Múzeum

Museum of Petra Vlhová in Drahovce

Museum of Petra Vlhová in Drahovce is a place where you can see the journey of our champion from her childhood start to her most significant sport achievements. Visitors will find a plenty of trophies, photographs, artefacts and engaging stories, both in Slovak and in English.

One part of exposition is dedicated to Petra's childhood and preparation before entering the World cup, another one is mapping her success in the World cup and World championships, there is also special Olympic exposition. In addition, there is also joyful room of Petra's fan club, full of colors, flags and props, which contributed to the great atmosphere at the races whereas in Slovakia or abroad.

After your visit of the museum, you can take a rest in its exterior premises, get an ice-cream or buy original fan club merchandise.

Museum was founded thanks to the initiative of Petra's fan club president Miro Ledecký, in cooperation with Petra's team. Fan club members from all around Slovakia lent a helping hand during the museum preparations.

How can you reach us

By car: Drahovce village is approximately 90 km from Bratislava and just few minute drive from the town of Piešťany.
By train/bus: The nearest train station is the town of Piešťany, from which you can take a bus to Drahovce. We recommend to check your connection on www.cp.sk.
By bike: The village lies directly on the route of Vážska cyklomagistrála, ideal for a bike trip.

Fun facts from the museum preparation phase

Fan club volunteers kept their strength thanks to legendary Miro's goulash – in total 180 litres were consumed!
Originally, it was considered that the exhibit descriptions would be written in a special foreign language – Miro's very own language of Drahovce,, which he uses to communicate all around the world (to some extent successfully). In the end, we decided to go with English after all – fans from all over the world would probably be confused, as they haven't yet mastered the basics of this interesting dialect. Although Miro is trying to spread the knowledge at the races as much as he can...
Some of the artefacts waited for their moment for years - stored away in workshop of Petra's dad Igor. Before exposing them, we needed strong brushes to scrape off the grease.
During her visit of the museum before the official opening, looking at the big picture of Jasná ski resort, Petra pointed with her finger to the exact place on the slope where she injured her knee. Ordinary picture therefore became one of the most personal memories in the exhibit.