Národní zemědělské muzeum Ostrava
Branch of the National Agricultural Museum in the Dolní oblast Vítkovice complex, with exhibitions on agricultural machinery and food in converted industrial halls.
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About the museum
The Ostrava branch of the National Agricultural Museum is the first state museum in Ostrava and the sixth branch of this institution. It is located in Dolní oblast Vítkovice, in a building created by inserting new structures into two original factory halls from 1926. The halls were part of a copper smelter: the northern one served as a store for bulk materials, and the southern, longer one housed twelve concrete tanks for leaching roasted pyrite cinders.
Both halls were damaged during the bombing of Ostrava at the end of the Second World War, but were quickly repaired. Later a repair workshop for veronicas, i.e. mobile ferromanganese mixers, was set up in them, and the southern hall is still called Veronikárna after it. After production in the lower area ended, the halls served as warehouses and faced demolition. They were given new life by a design of the architect Josef Pleskot and the engineer Milan Šraml, who connected the halls with a generous extension and erected a third hall between them.
The museum presents the agricultural and food traditions of northern Moravia and Czech Silesia, and its third theme is Ostrava itself and its surroundings. The agricultural machinery exhibition shows more than forty machines, and the Food Depository offers an interactive look at food. The museum is part of the Technotrasa.
Highlights
- More than forty agricultural machines in the original industrial halls
- Food Depository with thirty topics on a thirty-metre shelf and interactive exhibits
- Architectural conversion of the halls designed by Josef Pleskot and Milan Šraml
- Exhibitions and displays on the agricultural and food traditions of the region
Permanent exhibitions
- Zemědělská technika – More than forty agricultural machines in the original industrial halls, divided into tractors, fodder processing machines and grain processing machines.
- Depozitář potravin – Interactive exhibition in the third hall with a thirty-metre shelf on which thirty topics show food from different points of view.
- Founded
- 2020
- Operated by
- Národní zemědělské muzeum, s. p. o.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 150 Kč |
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| Reduced | 80 Kčstudents aged 18–26 and seniors from 65 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 and secondary school students over 18 in school groups have free admission to the exhibitions; this does not apply to events organized by the museum. |
| Seniors | 80 KčSeniors from 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Holders of TP, ZTP and ZTP/P cards enter free, including one companion. |
| Students & apprentices | 80 KčStudents aged 18–26. |
| Groups (10+ people) | 100 Kč per personInterest groups of more than 10 people aged over 18 pay CZK 100 per person; pedagogical supervision (1 person per 10 children) enters free. |
| Multi-entry pass for 6 admissions | 600 Kčvalid for 365 days from purchase, transferable; one admission per paying visitor per day |
| Multi-entry pass for 12 admissions | 1,000 Kčvalid for 365 days from purchase, transferable; one admission per paying visitor per day |
| Guided tour with a guide | 60 Kčprice per person |
| Workshop | 60 Kčprice per person |
| Educational programme for schools | 60 Kčprice per person; pedagogical supervision (1 person per 10 children) free of charge |
Free admission: 18 May (International Museum Day); on the first Sunday of every month for agricultural workers (departmental days)
On 28 October a uniform admission fee of CZK 50 applies for adults, students aged 18–26 and seniors from 65. Ostravacard holders receive a 20% discount on both the full and the reduced admission. Free admission is also granted to children from children's homes, SOS villages and FOD, holders of ITIC, AMG, ICOM, ICOMOS, National Archives and Svaz muzeí na Slovensku cards, holders of free NZM tickets and holders of a Průkaz válečného veterána (war veteran card). Prices are per person.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- 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
The museum publishes separate information on barrier-free access on its website; holders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards enter free.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Children and young people under 18 have free admission to the exhibitions. The Food Depository is complemented by interactive exhibits that allow food to be experienced with all the senses. The museum offers games, accompanying programmes and educational programmes.
Getting there & parking
The museum is located in the Dolní oblast Vítkovice complex and is part of the Technotrasa.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
- Coat check
The museum's website lists a cloakroom and a shop among its services.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
Available for hire are the contact zone and vestibule, the storage hall and the Veronikárna with its agricultural machinery exhibition, the gastro zone, the gallery in the Veronikárna, the conference centre and an education room.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours, workshops and educational programmes for schools are offered; the branch director sets prices according to the content and demands of the programme. For events that restrict the operation of the museum or of the Dolní oblast Vítkovice complex, admission may be reduced individually. |
