Městské muzeum Loreta

About the museum

The idea of founding a museum in Chlumec nad Cidlinou first arose in 1911, but it only became reality thanks to the teacher Jan Polák. In September 1927 he convened the first meeting; in 1928 the association Muzeum Chlumecka was founded, and in 1930 the museum opened in the town hall building. Later the collections were housed in Karlova Koruna Castle, where an exhibition on the peasant uprisings and a memorial to V. K. Klicpera opened in 1971. At the end of the 1980s, the remains of the original collections were taken to the Krajské muzeum východních Čech in Hradec Králové.

Around 2000 a decision was made about the future of the former Loreta monastery. The building was preserved, reconstructed and prepared for a new museum, which thus gained its own building for the first time. Part of the original collections returned from Hradec Králové in 2002, and on 8 June 2002 the Městské muzeum Loreta was officially opened. The founding deed was issued on 1 January 2003, and from that same year the museum has been led by Mgr. Helena Krátká.

The permanent exhibition shows, among other things, shooting targets, guild relics, an executioner's sword and painted furniture from the original collections. A large part consists of the collection of agricultural machinery and tools that František Novák donated to the town in 2000. Since 2004 the museum has been a member of the Asociace muzeí a galerií, and its collection is recorded in the Centrální evidence sbírek (Central Register of Collections).

Highlights

• shooting targets from the town's original collections
• guild relics and an executioner's sword
• painted furniture
• collection of agricultural machinery and tools, a gift from František Novák
• summer holiday game for children right in the exhibition

Permanent exhibition

• Stálá expozice Městského muzea Loreta – The exhibition on the history of Chlumec nad Cidlinou and the surrounding area features shooting targets, guild relics, the executioner's sword, painted furniture and a collection of agricultural machinery.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Město Chlumec nad Cidlinou

Director

Mgr. Helena Krátká

Admission & discounts

Members of the Asociace muzeí a galerií and holders of the Karta pěstounské rodiny also enter free.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

During the summer holidays, children receive a game card at the ticket office and, following clues, look for objects of old crafts in the exhibition to pass their journeyman's test.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

Museum courtyard hire: CZK 2,000 without equipment, CZK 3,000 with equipment. Wedding ceremonies in the courtyard cost CZK 2,000, including a pergola, a runner, eight benches and an electrical connection (no decorations). Stage: CZK 150 per section; bench: CZK 20. Wedding dates are reserved at the town's registry office.

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