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Museum of Beekeeping

The apiary from Kuřim and the remains of the breeding station from Babice were moved to a hollow near Obora forest, which was bought by the head office for Rosice organization in 1934. With the help ofthe volunteers from the ranks of Rosice beekeepers was built a Beekeeping Centre that was inauguratedin July 1975. The building, which is decorated with a bust of MUDr. František Živanský, the father of thebeekeeping in Moravia, was designed by a Rosice citizen architect Ing. Dušan Babánek. It...

Museum of Boskovice region

Museum of Boskovice region is located in rooms of former manorial residence. It's interested in history of town, even Boskovice region, including gathering material of collections, organizing short-term exhibitions, lectures, trips, rich publishing activities and co-organizing many other actions. It has been working in town since 1905. Its collection fund counts over 22 thousand inventary numbers, mostly archeological discoveries. Other collections consist of fund of ethnography, military, old-prints...

Museum of light fortification in Pohansko near Břeclav

An organisation of enthusiasts interested in army history from 1914 - 1989. In Pohansko, there are three reconstructed light objects 37, so-called "řopík". Two objects are reconstructed to appearance of 1930s, one to appearance of 1980s. Big pride is a reconstructed contemporary border crossing wit original pike IPPEN and perfect replica of border post. One of the object is regularly open up for public and there is given a special comment in contemporary dress. Several times over the year, all...

Oslavany Chateau

The Oslavany chateau - originally the first women's Cistercian convent in Moravia "Vallis s. Mariae" (Mary valley) was founded in 1225 by Heilwig from Znojmo. In 1228, the Olomouc archbishop was ordained in the presence of Premysl Otakar I and his family. In 1423, the convent was allegedly burnt down by the Hussites and in 1471 William of Perstejn received rights of disposal to it from King Vladislav Jagelonsky. The convent began to be rebuilt into a chateau after an extensive fire in 1517. Other...

Palace of Noble Ladies

The Palace of Noble Ladies, used as a charity facility for derelict noble and burgher young women, was erected in 1682-1690 by the important Baroque architect Jan Křtitel Erna. In the interior a chapel with Baroque frescos has been conserved from that time. In the 1950s, the famous architect Bohuslav Fuchs reconstructed the building, damaged by bombing during the war, for museum purposes. A permanent ethnographic exhibition was presented there for a long time. Today, the premises are used for short-term...

Regional Museum in Mikulov – Dolní Věstonice

The headquarters of the Regional Museum is Mikulov's imposing chateau, rising high above the picturesque town over the road between Brno and Vienna. The border between Moravia and Austria was once guarded by a medieval castle founded by Czech King Otakar Přemysl I. Its Gothic defense towers, which still stand out from the body of the castle, remind us of how old Mikulov really is. The owners of the town, the families Liechtenstein and Dietrichstein, gradually developed their residence according...

The Moravian Cartographical Centre in Velké Opatovice

Fosili is an annex to the Velké Opatovice chateau, based on a project made by the architect Zdeněk Fránek. The Moravian Cartographical Centre a unique project not only within the Czech Republic, bud in the whole Europe is located in the premises. The exposition is aimed tu present the historical evolution of the representation of terrestrial surface and the cartographical elaboration of maps on the territory of the Czech Republic. The main exhitit of the Centre is the plastic map of the historical...

Town Museum and Gallery Břeclav

Town Museum and Gallery uses exhibition rooms in rebuilded synagogue and new object in Dukelských hrdinů street.

Vladimír Menšík Exhibition

Vladimír Menšík Exhibition The ground floor houses an exhibition dedicated to the unforgettable actor Vladimír Menšík (1929–1988). The artist’s personal belongings, family photographs and documents are exhibited in two rooms. His voice guides visitors as they browse through stills from the films in which he performed.

Vrbas Museum

The Vrbas museum in Ždánice has mainly a regional character. It comprises 19 permanent expositions with over 3000 exhibits located on the ground floor of the Renaissance castle, which was built in 1569. The museum was founded by Jakub Vrbas, Ždánice´s teacher and historian. His first collection was based on the finds of Ždánice´s notary, JUDr. Martin Kříž, a notable archaeologist. In 1940 the museum was opened for public in the old town hall and in 1946 it was moved to the castle. One...
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