Muzeum Almárium

About the museum

The Almárium Museum is installed in a beautiful parish building in the centre of Sobotka and offers visitors the most interesting objects from the local museum's collections. The rooms in which the museum is housed have witnessed Sobotka's history. Karel Čapek described Sobotka in his book Obrázky z domova as a town of poets, teachers and shoemakers, and this is exactly what visitors learn in the exhibition.

The guide replaces a printed text: visitors can look at the historical tools of shoemakers, see what a shoemaker's shop looked like during the First Republic, and try sitting at a school desk from the first half of the 20th century. The name Almárium refers to the many types of painted cupboards and chests that form a significant part of the collection.

Part of the exhibition is a set of puppets that belongs to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage. The museum is run by the town of Sobotka together with Humprecht Castle; in 2026, marking 160 years since the Austro-Prussian War, it prepared an exhibition on the 1866 war in the Sobotka area.

Highlights

• painted cupboards and chests, after which the museum is named
• historic shoemaker's workshop and shop from the First Republic period
• school classroom from the early 20th century
• set of puppets from UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage

Permanent exhibition

• Muzeum Almárium – The tour with a printed guide shows a 20th-century school classroom, painted cupboards and chests, and sets of puppets belonging to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage.

Operated by

Město Sobotka

Admission & discounts

Presenting a ticket from Humprecht Castle gives a CZK 5 discount on each Almárium ticket; when you buy a castle ticket, the same amount is deducted for each Almárium ticket.

Accessibility

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

The entrance to the museum is fully step-free. Dogs are also allowed into the museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

Children can colour in themed colouring sheets and in the exhibition try sitting at a school desk from the first half of the 20th century. The ticket desk can look after pushchairs.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on Malé náměstí in the centre of Sobotka.

Amenities & dining

Bicycles, scooters or pushchairs can be looked after for you at the ticket desk.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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