Metánovské muzeum – Kabinet profesora Hrona
A small museum in the former school in Metánov, devoted to the inventor and scholar Jakub Hron and the painter František Sever; visits by arrangement.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the renovated building of the former Metánov school, where one room was set aside for it. It was officially opened on 19 May 2007 during a gathering of natives of Metánov, family members, cottage owners and village residents. Its creation involved the Osvětový spolek Jakuba Hrona (Jakub Hron Educational Society) and the municipality of Častrov; some of the exhibits were made by members of the society.
Jakub Hron Metánovský (1840–1921) was born in Metánov, studied mathematics and physics, and taught at the grammar school in Hradec Králové. He became famous for the buňát, a non-drip inkwell that he had patented and that also adorned the writing desk of Karel Čapek. He devised other inventions and Czech neologisms to replace foreign words, wrote about mathematics, physics and astronomy, and returned to his native village before his death.
The second part of the exhibition commemorates the academic painter František Sever, another native of Metánov. Visitors can sit on chairs that Hron designed himself.
Highlights
- buňát – the non-drip inkwell of Jakub Hron
- chairs designed by Jakub Hron, which visitors can sit on
- Hron's publications, neologisms and other inventions
- exhibition on the painter František Sever
- museum in the building of a former village school
Permanent exhibitions
- Kabinet profesora Jakuba Hrona – The exhibition presents Hron's inventions, including the non-drip inkwell buňát, his linguistic neologisms and publications; visitors can sit on chairs that he designed himself.
- Expozice díla malíře Františka Severy – The second part of the museum commemorates the academic painter František Sever, a native of Metánov.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Osvětový spolek Jakuba Hrona
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is voluntary.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Please arrange your visit by phone in advance with the guide on +420 608 400 285. The museum welcomes individual visitors as well as groups, such as school, cycling and hiking groups. |
