Muzeum Bojkovska

About the museum

The museum in Bojkovice has its roots in 1931, when the Muzeum Bojkovska was founded under the management of the Musejní spolek (Museum Society). Its first curator was the teacher Alois Jašek, and the collections were initially kept in the building of the civic school. Later the exhibitions focused on the earliest history of the region, crafts, housing, economy and spiritual life.

From 1950 to 1954 the town managed the museum, and the collections moved to the Světlovský důchod. In 1960 the exhibition Život lidu na Bojkovsku (Life of the People in the Bojkovsko Region) opened in the Nový Světlov chateau. In 1992–1999 the town again took over the collections. In 2010 the museum became a municipal contributory organisation based on Palackého Street, and in 2011 the first part of the new exhibitions opened there. Since 2012 the museum has also operated the local tourist information centre.

The current exhibition covers the prehistory of Bojkovsko, crafts and trades, the justice system, a folk house with a farmstead, art and spiritual life, a historic flat, a school classroom, a chateau exhibition and, since 2016, an exhibition on Moravská Kopanice with a reconstructed cottage. In 2022 the museum also opened house no. 302 in Potok, which received the Lidová stavba Zlínského kraje 2022 award (Folk Building of the Zlín Region).

Highlights

• Prehistoric finds from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Great Moravian period
• Historic flat furnished mainly with furniture from the 1930s to 1950s
• School classroom from the period of the school building of 1894
• Moravská Kopanice exhibition with a reconstructed cottage
• Late Gothic statues of the Madonna, the oldest from the 1370s

Permanent exhibitions

• Pravěk Bojkovska – Finds from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Great Moravian period, largely collected by amateur archaeologists.
• Moravské Kopanice – The exhibition, opened in 2016, presents the history of the region, folk costumes, embroidery and a reconstructed two-part cottage.
• Historický byt – A three-room flat furnished mainly with objects from the 1930s to 1950s; some appliances, such as the radio and the mixer, still work.

Founded

1931

Operated by

příspěvková organizace města Bojkovice

Director

Mgr. Tomáš Hamrlík

Admission & discounts

The price list has been valid since 1 January 2024. Children under 6 and holders of AMG, ZMS, RG ČR, NPÚ and ICOM cards enter free. Holders of Sphere and Carte cards receive admission on a 1 + 1 free basis. Payment by card is possible. Commercial photography and filming are arranged by agreement.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• 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 website does not describe step-free access; holders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards pay reduced admission.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Educational programmes and a history club are offered for children and schools; in the school classroom, groups can experience a period lesson. A family ticket costs CZK 250, and children under 6 enter free.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

The building also houses the tourist information centre for Bojkovsko; the museum has an online shop.

Events & venue rental

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