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former Museum of Upper Hungary, now East-Slovakian Museum

Východoslovenské múzeum
former Museum of Upper Hungary, now East-Slovakian Museum
Východoslovenské múzeum
Original function:
museum
Current function:
museum
Settlement:
Kassa, Košice 
Address:
Námestie Maratónu 2
Historical Hungarian county:
Abaúj-Torna
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.72726, 21.253326
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History

It was built between 1899 and 1901 in neo-Baroque style according to the plans of Lechner Ödön for the Museum of Upper Hungary.

The Association of the Museum of Upper Hungary was established in 1872. The first exhibition of the museum opened in 1876. It was renamed to Rákóci Museum of Upper Hungary in 1906 on the occasion of the reburial of Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II. He was the leader of the Hungarian War of Independence between 1703 and 1711. After the Czechoslovak invasion in 1919 the museum was renamed to East-Slovakian Museum.

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