Podtatranske muzeum in Poprad was founded by the Hungarian Carpathian Society in 1876. Due to the disagreements concerning to the localisation of the museum in 1882, was open the Tatran museum in Veľká and in 1886 the Carpathian museum in Poprad. In 1945 both of them were joined into one, named the Tatran museum of the district of Poprad, since 1961 the Podtatranské Museum. In 1978 the museum was given the building in Spišská Sobota and today it serves to the exposition purpose.
Poprad through Centuries
The exposition introduces the rich history of the town of Poprad and its closer surrounding since the middle of the XIIIth century till the beginning of the XXth century. In addition to the historical evolution and economic development of the town it covers the history of the Hungarian Carpathian Society and the Tatran and Carpathian museas, today's Podtatranské Museum.
Source: www. muzeum.sk