Městské muzeum Dvůr Králové nad Labem

About the museum

The Municipal Museum in Dvůr Králové nad Labem was founded in 1891. The first exhibition on the history of the town and region opened in 1923 in the building of the old town hall. After the war the museum acquired premises in the Neumann villa, where a gallery operated and from 1965 also the Textile Museum. In 1969 the villa passed to the East Bohemian Zoological Garden, the museum temporarily closed, and for its needs it decided to restore the Kohout Courtyard complex.

The Kohout Courtyard is a Baroque monument, built for the needs of the Sporck foundation's large estate in Choustníkovo Hradiště. Its dominant feature is the gate with a relief of St Florian and a depiction of the courtyard with the year 1738. Of the original farmstead the main building, the granary and the stable survive. The main building has served the museum since 1978 and underwent complete reconstruction in 2012–2013. The former granary opened in 1998, and in 2013 a panoramic lift was added to it.

Today the museum offers permanent exhibitions on the history of the town and the textile industry, on the tradition of making Christmas ornaments, and a Baroque Stations of the Cross by Jan Václav Bergl, a native of Dvůr Králové. The granary also has exhibition spaces and a hall for concerts and lectures.

Highlights

• exhibition on the history of Dvůr Králové and the textile industry in the Dvůr Králové region
• exhibition on the tradition of making Christmas ornaments, with a pearl-making workshop
• Stations of the Cross by Jan Václav Bergl
• Baroque Kohout Courtyard complex from 1738
• full-size copy of the Dvůr Králové Manuscript

Permanent exhibitions

• Historie města Dvora Králové nad Labem a textilní průmysl na Královédvorsku – The exhibition traces the history of the town from archaeological finds through the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and in several rooms presents textile production, blue-print (modrotisk) and local factories.
• Tradice výroby vánočních ozdob – The exhibition shows the pearl-making workshop and all the steps of making blown Christmas ornaments, and a sample collection of products from the 1930s to the present.
• Křížová cesta Jana Václava Bergla – A cycle of oil paintings by a native of Dvůr Králové, originally created for the Church of St John the Baptist; the gallery is temporarily closed.

Founded

1891

Operated by

Městské muzeum ve Dvoře Králové nad Labem

Admission & discounts

The basic admission stated applies to one permanent exhibition (History of the Town and Textile Industry, Tradition of Christmas Ornament Production, Textile Printing exhibition); family admission is CZK 130. Admission to the gallery with the Stations of the Cross is listed in the price list, but the gallery is temporarily closed.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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 is accessible without barriers: in the main building a platform lift for wheelchair users leads to the History of the Town exhibition on the first floor, and the granary building is fully accessible thanks to an outdoor lift.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

A family admission of CZK 130 is available. The exhibition on Christmas ornaments shows the production of pearls and blown ornaments, and a small printing workshop is set up for visitors in the textile printing exhibition.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum offers hire of premises; details are on the Rental page.

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