Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava – pobočka Telč
A branch of the Muzeum Vysočiny in the former town hospital in Telč, with an exhibition on peat bogs and collections on the history and folk culture of the Telč region.
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About the museum
The Telč museum opened in 1886. The basis of its collections was created by Professor Jaroslav Janoušek, who gathered documents, books, craft objects and paintings. Other gifts further enlarged the collections, for example from Professor Jaroslav Maška and other citizens of Telč. The museum was housed in the former Jesuit college and was run by the Muzejní spolek v Telči (Telč Museum Society). In 1963 the collections moved to the Telč château, and the museum became part of the Muzeum Vysočiny (Vysočina Museum) in Jihlava.
During the reconstruction of the château, the museum was housed for four years in the building of the University Centre of Masaryk University. Since April 2023 it has been located in the grounds of the former town hospital in the Staré Město (Old Town) of Telč. The protected heritage building was repaired with support from cross-border European projects; two wings serve the museum and one serves the local museum society.
The collection includes archaeological finds, a Gothic panel with a Madonna, pharmacy cabinets and vessels from the Jesuit college, folk furniture, ceramics, embroidery and the Horácko costume, burgher furniture including a working polyphon (music box), the African ethnographic collection of sculptor F. V. Foit, a moving nativity scene by the Vostrý couple, and wedding banners, of which the branch owns 16 of the 33 surviving examples from Horácko.
Highlights
- Long-term exhibition Křehká krása rašelinišť (The Fragile Beauty of Peat Bogs)
- Wedding banners from Horácko (16 of the 33 surviving examples)
- African ethnographic collection of sculptor F. V. Foit
- Moving nativity scene made of papier-mâché by the Vostrý couple
- Historic town hospital in the Staré Město of Telč
Permanent exhibitions
- Křehká krása rašelinišť – The long-term exhibition in four halls on the geology of the Telč region, on the origin and significance of peat bogs and their endangerment; it was created within a cross-border project on peatland landscapes.
- Odkaz F. V. Foita – A presentation on the sculptor and traveller František Vladimír Foit and his African collection.
- Founded
- 1886
- Operated by
- Muzeum Vysočiny Jihlava, příspěvková organizace
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 60 Kč |
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| Reduced | 30 Kčchildren, students and seniors |
| Children & teens | 30 Kčfree up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free of charge |
| Seniors | 30 KčSeniors |
| Visitors with disabilities | 30 Kčcompanion free · Holders of a ZTP card pay the reduced admission; holders of ZTP/P cards have one reduced admission and one companion admission free of charge |
| Students & apprentices | 30 KčStudents |
| Families | 150 Kč2 adults and 1–4 children |
Free admission for holders of AMG and ICOM cards and of the Zväz múzeí na Slovensku (Association of Museums in Slovakia) card, and for journalists after prior notification. A joint ticket for museums and galleries run by the Vysočina Region is available.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | 150 Kč · 2 adults and 1–4 children |
A family ticket (2 adults and 1–4 children) costs CZK 150 for families; children under 6 enter free of charge.
Getting there & parking
The branch is located in the grounds of the former town hospital (Špitální 44 and 46) in the Staré Město (Old Town) of Telč.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum offers guided tours of the exhibitions, public lectures, and lectures and educational programmes for primary and nursery schools; there is a classroom next to the exhibition. |
