Muzeum naftového dobývání a geologie
The only oil-industry museum in the Czech Republic, in a former barracks next to the Hodonín railway station, with indoor halls, a mineral collection and an outdoor technology park.
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About the museum
The Museum of Oil Extraction and Geology, commonly called the Oil Museum, stands in the grounds of the former barracks at the centre of Hodonín's oil industry. The idea of establishing it arose in 2001, the building was reconstructed from 2004, and the museum opened to the public in 2006. It is run by volunteers and enthusiasts of the association of the same name.
The indoor exhibition maps the geological, historical and technical aspects of extracting and processing oil in the Hodonín area, where oil and natural gas have been extracted for more than a hundred years. Visitors pass through the historical hall, the technical hall and the geological hall, and can also view a collection of minerals, rocks and fossils.
Around the building is an outdoor technology park with pump jacks known as kozlíky (nodding donkeys), production crosses, compressors, separators and drill bits, and recently also the Geopark of Rocks of the Vienna Basin. In 2019 a contact tourist centre with an information office for technical monuments and a mini exhibition called Cesta ropy (The Path of Oil) was added to the museum.
Highlights
- Historical hall with a relief map of deposits and a collection of paraffin lamps
- Technical hall with diamond drill bits and a working geophone
- Geological hall where you can touch crude oil
- Outdoor technology park with pump jacks and production crosses
- Geopark of Vienna Basin rocks and a collection of minerals and fossils
Permanent exhibitions
- Historický sál – The history of oil exploration and extraction from antiquity to 1989, with a relief map of deposits and a collection of paraffin lamps.
- Technický sál – The exhibition shows how oil and gas deposits are searched for and extracted, with interactive models and real drill bits.
- Geologický sál – The formation of oil and gas deposits, a collection of rocks and fossils from the Neogene and Jurassic periods, and the chance to touch crude oil.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Muzeum naftového dobývání a geologie, zapsaný spolek
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 100 Kč |
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| Reduced | 50 Kčpupils, students, seniors from 70 and holders of ZTP cards |
| Families | 235 Kč2 adults and 2 children. |
Admission can be paid in cash or by QR code.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Family ticket | 235 Kč · 2 adults and 2 children. |
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- Hands-on stations
Visitors can touch diamond drill bits and crude oil, and interactive models are available.
Getting there & parking
The museum is near Hodonín railway station, beyond the underpass from the station in the direction of Bažantnice.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The building houses a contact tourist centre with an information office for technical monuments, and the museum's hostel.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
Halls for lectures and cultural events, and café premises (kitchen, bar, fireplace) for smaller celebrations, are available for rent.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The exhibitions include interactive models and real parts of drilling rigs; the technology park outside the building is freely accessible. |
