Cisterciácké opatství Vyšší Brod

Om museet

The monastery was founded on 1 June 1259 by Vok I of Rožmberk and settled by Cistercians from Wilhering in Austria. The Rožmberks made it their family tomb, which is still located under the presbytery of the monastery church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Gothic church, completed in the mid-14th century, was among the largest in Bohemia. During the Hussite Wars the monastery declined; it was later revived in the Baroque period, and in the 19th century Abbot Leopold Wackarž became Abbot General of the whole order.

The monastery suffered greatly in the 20th century. During the Second World War the monks were driven out by the Nazis; in 1950 the communist regime seized the monastery and interned the members of the order. Common life returned to Vyšší Brod only after 1990, when the first pair of monks came back to the abbey. The Cistercians live here to this day, and the buildings also serve as a monument open to the public.

The tour leads through the monastery church, the gallery of Gothic art from the returned collections, the Baroque picture gallery and the historical library, which holds more than 70,000 volumes. A separate route in selected months goes to the Závišův kříž (Záviš Cross), a gold reliquary with a relic of the Holy Cross, considered one of the most valuable monuments of medieval goldsmithing in Europe. Since 2019 a permanent exhibition on the Cistercian order and the history of the monastery has complemented the visit.

Højdepunkter

• Abbey church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with the Rožmberk tomb
• Gallery of Gothic art with the Vyšebrodská madona and a Crucifixion from around 1380
• Historical library with more than 70,000 volumes and gilded bookcases
• Picture gallery with works by Baroque masters, for example Petr Brandl and Jan Kupecký
• Závišův kříž in a gold reliquary (route II, July to September)
• Permanent exhibition Ve znaku lilie a růže on the Cistercian order

Permanente udstillinger

• Ve znaku lilie a růže – The exhibition on the upper floor of the Visitor Centre uses photographic panels to introduce the founding of the order, Cistercian spirituality, Marian devotion and the history of the Vyšší Brod monastery. It includes a video projection about the life of today’s monks and a children’s corner.
• Galerie gotického umění – Exhibition of medieval art from the returned monastery collections, for example a collection of Beautiful Style madonnas, the Vyšebrodská madona and the statue of Saint Nicholas of Rožmberk. It is part of tour route I.

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Cisterciácké opatství Vyšší Brod

Entrépriser & rabatter

The prices stated apply to tours in Czech. Free admission for children under 6, one group leader for a group of 25 or more persons, and teacher supervision (1 person per 15 pupils). Tickets are sold only at the ticket office in the Visitor Centre in the lower part of the grounds. Payment is possible in cash in CZK or EUR and by card (in the winter season, from 1 November to 30 April, cards are not accepted).

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
• Elevator: ingen oplysninger
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Persons with reduced mobility may, after prior permission from the abbey, be driven by vehicle up to the Rožmberk Gate; the car must then park in one of the car parks. The website gives no information on the step-free access of the tour routes.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Legeplads / legehjørne

In summer children can take the paper brochure S pastelkami po klášteře (With Crayons Around the Monastery) and pick up a quiz worksheet at the ticket office. The exhibition Ve znaku lilie a růže has a children’s corner with an interactive workshop. A family ticket is available.

Transport & parkering

Until 18 October 2026 the access stairway from the town is closed for construction work; visitors enter through the Rožmberk Gate on the north side of the grounds. Vehicle access to the grounds is only possible with the abbey’s permission.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik

The grounds have the Caffe Convento café and the monastery shop.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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