Muzeum a Pojizerská galerie Semily
Regional museum and gallery in a Baroque house in the centre of Semily, with changing exhibitions, a permanent exhibition on the healers of the Pojizeří and Podkrkonoší regions, and the tower of a church.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in a Baroque house, No. 2 on Husova Street, which the town bought in 1957 and, after renovation, ceremonially opened on 28 August 1960. Originally a Museum of the Workers’ Movement and a memorial to Antal Stašek and Ivan Olbracht were established here. Earlier attempts to set up a town museum before the war were never completed.
Since 1991 it has operated as the Municipal Museum in Semily. In December of that year an extension with the Pojizerská galerie was opened, and in the 1990s the house gained exhibitions devoted to Pavel Tigrid and to personalities of the Semily area. In 1996 an exhibition on folk crafts and the housing of earlier generations was opened in the attic. In 2019 the building was adapted and linked to a garden and the town’s new tourist information centre.
Today the museum organises changing exhibitions in the main building and also manages the exhibition Healers of the Pojizeří and Podkrkonoší in the so-called herbal and healing complex on Jílovecká Street. It presents more than thirty personalities from the 18th century to the early 21st century and is an expanded version of the 2023 exhibition. In summer visitors can also see the Church of St Peter and St Paul and climb its tower.
Highlights
- Changing exhibitions in the Baroque house and in the Pojizerská galerie
- Healers of the Pojizeří and Podkrkonoší exhibition, with herb beds
- Reconstruction of the healing room of the healer Květoslava Patočková
- Tower of the Church of St Peter and St Paul with a view of Semily (122 steps)
- Tourist information centre in the same building
Permanent exhibition
- Léčitelé Pojizeří a Podkrkonoší – Exhibition on more than thirty healers from the 18th century to the present, housed in an old log cottage and a brick house, with a reconstruction of the healing room of Květoslava Patočková and herb beds.
- Founded
- 1960
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 70 Kč |
|---|---|
| Reduced | 50 Kčchildren under 15, holders of ISIC and ITIC cards, seniors and holders of a Senior Pass |
| Children & teens | 50 Kčfree up to age 5 · children under 15; children under 6 enter free |
| Seniors | 50 Kčseniors and holders of a Senior Pass |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeholders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards and AMG members enter free |
| Students & apprentices | 50 Kčholders of ISIC and ITIC cards |
| Groups | –schools by arrangement; for the Healers exhibition CZK 20 per pupil |
| Families | 200 Kč2 adults and 2 to 3 children |
| Healers of the Pojizeří and Podkrkonoší exhibition – adults | 70 Kčreduced CZK 50; family CZK 200 |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul with tower – adults | 60 Kčreduced CZK 40; family (2 adults and up to 3 children over 6) CZK 150; schools CZK 20 per pupil |
| Combined ticket – museum, healers’ exhibition and church | 110 Kčreduced CZK 80; family CZK 300 |
Prices apply to the main building on Husova Street. Tickets for the Healers exhibition and for the church are bought at the museum building. Reduced admission applies when visiting several exhibitions at once.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | 200 Kč · 2 adults and 2 to 3 children |
Family tickets cost CZK 200 (2 adults and 2 to 3 children); children under 6 enter free.
Getting there & parking
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum runs an online shop. In the grounds of the Healers exhibition there are tables with sunshades for coffee or tea and a small shop with themed goods.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours of the Healers exhibition and the church start from the main museum building, where tickets are obtained. For schools the museum publishes a seasonal programme offer. The town’s tourist information centre is also located in the building. |
