Muzeum lidových kapel
Small municipal museum in the former fire station of the Lesonice château recalls village bands, especially the band of Leopold Kosmák, and the history of the village.
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About the museum
The Muzeum lidových kapel (Museum of Folk Bands) is housed in the former fire station in the grounds of the château in Lesonice, and its founder is the municipality of Lesonice. It opened on 16 August 2014, on the idea of the association Veselá Nota (Merry Note), which wanted to commemorate the band of Leopold Kosmák.
The Kosmák band was formed in 1931 and originally had eight members. As required, it played as a wind or string orchestra at dances, weddings, funerals and church festivities across the wider area, and was one of the first to use the saxophone. It ceased to exist in 1966.
The collection was built up from musical instruments, scores, photographs and other documents from the descendants of band members. When the museum opened it contained 33 instruments, for example a trumpet from 1936 and scores from 1890. It also includes a replica of the portable stage on which the band performed. Apart from the section on village bands, the museum has a hall of traditions with the history of the village from its first written mention in 1190, and a third section in the style of a historic inn, recalling peasant rebellions that culminated on the Lesonice estate in the summer of 1775.
Highlights
- Collection of musical instruments of village bands
- Trumpet from 1936 and scores from 1890
- Replica of the portable stage of Leopold Kosmák's band
- Hall of traditions with the history of the village since 1190
- Section in the style of a historic inn on peasant rebellions of 1775
Permanent exhibitions
- Vesnické kapely a kapela Leopolda Kosmáka – Musical instruments, scores, photographs and a replica of the portable stage commemorate the Lesonice band and other village musicians.
- Síň tradic – A brief history of the village of Lesonice from its first written mention in 1190.
- Historická krčma – The third part of the exhibition, in the style of a historic inn, tells of the peasant rebellions that culminated on the Lesonice estate in the summer of 1775.
- Founded
- 2014
- Operated by
- Obec Lesonice
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