Oblastní muzeum a galerie v Mostě
A regional museum and gallery in the former German Realgymnasium building, with exhibitions on nature, art and life in the Most region.
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About the museum
The beginnings of the Most museum date back to 1888, when the town made a room available for the first collections and entrusted their care to a municipal official. Six years later the Friends of the Museum association was founded, which coordinated the institution’s work and obtained premises for exhibitions in the former Piarist grammar school. During the 20th century the museum was renamed several times and merged with other collections: first as the Municipal Museum, from 1964 as the District Museum combined with the one in Litvínov, and after the administrative reform of 2003 as the Oblastní muzeum v Mostě, founded by the Ústí Region.
The demolition of Old Most because of brown coal mining forced the collections to be moved twice. Today the museum is housed in the former German Realgymnasium building, completed in 1913, which has belonged to the museum since 1982 and was opened to the public in 1996 after extensive reconstruction. The museum later merged with an art gallery into the present organisation, the Oblastní muzeum a galerie v Mostě.
The collections focus mainly on the region: the Krušné hory (Ore Mountains), the western part of the České středohoří (Central Bohemian Uplands) and the Most Basin. The permanent exhibitions present the nature and geology of north-western Bohemia, medieval art from churches in the Most region, the everyday life of the people of the Ore Mountains and the story of Ulrike von Levetzow, the last love of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The permanent offer also includes the large-format painting Alegorie bohatství by Alphonse Mucha.
Highlights
- Late Gothic and Renaissance art from churches in the Most region, including the famous Most monstrance
- Geological exhibition with minerals and fossils from north-western Bohemia
- Exhibition on Ulrike von Levetzow, the last love of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Large-format painting Alegorie bohatství by Alphonse Mucha
- Former German Realgymnasium building from 1913
Permanent exhibitions
- Poklady výtvarného umění Mostecka (14.–16. století) – The exhibition presents the most valuable late Gothic and Renaissance paintings and sculptures from churches in the Most region, including the Most monstrance.
- Geologie severozápadních Čech – The geological part of the natural science exhibition shows minerals and fossils from the Most region and its wider surroundings.
- Ulrika von Levetzow. Anděl v třpytu par – The exhibition focuses on Baroness Ulrike von Levetzow, who became famous as the last love and muse of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
- Founded
- 1888
- Operated by
- Příspěvková organizace Ústeckého kraje
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 50 Kč |
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| Reduced | 30 Kčchildren, students, young people and seniors |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Children under 6 enter free. |
| Seniors | –Seniors pay the reduced admission; with a Senior Pass the admission costs CZK 24. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeHolders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards enter free. |
| Families | 130 KčFamily admission: 2 adults and 3 children. |
| Senior Pass | 24 KčFor holders of a Senior Pass. |
Holders of ICOM and AMG cards also enter free. The museum takes part in the Rodinné pasy (Family Pass) and Senior pasy (Senior Pass) projects and sells tourist stamps at reception.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | 130 Kč · Family admission: 2 adults and 3 children. |
Family admission is available, and the museum has joined the Rodinné pasy (Family Pass) project.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Most, Gymnázium · 500 m
By public bus to the Most, Gymnázium stop (about 500 m on foot); by tram to the Most, Zimní stadion stop (about 800 m on foot).
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum shop offers souvenirs, publications and tourist stamps.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Photography | Photography on the museum premises costs CZK 20. |
| Good to know | Groups of more than 10 people must book one week in advance on the telephone number +420 476 442 111. Schools arrange their programmes with the museum educator. The premises are monitored by a camera system. |
