The Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum — Trip & Trail
Bratislava has an array of excellent museums and galleries to visit, but the most prominent, in my opinion, is actually a few kilometers outside the Slovakian capital, where the borders of Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria meet. There, engulfed in a green landscape right on river Danube, built on an artificial peninsula next to Cunovo dam, lies the child of gallerist Vincent Polakovič, and art collector Gerard Meulensteen- the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum.
I’ve had the privilege of visiting several museums around the world. Some people may find them boring, but for me, they’re an integral part of urban exploration. Yes, it’s true that practically everyone can stick the word museum in front of their collection, business, tourist trap, but a good museum will always find its way into your heart and mind.
A museum’s “job” is to curate artworks and tie them in temporary and permanent exhibitions that showcase them in the best possible way, and present them as a homogenous collection which visitors can admire and understand better. This is something that Danubiana excels in. In fact, I will take it a step further, and say that this museum is a piece of art in itself…
