Husitské muzeum v Táboře

About the museum

The Hussite Museum was founded on 6 December 1878, when the Tábor municipal council approved the establishment of a town museum on the proposal of the Club of Friends of Science and Art. The collections were opened to the public six years later, and their basis was a collection of antiquities from the Tábor Realgymnasium. A large exhibition on Jan Hus in 1906 greatly increased the museum's standing.

The exhibition spaces were gradually expanded. First came the late Gothic Old Town Hall on Žižka Square, completed in 1521 by Wendel Roskopf and rebuilt in its present pseudo-Gothic form in 1878 by Josef Niklas; the last reconstruction was finished in 2020. Next came the Bechyně Gate, the most important monument of the town's medieval fortifications. In the early 1990s the directorate, specialist departments, storage and library moved into the reconstructed monastery of the Discalced Augustinians on Mikuláš z Husi Square.

The museum holds collections in geology, botany, zoology, archaeology, ethnography, history and art history, with an emphasis on documenting the Hussite movement and applied arts. Besides Tábor, it also manages the Památník Edvarda Beneše (Edvard Beneš Memorial) in Sezimovo Ústí and branches in Soběslav and Veselí nad Lužnicí. It is a contributory organisation of the Ministry of Culture.

Highlights

• Modern, interactive Hussites exhibition across ten halls, with an audio guide in six languages
• The so-called Hussite mug and original finds of Hussite weaponry
• Medieval underground of about 500 metres beneath Žižka Square
• Gothic council hall of 300 m² with the stone town coat of arms
• Bechyně Gate and the Kotnov lookout tower with the exhibition Tábor – pevnost spravedlivých

Permanent exhibitions

• Husité – The interactive exhibition in ten halls tells the story of the Hussite movement from Jan Hus to his second life in the 19th and 20th centuries, and devotes a separate chapter to the town of Tábor.
• Chodby středověkého podzemí – A route of about 500 metres through connected medieval cellars from the 15th and 16th centuries, reaching up to 16 metres below ground; the entrance is from the Old Town Hall.
• Tábor, pevnost spravedlivých i královské město – The exhibition in the Bechyně Gate traces the history of Tábor from prehistoric times to the end of the Thirty Years' War, from the Hussite stronghold on Mount Tábor to the founding of the royal town.

Founded

1878

Operated by

Husitské muzeum v Táboře, příspěvková organizace Ministerstva kultury ČR

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Every third Sunday of the month (from 19 April 2026) free admission to the permanent and temporary exhibitions in the Old Town Hall, as part of the project Dostupná kultura pro všechny (Accessible Culture for All).

The prices in the main row apply to the Husité exhibition in the Old Town Hall; the website also lists combined tickets (CZK 220 and CZK 270 in one row of the price table). Free admission also for the accompanying teacher (1 person per 10 pupils), holders of AMG, ICOM and similar cards, war refugees and citizens of Ukraine. A guided underground tour in a foreign language costs CZK 300 per group. A 25% discount with the Senior pass also applies at the Bechyně Gate.

Accessibility

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

The Husité exhibition is step-free and accessible to wheelchair users. A haptic guide line is provided for visually impaired visitors, and the main labels are in Braille; the exhibition texts have been translated into Czech sign language, and the audio guide is also available in sign language. The website does not describe accessibility for the medieval underground and the other objects.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

The Husité exhibition offers games, quizzes, puzzles, props and models that children can try out, and there are interactive elements in the exhibition at the Bechyně Gate too. The museum prepares educational programmes and worksheets for schools. The family ticket applies to 2 adults and up to 3 children.

Getting there & parking

The Old Town Hall stands on Žižka Square; the entrance to the medieval underground is from the Old Town Hall, and the exit is in house no. 6 on the north side of the square.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum operates a museum shop. Holders of the WC card may use the toilets in all accessible museum buildings free of charge.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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