book cover. The title “Janko Jesenský. Poet, Prose Writer, Democrat.” appears horizontally in red lettering.

Janko Jesenský. Poet, novelist, democrat

This publication presents new interpretations of Janek Jesenský’s work, a selection from his correspondence, a chronology of his life and previously unpublished photographs.

Simple green book cover with the title “Ovídius Faust” in white lettering placed horizontally.

Ovídius Faust. Legend or myth?

This publication explores the life and work of the historian and archivist Ovídio Faust, his time in Bratislava, his achievements, the downfall of his career, and the myths surrounding him.

The city and its people

This publication traces seven centuries of Bratislava’s development, its spatial, architectural and social transformations, and the lives of the city’s inhabitants.