Centrum stavitelského dědictví NTM v Plasích

About the museum

The Plasy monastery complex was never fully completed, and therefore serves as a living textbook of building history. The idea of setting up a branch in Plasy arose about ten years before the centre opened; the plan was to display building construction in Plasy together with a study storage and a materiatéka (a collection of building materials), which would bring the building culture of the past closer to visitors.

Between 2009 and 2015, with support from EU funds, two derelict farm buildings of the former monastery, the brewery and the farmyard, were restored. The centre opened on 29 September 2015, and the collection of building construction, built up since 1908, thus gained its own presentation and education space. The project received several awards, among them the Gloria Musaealis Award 2015.

The former brewery houses an exhibition on building construction, with historical building elements, materials and structures, and a construction playground for children. The farmyard contains period-equipped workshops, and in the oldest part of the complex there is an exhibition on building-historical surveys. The centre organises exhibitions, public events and professional conferences, and places great emphasis on education, from the youngest children to students of vocational schools.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on building construction with historical building elements and structures
• Construction playground and the exhibition Statika hrou for children
• Courtyard of building crafts with period-equipped workshops
• Exhibition Tatra 77a – od zázraku k vraku a zpět
• Exhibition Příběh vizionáře: Jan Kaplický
• Medieval building machines

Permanent exhibitions

• Expozice stavitelství – The exhibition in the former brewery guides visitors through historical building elements, materials and structures; for children there is a construction playground.
• Dvůr stavebních řemesel – Period-equipped workshops in the farmyard are used to pass on traditional craft techniques and skills.
• Expozice stavebněhistorického průzkumu – In the oldest part of the complex it shows how historical buildings are investigated directly on site.

Founded

2015

Operated by

Národní technické muzeum

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On the first Sunday of each month, admission to the buildings of the National Technical Museum is free.

Tickets can also be bought online and as gift tickets valid for 365 days. A ticket from another NTM branch (Prague, Plasy, Chomutov) older than 3 months gives a 20% discount on the basic, reduced, special or family admission. A 20% discount is also granted by tickets from partner institutions (Muzeum a galerie severního Plzeňska, Západočeské muzeum v Plzni, Muzeum jižního Plzeňska, Zoo Plasy). Members of AMG, ICOM and ICOMOS and children from children’s homes also enter free.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Most of the spaces are accessible to people with reduced mobility, and a lift leads to the other areas. There are steps on the footbridge on the second floor (3 steps) and in the mill room (2 steps), where seasonal exhibitions are often held; assistance can be requested by ringing the bell at the entrance. A detailed accessibility document is available.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

The construction playground, the exhibition Statika hrou and the Courtyard of Building Crafts are for children; the centre also offers educational programmes for schools.

Getting there & parking

There are bicycle racks and a free charging point for e-bikes at the entrance.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Kafe.Klášter is in the former monastery stable (open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–19:00). Books and souvenirs are sold in all buildings of the museum. Dogs are not allowed inside the buildings, except guide dogs; they may enter the courtyard.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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