Vlastivědné muzeum Jesenicka

Om museet

The municipal museum in Jeseník, then Frývaldov, was founded at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, in a period of great interest in regional local history. The impetus was the successful exhibition Starý Frývaldov a okolí (Old Frývaldov and Surroundings), and the establishment was pushed for by the dean Josef Neugebauer and the teacher Adolf Kettner. The town council decided on the founding of the museum on 19 October 1900, and it was officially opened to the public on 17 December 1905 in the building called the Pedagogium. Among the first valuable collections were documents of Silesian folk art and memorabilia of Vincenz Priessnitz, the founder of the Jeseník spa.

In 1932 the museum acquired part of the Vodní tvrz building, moved there and reopened. After the Second World War the entire building came under the museum's use. From 1963 the museum was merged with the district museum in Šumperk, and it became an independent organisation in 1996. Today it is a contributory organisation founded and financed by the Olomouc Region.

The Vodní tvrz is a unique example of advanced medieval architecture. The first fortification on the site of today's fortress probably stood around 1328, and it is documented in writing in 1374. After a fire in the town in 1727, the fortress was rebuilt in 1738–1745 in the style of a chateau, which gives the building its present appearance. In 2024 the building was returned in restitution to the Archdiocese of Olomouc, and the museum continues to be housed in it.

The Vodní tvrz has four permanent exhibitions: History and Archaeology of the Jeseník Region, Witch Trials in the Jeseník Region in the 17th Century, Spirála času Země (Spiral of the Earth's Time) and the newest Living Nature of the Jeseník Region from 2025. The museum also manages an exhibition in the birthplace of Vincenz Priessnitz.

Højdepunkter

• Medieval Vodní tvrz (water fortress) from the 14th century, rebuilt in the 18th century in the style of a chateau
• Exhibition on witch trials in the Jeseník region in 1622–1695
• Multimedia Spirála času Země (Spiral of the Earth's Time) with an audio guide in four languages
• New interactive Living Nature of the Jeseník Region for families with children
• Archaeology and history of the Jeseník region, including the statue of the Pražské Jezulátko (Prague Infant Jesus)

Permanente udstillinger

• Historie a archeologie Jesenicka – Three rooms on archaeology, crafts, mining, wars and disasters in the Jeseník region, and on the history of the Vodní tvrz; the central exhibit is the Pražské Jezulátko (Prague Infant Jesus).
• Čarodějnické procesy na Jesenicku v 17. století – Exhibition from 2012 in the fortress cellar on the witch hunts of 1622–1695, with a guided tour.
• Spirála času Země – Multimedia exhibition from 2014 on the formation of the Earth and the geological development of the Jeseník region, with films, models and an audio guide.

Grundlagt

1900

Ejer

Vlastivědné muzeum Jesenicka, příspěvková organizace (zřizovatel Olomoucký kraj)

Entrépriser & rabatter

The stated basic and reduced admission applies to the permanent exhibition History and Archaeology of the Jeseník Region. Prices for the other exhibitions are listed as additional tickets; the museum does not give a price list for the Living Nature of the Jeseník Region on its “When to Visit Us” page. The complete price list to download is on the museum's website.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
• 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

The historic Vodní tvrz building is not accessible to wheelchair users.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Interaktive stationer
• Legeplads / legehjørne

The multimedia Living Nature of the Jeseník Region exhibition is also aimed at child visitors: it offers a model of a hollow tree, play elements, a climbing frame and a cave with bats. Spirála času Země has touch screens, games and quizzes. The witch trials exhibition is not open to children under 10.

Transport & parkering

Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.

Service & spisesteder

The museum's publications are sold in the Vodní tvrz, for example the booklet “Jesenicko z nebe” (Jesenicko from the Sky).

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje

The Knights' Hall of the Vodní tvrz is available for hire; the rental price list is available to download from the museum's website.

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