Městské muzeum Žamberk

Om museet

The Městské muzeum Žamberk is a municipal contributory organisation that looks after collections documenting the history of Žamberk and its surroundings. The permanent exhibition is housed in the former Kateřina hospital building on Československé armády Street. Visitors learn about the town’s history, its native sons and notable personalities, and the development of folk and artistic crafts in the Žamberk region.

The highlight of the exhibition is the neo-Gothic pharmacy from the 1890s, which the Vienna firm of Carl Franke made for the pharmacist Eduard Erxleben of Lanškroun. Period pharmacy equipment complements it, and since 2010 it has also included replicas of the original porcelain vessels bearing the Erxleben family crest. Other attractions include the mechanical Jedlička nativity scene and a puppet theatre.

In June 2024 an exhibition on the history of bookbinding in Žamberk was added. Its centrepiece is a replica of the Codex Gigas, the so-called Devil’s Bible, made by the local artist bookbinder Jiří Fogl; the original is on long-term loan to the museum. The museum also looks after the Prokop Diviš House, the birthplace of the inventor of the lightning conductor, and the Tyrš Lookout Tower. It organises exhibitions, talks and lectures and offers educational programmes for schools.

Højdepunkter

• Neo-Gothic Erxleben pharmacy from the 1890s
• Mechanical Jedlička nativity scene and puppet theatre
• Bookbinding exhibition with a replica of the Codex Gigas
• History of the town, native sons and regional crafts
• Prokop Diviš House and Tyrš Lookout Tower, both run by the museum

Permanente udstillinger

• Stálá expozice Městského muzea – The history of Žamberk, native sons and personalities, folk and artistic crafts of the region, the neo-Gothic Erxleben pharmacy, the mechanical Jedlička nativity scene and the puppet theatre.
• Žamberské knihařství a Codex Gigas – The exhibition, opened in June 2024, presents the local bookbinding tradition; its centrepiece is a replica of the largest manuscript in the world, made by the bookbinder Jiří Fogl.
• Domek Prokopa Diviše – The exhibition in the birthplace house of the inventor of the lightning conductor describes his path to education and the life of the Premonstratensian priest and scientist.

Ejer

Město Žamberk (příspěvková organizace)

Entrépriser & rabatter

The prices quoted for the “whole museum” apply while an exhibition is running; when there is no exhibition, admission is CZK 40 and reduced admission CZK 30. The Prokop Diviš House has its own admission (CZK 50, reduced CZK 30, family CZK 120, children under 6 free), and so does the Tyrš Lookout Tower (CZK 40; children, students, pensioners and ZTP holders CZK 30; children under 3 free).

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops

According to the museum, the exhibition is also suitable for families with children. The museum offers programmes for schools and kindergartens, workshops and a museum club for children; the family ticket costs CZK 150.

Transport & parkering

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Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

The museum sells postcards, publications, tourist stamps and souvenirs.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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