Muzeum Olomoucké pevnosti
An exhibition on the Olomouc fortress in the Baroque powder magazine of the Crown Fortlet (Korunní pevnůstka): a model of the town from the mid-18th century, plans, photographs and archaeological finds.
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About the museum
The Crown Fortlet (Korunní pevnůstka) is one of the few surviving structures of the original bastion fortifications of Olomouc. It was built as part of the fortress commissioned by Maria Theresa in the mid-18th century. Construction began in 1754, and two years later the site was enclosed by the Crown Wall with one five-sided bastion and two half-bastions. Inside the complex stand a Baroque powder magazine from 1756, the torso of an Empire-style guardhouse, and two artillery laboratory buildings from the second half of the 19th century.
After the fortress was decommissioned, the site remained in the hands of the army and was closed to the public after 1945. The army used it for storage, and in 1967 part of the site was turned into a botanical garden and rose garden. At the end of the 20th century the army handed the site over to the town free of charge, and in February 2008 the town sold it for a symbolic one koruna to the civic association Muzeum Olomoucké pevnosti, which began its gradual restoration.
Today the museum is housed in the Baroque powder magazine. The exhibition explains the construction of the fortlet and the history of Olomouc as a fortress town, and shows photographs, drawings and archaeological finds. On the first floor there is also a plaster model of the town with its fortress from the mid-18th century. The war powder magazine itself is unique in the Czech Republic. The site is also used for concerts and other cultural events.
Highlights
- Baroque war powder magazine from 1756, unique in the Czech Republic
- Plaster model of Olomouc as a fortress from the mid-18th century
- Period plans, photographs and archaeological finds on the history of the fortress
- The Crown Wall with a bastion and two half-bastions
- Other fortress structures on the site: the torso of the guardhouse and the artillery stores
Permanent exhibition
- Expozice Muzea Olomoucké pevnosti v barokní prachárně – The history of the Olomouc fortress and of the Crown Fortlet, shown in photographs, plans and archaeological finds; on the first floor, a plaster model of the town from the mid-18th century.
- Operated by
- Muzeum Olomoucké pevnosti, o.s.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 80 Kč |
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| Reduced | 40 Kč |
| Families | 150 KčFamily ticket I: 2 adults and 1 child, CZK 150. Family ticket II: 2 adults and 2 to 3 children, CZK 200. |
| Family ticket II (2 adults and 2–3 children) | 200 Kč |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Envelopa
From the main railway station take tram no. 1, 5 or 7 to the Envelopa stop. The Crown Fortlet site lies in the Bezručovy sady (Bezruč Gardens) along the třída 17. listopadu.
By car
Cars may not drive into the Crown Fortlet site; parking is possible along the třída 17. listopadu.
Amenities & dining
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