Muzeum Šumavy Sušice
Main seat of the Muzeum Šumavy in a Renaissance house on the square in Sušice, with a mechanical nativity scene, glassmaking, a match factory and the history of the Sušice region.
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About the museum
The museum's origins go back to 1879, when the teacher Josef Holík called in a local magazine for care of the monuments of our ancestors. The museum was founded in 1880 as the first museum in Šumava and was housed in the town hall. In 1934 it moved into the Renaissance house of the former deanery on the square.
In 1967 the Sušice museum was merged with the museums in Kašperské Hory and Železná Ruda into one Muzeum Šumavy (Šumava Museum); in 2015 the Muzeum Dr. Šimona Adlera in Dobrá Voda was added. The collections focus on Šumava and its surroundings and are known above all for the history of match production and glassmaking.
The best-known exhibit is the mechanical nativity scene from 2004, one of the largest in the Czech Republic. Every two years the museum publishes the regional yearbook Vlastivědný sborník (Local History Yearbook).
Highlights
- mechanical nativity scene with moving carved figures, demonstrated every hour
- match factory recalling match production in Sušice from 1839
- exhibition on Šumava glassmaking
- exhibition on the post-White Mountain period and the National Revival in the Sušice region
- Renaissance house on the square with its original layout
Permanent exhibitions
- Mechanický betlém – A mechanical nativity scene inspired by the legend of the lost Sušice nativity figures, carved by Karel Tittl and Pavel Svoboda; it is demonstrated every full hour.
- Expozice šumavského sklářství – Šumava was among the oldest glassmaking regions in the Czech lands; the first written mentions date from the middle of the 14th century.
- Sirkárna – The exhibition recalls match production in Sušice, which was started in 1839 by Vojtěch Scheinost and his wife.
- Founded
- 1880
- Operated by
- Muzeum Šumavy Sušice, příspěvková organizace
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 80 Kč |
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| Reduced | 40 Kčchildren aged 3–15, secondary and university students, pensioners, holders of the ZTP card |
| Children & teens | 40 Kčfree up to age 2 · Children aged 3–15; children under 3 enter free. |
| Seniors | 40 KčPensioners. |
| Visitors with disabilities | 40 Kčcompanion free · Reduced admission for ZTP; holders of the ZTP/P card enter free, including one companion. |
| Students & apprentices | 40 KčSecondary and university students. |
| Groups | –School accompanying teachers enter free, at a ratio of one adult to 15 pupils. |
The price includes the permanent exhibition and the current exhibitions. Local schools enter free during lessons, and members of AMG and EURO 26 enter free upon presentation of their card.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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 is on the ground floor (glassmaking and archaeology exhibitions) and in the rooms “V hradbách” (In the Ramparts).
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The small shop sells postcards, maps, guidebooks, regional literature and books by Karel Klostermann.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | The last tickets are sold 30 minutes before closing, because the tour takes time. |
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