Liptovská galéria Petra Michala Bohúňa

Liptovská galéria Petra Michala Bohúňa v Liptovskom Mikuláši
The gallery came into being in 1955 and is the third oldest one in Slovakia (after Bratislava – 1949 and Košice – 1954). It is placed in a historical and cultural centre of the city, in
a pleasant park environment.

The original building of the gallery dates back to the end of 18th century. Peter Michal Bohú, the artist of national revival and the classic of the Slovak fine arts of the 19th century, worked directly in its spaces through the years 1854 – 1865, like a teacher in a girl’s protestant school. The gallery obtained its present appearance after reconstruction and complementary building in the seventies of the 20th century.
The collection fund of the gallery represents approximately about 5,000 pieces of fine art – paintings, drawings, graphics, photographs, plastic works, from which a part is presented in four permanent exhibitions.

Slovak Fine Art of the 19th Century
LGPMB- main building, Tranovského 3

The exhibition is a representative selection of the Slovak painting development in the 19th century. Mostly the portrait painting is represented as a reflection of the progress of the middle-class status, but also of making visible the domestic intelligence (Czauczik, Klemens). Emphasis is laid on the creation of P. M. Bohú (32 pieces of artwork).

The second half of the 19th century brings genre themes and landscape thematic (E. Ballo, Klimkovi, Skutecký, Katona, Medanský and others).. The collection comprises also the works from the beginning of the 20th century, which - by their essence and way of artistic expression - have roots in the previous century (J. T. Mousson., A. Ballo, Štetka, ordák, Kubínyi, Halász-Hradil, Kyselý, P. J. Kern, early works of G. Mallý, M. Benka and others).

Slovak Fine Art of the First Half of the 20th Century
LGPMB - main building, Tranovského 3

The foundation generation of modern art is representatively included in the first part. These authors have thematically utilized an idealized milieu of Slovak country, others were influenced by secession, symbolism, expressionism, others overlapped to topical European modernism, there are also members of so-called Generation 1909, and artists coming at the beginning of the forties, and others.

Slovak Art of the Second Half of the 20th Century - Personality
Works by: Ester Martinčeková Šimerová, Martin Martinček, Miroslav Ksandr, Michal Kern
LGPMB - main building, Tranovského 3

The exhibition displays important artists with relations to the region Liptov and the town Liptovský Mikuláš.
The importance of their artwork oversteps borders of Liptov and Slovakia. Every artist´s work means contribution for the history of the Slovak art: Ester Martinčeková Šimerová, Martin Martinček, Miroslav Ksandr and Michal Kern.

Koloman Sokol (1902 – 2003)
Centrum Kolomana Sokola, Námestie Osloboditeľov 28

There is a permanent exhibition of the works of important Slovak graphic and painting artist Koloman Sokol (1902 – 2003) in Centre of koloman Sokol. Koloman Sokol was born in Liptovský Mikuláš, worked in Prague, Paris, Mexico and from the end of the forties lived in USA. Exhibition consists of graphic works and a collection of drawings which the artist donated to Slovakia. The exhibition is supplemented by documentary materials, facts and photographs.

HOURS
From Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 a. m. - 5.00 p. m.

ADMISSION:
One exhibition:
Adults: 1 eur
Children: 0,50 eur

Whole gallery:
Adults: 3,50 eur
Children: 1,75 eur
Family admission (2 adults + 2 children): 7 eur