Muzeum Karlovy Vary
Regional museum with an exhibition on the nature and history of the Karlovy Vary region, especially the spa town, in the building on Nová louka.
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About the museum
The Karlovy Vary museum was founded at the initiative of the prominent physician and balneologist Josef Löschner as a municipal institution, together with an archive and a regional library. The oldest collections were sets of spa cups and rocks from the Karlovy Vary area, especially various forms of vřídlovec (sprudel stone). Already in 1867 the glass engraver Anton Pittroff set up a private museum, whose collection was later incorporated into the municipal museum at his wish.
In 1937 the museum acquired the private collection of the spa physician Karel Becher, which includes a unique set of literature about Karlovy Vary. The collections also include targets and shooting trophies of the Karlovy Vary shooting society and an ethnographic collection of the collector Paul Weber von Hohengrund. The ethnographer Josef Hofmann also donated many items.
Today the museum is a contributory organisation of the Karlovy Vary Region. The permanent exhibition presents living and non-living nature, archaeological finds, the development of settlement and mining, medieval and Baroque sculptures, the history of the spa town since the 15th century, famous physicians and visitors, local crafts and art-historical collections. The museum also includes the Royal Mint in Jáchymov.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the nature and history of the Karlovy Vary region
- History of the spa town since the 15th century
- Medieval and Baroque sculptures
- Archaeological finds and the region's mining history
- Local crafts of Karlovy Vary and art-historical collections
Permanent exhibition
- Stálá expozice karlovarského muzea – Overview of the history and nature of the Karlovy Vary region with an emphasis on the spa town: nature, archaeology, settlement, mining, sculpture, spa history and crafts.
- Operated by
- Muzeum Karlovy Vary, příspěvková organizace Karlovarského kraje
- Director
- Dominika Kožešníková
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 190 Kč |
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| Reduced | 120 Kčseniors from 65, students aged 15–26, children aged 6–15, teachers with an ITIC card and holders of a ZTP card |
| Children & teens | 120 Kčfree up to age 5 · Children aged 6 to 15. |
| Seniors | 120 Kčfrom 65 |
| Visitors with disabilities | 120 KčZTP; persons with ZTP/P cards enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | 120 Kčstudents aged 15–26 |
| Groups (10+ people) | 130 Kč per personAdults in groups of 10 or more without a guide; with a guide CZK 140. Seniors and ZTP holders in groups of 10 or more: without a guide CZK 100, with a guide CZK 110. |
| Families | 300 Kč1–2 adults and 1–4 children under 15. |
| Senior pas | 152 Kč |
| Exhibitions – standard admission | 80 Kč |
| Exhibitions – reduced admission | 60 Kč |
| Children's, school and interest groups – exhibition tour (per person) | 70 Kč |
| Lecture for the public | 70 Kč |
Children under 6, persons with ZTP/P cards and holders of AMG, ICOM and TISK-PRESS cards enter free. The price list applies to the museum's exhibitions; payment is possible in cash or by card. A guide must be booked in advance by e-mail.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- 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
Pets are not admitted; guide dogs and assistance dogs are allowed.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
| Family ticket | 300 Kč · 1–2 adults and 1–4 children under 15. |
- Family tours & workshops
A family ticket costs CZK 300; for children and school groups the museum offers tours and morning programmes.
Getting there & parking
The exhibition is in the building at Nová louka 23 in Karlovy Vary.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The exhibition is in Czech and English. Guided tours for groups must be booked in advance at sekretariat@kvmuz.cz. A shortened guide in German and Russian is available at the ticket desk. Lectures are offered to schools, and a catalogue of morning programmes for children and young people is available. |
