East Slovak Museum

The East Slovak Museum in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. It is located in the Old Town borough of Košice, at Námestie Maratónu mieru (Peace Marathon Square). The museum was founded on 25 June 1876 as Felső-Magyarországi Muzeum (Museum of Upper Hungary), in the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1906, it was renamed to Felső-magyarországi Rákóczi Múzeum after the reburial of Francis II Rákóczi. A neo-Renaissance building was erected in the early 20th century. It was the first building in the city designed to serve its needs as a museum. There are sculptures of Perseus and Vulcan on the facade of the building. The museum also possesses a relocated wooden church that was built in 1741.