Městské muzeum Česká Třebová

About the museum

The museum in Česká Třebová was founded in 1888 on the initiative of local teacher Jan Tykač, who also ran it until his death in 1921. It was established by the Museum Society to record the history of the town and its people. For decades the collections moved between the elementary school, the secondary school and the new and old town halls; from 1972 to 1986 they were kept in unsuitable storage, including a former printing works, where many objects were damaged beyond repair.

Since 1992 the former headquarters building of the barracks on Semanínská Street has served as the museum's depository. The museum was given the classicist house No. 11 on Klácelova Street as early as 1987, but a restitution dispute halted its conversion and was only settled by the courts in 2000. After renovation and the addition of a new building, funded in part by the EU programme ROP North-East, the exhibition building opened on 29 September 2012. Besides exhibition rooms it offers facilities for researchers and a quiet area in the courtyard.

The permanent exhibition "Dopravní křižovatky" (Transport Crossroads) playfully links four modes of transport connected with the town: the railway junction, the OS-KAR (later Velorex) three-wheeler built by the Stránský brothers, the flying machines of sculptor František Formánek and the never-built Danube–Oder–Elbe canal. The museum library also looks after an Esperanto library of around 5,500 titles, including prints from the late 19th century; it is kept in the depository and is open to researchers by prior arrangement. The museum also opens Max Švabinský's cottage in Kozlov, the Rotunda of St Catherine, the Chapel of Our Lady of Help in Hory and the Church of St James the Greater.

Highlights

• Model of Česká Třebová station with moving trains and a walk-in section of a 1940s passenger carriage
• Almost the complete line of OS-KAR and Velorex three-wheelers, including the prototype
• Reconstruction of the studio of inventor and sculptor František Formánek
• Exhibition on the planned Danube–Oder–Elbe canal
• Rides in a historic Velorex with a museum driver

Permanent exhibition

• Dopravní křižovatky aneb do České Třebové vlakem, Velorexem, letadlem i lodí – Four sections on the railway junction, the OS-KAR and Velorex three-wheelers, František Formánek's flying machines and the Danube–Oder–Elbe canal project, with models, films and an information kiosk.

Founded

1888

Operated by

Městské muzeum Česká Třebová

Director

Jana Voleská

Admission & discounts

Prices apply to the permanent exhibitions. Free admission also for members of AMG and ICOMOS. Card payment is accepted at the ticket desk.

Accessibility

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

The museum's extension has step-free access.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

Children can sit in a full-size Velorex model; part of the passenger carriage in the railway exhibition can be entered and you can take a seat in the compartment.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The tourist information centre in the exhibition building sells maps, publications and souvenirs. The courtyard has a quiet area and an e-bike charging station (April–October, Tue–Sun 8am–6pm, access through the gate from Školní Street).

Events & venue rental

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