Muzeum Bučovice

About the museum

The Muzeum Bučovice is located in the grounds of the Renaissance château, on the third above-ground floor of the west wing, and is a branch of the Muzeum Vyškovska. Its collection holds about 8,000 objects from the fields of history, ethnography and archaeology. The most valuable include Bučovice ceramics, so-called folk faience from the 18th and 19th centuries, especially Pleva's jug from the 1720s. The collection also includes straw-decorated shelves, reverse-glass paintings, a numismatic collection, a rare early print of the Bible benátská (Venetian Bible) from 1506, and memorabilia of Bučovice's Jewish community.

In September 2019 the new permanent exhibition Životem a časem po Bučovicku opened. It presents the history and culture of the region from prehistory to the 20th century, as well as the local fauna and flora. The individual rooms are devoted to making and using tools, weapons, building dwellings, social life, and death and burial. Visitors are guided by the figure of Jan Šembera of Boskovice, who built the château.

The exhibition is complemented by electronic presentations and interactive features: a hand quern, a replica of an early medieval rotary quern, an interactive crossbow, two working orchestrions and a replica of a late 19th-century high-wheeler bicycle. The tour route is followed by an exhibition hall with temporary exhibitions.

Highlights

• exhibition Životem a časem po Bučovicku
• Bučovice ceramics and Pleva's jug
• Bible benátská (Venetian Bible) from 1506
• interactive features: hand quern, rotary quern, crossbow
• two working orchestrions and a replica of a high-wheeler

Permanent exhibition

• Životem a časem po Bučovicku – Permanent exhibition on the history, culture, nature and folk art of the Bučovice region from prehistory to the 20th century, with interactive features and electronic presentations.

Operated by

Muzeum Vyškovska, příspěvková organizace

Admission & discounts

The basic admission to the Muzeum Bučovice exhibition applies; short-term exhibitions have their own admission. Children under 4 and members of AMG ČR, Zväz múzeí na Slovensku and ICOM enter free.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• 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 museum on the third floor can only be reached by stairs, and the entrance is not step-free. From the château courtyard, a toilet for wheelchair users is accessible by arrangement with staff; at the entrance to the toilets from the arcade there is a stone threshold. The museum has no car park for visitors.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Visitors of all ages can try grinding grain on the quern, grinding on the replica of the rotary quern, shooting with the interactive crossbow and seeing the view from the replica high-wheeler; programmes with a creative workshop are available for groups of children.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the grounds of the Bučovice château at Zámek 1.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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