Museum of Aviation (Košice)
The Museum of Aviation (Múzeum letectva Košice) is a
Collections and exhibits
Its collections include a wide variety of
The three main exhibits of the museum are displayed in three interconnected exhibition halls. They consist of collections pertaining to the development of aviation in Europe, Czechoslovakia and Slovakia until the end of World War II (i.e. the pre-jet era), the development of aviation in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War (jet era, 1950s domestic helicopter developments), and the development of aviation elsewhere in Europe during the Cold War, in that order. The aircraft inventory of the third exhibition consists largely of decommissioned military jet aircraft donated by the governments and militaries of various European countries and the United States. Due to the donations commonly being addressed to a current Slovak president, the exhibit is often dubbed "The Presidential Aircraft Gallery".[5][6]
The museum's collection of former Slovak Air Force aircraft is one of the largest in the country. Several of the decommissioned aircraft are kept in storage, awaiting restoration work.[2]
Smaller side exhibits focus on aviation-related technological accessories (mostly from the jet age), sports aviation history and related topics, and model aircraft displays.[7]
See also
- Museum of Transport, Bratislava - The other major transport museum branch of the Slovak Technical Museum.
- List of aerospace museums
- List of museums in Slovakia
- List of transport museums in Slovakia
References
- ^ "The Museum Of Aviation". Stm-ke.sk. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ a b "AirMuseum". Airmuseum.netkosice.sk. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "AirMuseum". Airmuseum.netkosice.sk. 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "AirMuseum". Airmuseum.netkosice.sk. 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "AirMuseum". Airmuseum.netkosice.sk. 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "Košické STM pripravuje galériu prezidentských lietadiel | História". aero.sme.sk. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ^ "AirMuseum". Airmuseum.netkosice.sk. 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
External links
- Official homesite (as part of the overall Slovak Technical Museum site)
- Unofficial homesite (Slovak)
- Unofficial homesite (English)
- Official Facebook page of the museum