Oblastní muzeum v Děčíně
Museum in the Podmokly district of Děčín presents medieval Děčín, Gothic art of the Děčín region and the history of navigation on the Elbe, including a ship’s wheelhouse.
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About the museum
The Děčín museum has its roots at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. A first attempt to found a museum in 1892 soon came to nothing for lack of public interest, but private collectors continued to gather collections. In 1908 the pharmacist Franz Just persuaded the town council to buy the private collections, and a municipal museum was established. After the Second World War the collections of the Děčín and Podmokly museums were merged in 1945, and in 1946 the museum reopened to the public.
In 1953 the museum moved to the former hunting lodge of the Thun-Hohenstein family, which had previously been used by the forestry administration, and in April 1955 it opened a new building there. From 1962 it was called the District Museum in Děčín; in the 1960s it took over the collections of the closed museums in Česká Kamenice, Benešov nad Ploučnicí and Šluknov. In 1969 an exhibition on navigation on the Elbe was opened, and the museum became the only one in the country focused on the history of shipping on the Elbe.
In the second half of the 1970s the museum took over branches in Rumburk and Varnsdorf. After 1989 a permanent exhibition of Gothic sculpture was created, and since 2002 the museum has been a contributory organisation of the Ústí Region, its founder.
Highlights
- exhibition on the development of shipping on the Elbe, with a wheelhouse and a projection
- historic diving suit
- Town in the Meadow – archaeological finds from Děčín’s first town
- Gothic art of the Děčín region and the Šluknov depot
- building of the former hunting lodge of the Thun-Hohenstein family
Permanent exhibitions
- Město na louce – Archaeological finds from the first town of Děčín on Mariánská louka show how people lived in Děčín in the 13th and 14th centuries.
- Gotické umění na Děčínsku – The exhibition presents the most important surviving sculptures of the Děčín region and the Šluknov depot.
- Vývoj lodní dopravy na Labi – The exhibition shows which ships sailed on the Elbe and what they carried; in the wheelhouse with a projection, visitors can try steering a cargo ship and look at a historic diving suit.
- Founded
- 1908
- Operated by
- Ústecký kraj (příspěvková organizace)
- Director
- Ing. Vlastimil Pažourek
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 100 Kč |
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| Reduced | 50 Kčseniors from 65 years of age, students and children under 15 |
| Children & teens | 50 Kčfree up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free. |
| Seniors | 50 KčFrom 65 years of age. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Holders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | 50 Kč |
Card payment is not possible. Free admission is also granted to supervising teachers and members of the Asociace muzeí a galerií (Association of Museums and Galleries), KPPH and KPMV. Prices may differ for some temporary exhibitions.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
Children can try steering a cargo ship in the wheelhouse of the exhibition on Elbe navigation and walk along the ship’s gangway; playful programmes are also prepared for schools and groups.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Děčín hlavní nádraží · 100 m
The museum is about 100 metres from the Děčín hlavní nádraží railway station.
Amenities & dining
The museum runs an online shop selling publications.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Groups of children (8 to 20 children) must be booked at least a week in advance. Programmes for nursery and primary schools include, for example, Jak se stát plavčíkem; for lower and upper secondary schools there is a programme for the exhibition on the Battle of Chlumec in 1126. Museum staff may photograph or film the premises, including visitors, for documentation and promotional purposes. |
