Regional House

The administrative and exhibition center of Orava Gallery

Baroque building from end of 17. century, two floors, masonry one with central arcade courtyard, has preserved its present feature after last extensive renovation from 1893. The front exterior of the building has new-baroque moderation from 1896. On the exterior, between the first and the second floor, over the major entry into the building, there is the relief polychrome-plated sandstone blazon of Orava region from 18. century. The object is located on historical square of Hviezdoslav (Slovak writer and poet) of Dolný Kubín town. In 1994, its large general reconstruction was completed, through which the Gallery gain 1 800 m² for exposition and exhibition area. The Gallery made accessible the permanent expositions from own collections in 1995:

— the old craft of 15. — 19. century
— icons
— the Slovak artworks of 20. century
— traditional folk art — selection

Annually the Orava Gallery is preparing in its newly reconstructed rooms 10 to 12 short-time exhibitions of the Slovak and foreign artworks. The collection fund is created by eight art disciplines in the amount nearly 8 000 pieces of the fine arts.

Opened all year round:
Tuesday — Sunday from 10.00 to 17.00 hour.

Entrance fee:
— children € 0,50
— short-time exhibitions — adults € 1,00
— permanent expositions — adults € 2,00

Contact:
Hviezdoslavovo námestie 11, 026 01 Dolný Kubín
Tel.: +421/43/586 32 12
Fax: +421/43/586 43 95
e-mail:
ogaldk@vuczilina.sk
ogaleria@nextra.sk
www.oravskagaleria.sk

Slanica Island of Arts

In the original romantic surrounding of Slanica Island of Arts, in the middle of Orava dam, in the initially baroque chapel (in 1843 moderated on classicism) there is the permanent exposition of folk art, named "The Slovak traditional folk plastics and paintings". The part of the exhibition creates also the lapidary of the stone plastics in the exterior of the island, under name "The lapidary creation of Orava". Both expositions were made accessible for public in 1971 — 73. The wooden polychrome-coated and stone plastics from 18. and 20. century are here exhibited. The ship of Orava Gallery is in operation from port in Slanická Osada

Open:
from 15 May until 15 September

— the first cruise is at 9.00am
— the cruise to the Island and back lasts for about 80 minutes, including seeing of  the island exposition
— each cruise needs to have a minimum of 10 adults
— expected times of cruises according to the interest of the visitors are at: 9.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 3.00pm 4.40pm (changes are reserved by the Orava Gallery)
— number of seats: 80

Entrance fee:
— including boat trip: children € 2,00, adults € 4,00
— exhibition only: children € 0,50, adults € 1,00

Contact:
Slanica Island of Arts, Oravská priehrada, Námestovo
Tel.: — port +421/905 915 108

Mária Medvecká — Gallery

The exposition from the work of painter born in Orava is installed in the village house from 19. century in Tvrdošín — Medvedzie since 1979. On the area of 583 m ² there are exhibited 242 fine arts, represented by life work of author, who, after studies in Bratislava and Vienna returned to native Orava region and together with her husband, artist Ctibor Belan they devoted to the creative work and important cultural and education activity, the result of which is also the foundation of Orava Gallery.

Open:
1. 4. — 30. 9.: Tuesday — Sunday from 10.00 to 16.00 hour.

Entrance fee:
— children € 0,50
— adults € 1,00

Contact:
Medvedzie, 027 44 Tvrdošín
Tel.: +421/43/532 27 93