Muzeum Hořovicka

About the museum

The Muzeum Hořovicka is housed in rented rooms of the so-called Old Castle in Hořovice. The Hořovice branch of the Muzeum Českého krasu opened to visitors on 1 April 2017 and continued a long museum tradition in Hořovice that dates back to the 1890s. The foundations of the local collections were linked to the Czech-Slavonic Ethnographic Exhibition held in Prague in 1895.

The exhibition is on the first floor and tells the story of life in the region. In the corridor, visitors are greeted by a comic strip about the transformation of an everyday object into a museum exhibit, and they can also look into a museum storeroom from the mid-20th century. The first room shows a middle-class interior from the first half of the 20th century, with natural science and social science exhibits in wooden display cases.

The middle room recalls the tradition of nail-making in the Hořovice area and presents artistic cast iron from the local foundries. The last room is devoted to the Brdy forest and to wood as an everyday material of our ancestors; it is dominated by a map of the Hořovice estate from 1890, with photographs of gamekeepers' lodges, hunting lodges and forestry offices from the area of the former Brdy military training area.

Highlights

• middle-class interior and museum display cases from the first half of the 20th century
• tradition of nail-making and artistic cast iron from the local foundries
• Brdy forest and a map of the Hořovice estate from 1890
• a look into the museum storeroom from the mid-20th century
• seasonal exhibitions in the rooms of the Old Castle

Permanent exhibition

• Stálá expozice Muzea Hořovicka – The exhibition on the first floor of the Old Castle presents a middle-class interior, nail-making, artistic cast iron and the Brdy forest.

Operated by

Muzeum Českého krasu, příspěvková organizace (zřizovatel Středočeský kraj)

Admission & discounts

Free admission for holders of AMG and ICOMOS cards, journalists and organized groups from children's homes. The Berounsko Visitor Card gives discounts on the regular admission price.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• 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 exposition is on the first floor of the rented area of the Old Castle and is not step-free. For deaf visitors a text about the building and the exhibitions is available; blind visitors can try a drum kit made of enamelled kitchenware, nails and wooden building blocks, and listen to accordion recordings. Access can be arranged in advance (at least 5 working days) by telephone on +420 601 374 205 or by e-mail at produkce@muzeum-beroun.cz.

Kids & families

Programs for parents with children and for schools are offered by the Muzeum Českého krasu; the family admission applies to up to 5 persons (at most 2 adults).

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the Old Castle in Hořovice at Vrbnovská 27.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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