Muzeum lidových staveb v Kouřimi
An open-air museum with fourteen monuments of folk architecture from central, eastern and northern Bohemia, dating from the 17th to the 19th century.
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About the museum
The Muzeum lidových staveb v Kouřimi was founded in 1972 by the Regional Museum in Kolín as a rescue open-air museum, primarily for buildings from the area flooded by the Švihov reservoir on the Želivka. It opened to the public in 1976. Soon afterwards the focus widened to show building techniques of folk architecture from all of Bohemia and Moravia, which proved unrealistic given the limited area of the site and the heterogeneity of the relocated buildings.
After 1990 the collection area was narrowed to Bohemia. Further development, however, was halted for twenty years by a dispute over most of the museum’s land. Ethnographic programmes were therefore developed in the 1990s; they gained popularity but required changes to some of the buildings. The site was declared a cultural monument in 1996.
The dispute ended in 2012 with an agreement between the Central Bohemian Region and the family of the original owners. Since then the existing buildings have been restored, and a large extension has been prepared which is intended to turn the museum into a Muzeum české vesnice (Museum of the Czech Village). Today fourteen larger residential and farm buildings from the 17th to 19th centuries stand here, supplemented by several smaller monuments.
Highlights
- Ten-bay log barn from Durdice from 1648, the oldest surviving building of its type in Bohemia
- Twelve-bay barn from Želejov from 1690
- Rychta (village administrator’s house) from Bradlecká Lhota with a set of folk furniture
- Reconstructed rural school classroom from the late 19th century
- Ethnographic programmes throughout the year
Permanent exhibitions
- Památky lidové architektury ze středních, východních a severních Čech – Fourteen larger monuments, mostly with furnished interiors, show rural living and farming from the 18th to the early 20th century.
- Expozice lidového nábytku – The rychta from Bradlecká Lhota houses a set of furniture from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the back chamber of the farmstead from Týřovice shows painted and inlaid folk furniture.
- Venkovská školní třída – In the large living room of the farmstead from Týřovice, a rural school classroom from the late 19th century has been reconstructed.
- Founded
- 1972
- Operated by
- Regionální muzeum v Kolíně (příspěvková organizace Středočeského kraje)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 110 Kč |
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| Reduced | 50 Kčchildren aged 6 to 15, students, seniors from 65, and holders of ISIC, EYCA, EUROBEDS and Zelená karta ČSOP (Green Card of ČSOP) cards |
| Children & teens | 50 Kčfree up to age 5 · Children aged 6 to 15 pay reduced admission; children under 6 enter free. |
| Seniors | 50 KčSeniors from 65 years. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeHolders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | 50 Kč |
| Families | 270 KčTwo adults and up to three children aged 6 to 15. |
| Ethnographic programme – basic admission | 200 KčIncreased admission applies to ethnographic programmes. |
| Ethnographic programme – reduced admission | 90 KčChildren aged 6 to 15, students, seniors from 65, and holders of ISIC, EYCA, EUROBEDS and Zelená karta ČSOP cards. |
| Ethnographic programme – family ticket | 490 KčTwo adults and up to three children aged 6 to 15. |
Admission is also free for children from children’s homes, holders of AMG and ITIC cards, members of the Klub přátel Regionálního muzea v Kolíně (Club of Friends of the Regional Museum in Kolín), and members of Polish and Slovak unions of open-air museums (for ethnographic programmes, club members pay CZK 110 or CZK 50 respectively). Tours outside regular opening hours are charged with a 100% surcharge.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- 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
Step-free access to the site is available, but the interiors of most of the folk-architecture monuments are not step-free. There is a step-free toilet on the site.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | 270 Kč · Two adults and up to three children aged 6 to 15. |
- Family tours & workshops
The museum runs ethnographic programmes and educational tours throughout the year, and offers a family ticket.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kouřim can be reached by train and bus and lies within the Prague Integrated Transport (PID) area. The museum is about 2 km from the railway station and 400 m from the nearest bus stop.
By car
Parking available
The car and coach park is in front of the entrance to the site. It belongs to the town of Kouřim, which occasionally charges parking fees here.
The museum lies on Ruská Street on the south-western edge of the town. Marked hiking and cycling trails run through Kouřim.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
There is a bicycle stand on the site.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits with a dog are possible; the dog must be on a lead and should wear a muzzle. Several ethnographic and other accompanying programmes with increased admission take place each year. |
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