
Vojenské technické muzeum Lešany
Large museum of military technology in the former barracks near Krhanice: tanks, guns and vehicles from the First Republic to the Cold War, free admission.
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Om museet
The extensive site between Krhanice and Lešany served the German army and SS units during the Second World War. After the war it operated first as a prisoner-of-war camp and then as an internment camp, and in 1948–1950 as a forced-labour camp. From November 1950 it belonged to the Czechoslovak and later the Czech army, which stationed artillery and other units there.
The barracks buildings were acquired in February 1995 by the Historický ústav Armády České republiky, today the Vojenský historický ústav Praha (Military History Institute Prague). The former garages and halls were first converted into storage depots, and as early as 1996 the first exhibition was created in the form of an installed depot. From 1999 large dioramas were built in the individual halls; the first hall was opened to the public on 27 May 2000.
Today the museum presents hundreds of historical tanks, guns, motorcycles, armoured, utility and passenger vehicles, rocket technology, signals and engineering equipment and logistics material from 1890 to the present. The collections are displayed in ten halls, under canopies and in the open air. The exhibition in the halls follows the history of the Czechoslovak army chronologically, from 1918 to the early 1960s, and is supplemented by Cold War equipment from the arsenals of both blocs. The largest annual event is the Tank Day at the end of the summer holidays, when historical equipment is demonstrated in motion.
Højdepunkter
- Hundreds of military vehicles, guns and other machines from 1890 to the present
- Collection of Czechoslovak military vehicles from 1918–1939, including three-axle vehicles by Praga, Škoda and Tatra
- Dioramas of the First Republic, the Protectorate and the fighting of the Second World War, and the Lešany bunker
- Rocket technology and Cold War tanks from the arsenals of the Warsaw Pact and NATO
- Collection of Škoda cannons and an exhibition of anti-aircraft artillery
- Tank Day and other events with equipment in motion in the museum arena
Permanente udstillinger
- Haly č. 1–5: československá armáda 1918–1962 – Dioramas with vehicles, tanks and guns take you through the periods of the First Republic, the Protectorate, the Second World War and the first post-war era up to the early 1960s.
- Hala č. 6: Ostravská operace – Interactive exhibition on the tank battle in spring 1945; visitors walk along a trench up to a fortress structure.
- Hala č. 7: protiletadlové dělostřelectvo – Anti-aircraft guns from the Second World War and fire-control instruments.
- Grundlagt
- 1996
- Ejer
- Vojenský historický ústav Praha (Ministerstvo obrany ČR)
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
Admission to the museum is free. The guide for pre-booked groups is also free of charge.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Only guide dogs and assistance dogs may enter the indoor exhibitions; in the outdoor areas, animals may stay on a lead.
Børn og familie
- Barnevognsvenlig
Children under 15 may enter the exhibitions only accompanied by an adult; pushchairs are allowed. The programme includes events with historical equipment in motion, such as the Tank Day at the end of the summer holidays.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Krhanice (železniční stanice) · 2 km
By train from Praha hlavní nádraží, Praha-Vršovice or Praha-Braník towards Týnec nad Sázavou, to Krhanice station; from there it is about 2 km on foot across the bridge to the museum.
By car from Prague via Jílové and Kamenný Přívoz to Lešany; traffic on the bridge at Kamenný Přívoz has priority in the direction from Jílové. Because of extensive construction works in the area, the museum recommends checking current diversion routes. GPS: 49,854964 N, 14,544439 E.
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography and filming for private purposes are allowed without a tripod or additional equipment. |
| Godt at vide | Visits are individual. The guide for groups and school trips is free of charge; the date is arranged in advance by e-mail (rezervace-lesany@vhu.cz). Children under 15 may enter the exhibitions only accompanied by an adult. Bicycles, scooters and roller skates are not allowed in the indoor exhibitions; exceptions are made for compensatory aids and pushchairs. |




