The Slovak National Gallery (, abbreviated SNG) is a network of galleries in

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. It has its headquarters in

Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

. The gallery was established by law on 29 July 1949. In Bratislava, it has its displays situated in Esterházy Palace (''Esterházyho palác'') and the Water Barracks (''Vodné kasárne'') which are adjacent to each other. The Esterházy Palace was reconstructed for the purposes of the gallery in the 1950s and a modern extension was added in the 1970s. The SNG also manages other galleries outside Bratislava: at the

Zvolen Castle Zvolen Castle ( or incorrectly , Hungarian: ''Zólyomi vár'') is a medieval castle located on a hill near the center of Zvolen, in central Slovakia. The original seat of the region was above the confluence of Slatina and Hron rivers on a s ...

Zvolen Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the ...

, at the Strážky mansion in Spišská Belá, in

Ružomberok Ružomberok (; ; ; ) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of approximately 27,000. Etymology The name of the initial settlement located on today's Makovický street was ''Revúca'' ( Slovak "roaring ...

and in

Pezinok Pezinok (; in the local dialect ''Pezinek''; ; ; ) is a town in southwestern Slovakia. It is roughly northeast of Bratislava and, as of December 2023, had a population of 24,443. Pezinok lies near the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly on vi ...

. The '' Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith'' is considered one of the most significant acquisitions of the Baroque art collections.Recent acquisitions
on museum website

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Official website of SNG
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