Our philosophy
Museum’s valuesWe want to meet our goals and vision through our values which are also expressed in the logo of the Museum - the individual pictograms and colors of the pictured bunch of grapes. These are the values that guide us in all our activities.
Honesty (green color of grapes)
Our viticulture efforts are like quality wine – in every sip you take you feel the hard and honest work. We want to do all our activities honestly and present them through exhibitions, research, publishing, social and cultural events and interactive activities for various groups of the public. Only honest work is sustainable and valuable in the long run.
Trust (orange color of grapes)
Trust of the public and individuals is the cornerstone of everything we do. In the Museum, we place great importance not only on the trust between the members of our team, but also in relation to the public, visitors or the founder. The company has entrusted us with the rich cultural heritage in the form of collection items and we are determined to take good care of it.
Truth / wisdom (purple grapes)
The search for truth and wisdom is one of our most important priorities. We re-tell the history in the context of the present times impartially and without judgement. We believe that history is life’s teacher.
The mandate of the Museum
We want to fulfill our vision and uphold our values through a social mandate we were given under valid norms and laws. The operation and activities of the Museum are regulated by the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic no. 206/2009 Coll. on Museums and Galleries and on the Protection of Cultural Objects. According to the Act, by performing basic professional activities, museums are obliged to: a) acquire objects of cultural value to their collections, b) carefully process, examine and research collection items, c) present collection items using their informative value when providing selected public services and building the knowledge system of the museum.
The above Act defines the following as the basic professional activities of the museum:
a) acquiring collection items
b) keeping professional records on collection items and removing collection items from professional records
c) professional inspection of the museum's collection items
d) ensuring safety of the collection items
e) protection of collection items on a professional level
f) scientific and research activities
g) make available collection items and collections and historical objects managed by the museum
This activity is regulated in more detail by the Decree no. 523/2009 of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, which sets out the details of basic professional activities in the museum. In addition to the above, we also follow the Strategy for the Development of Culture in the Bratislava Self-Governing Region for the years 2015 - 2020 as well as the Strategy for the Development of Culture of the Slovak Republic for the years 2014 - 2020.
