Svět Komenského Fulnek

About the museum

The earliest mention of the museum building dates from 1407, when it was a Catholic hospital with the church of All Saints, founded by the widow Anežka of Šternberk. In 1480–1488 the Unity of the Brethren also used the complex as a school, and in 1614–1618 it was rebuilt as a congregation building of the Brethren. Jan Amos Komenský worked in Fulnek in 1618–1621 as administrator of the congregation, school rector and priest.

After the Unity of the Brethren left, the buildings changed their purpose: in the 17th century they served, for example, as a riding school and a granary, and from the early 18th century again as a hospital with a chapel and the Baroque palace of the merchant Eliáš Knurr. In 1954 the Památník J. A. Komenského was opened here, and three years later the exhibition was extended to the whole hospital complex and chapel.

After almost three years of reconstruction, the museum reopened in 2021 as Svět Komenského Fulnek. Today's exhibition Na prahu vichřice shows Komenský as the townspeople of a small subject town could have known him on the threshold of the Thirty Years' War, and the building itself is regarded as part of the collection.

Highlights

• Exhibition Na prahu vichřice on Komenský in Fulnek, 1618–1621
• Site of the former Brethren congregation building and hospital
• Building with a history going back to 1407
• Interactive elements and programmes for schools
• Branch of the Muzeum Novojičínska (Nový Jičín Museum)

Permanent exhibition

• Na prahu vichřice – Jan Amos Komenský a Fulnek 1618–1621 – The exhibition in the former Brethren congregation complex presents Komenský as the young administrator of the congregation, school rector and priest, who arrived in 1618 in a largely German-speaking town on the border of Moravia and Silesia.

Founded

1954

Operated by

Muzeum Novojičínska, příspěvková organizace (pobočka Svět Komenského Fulnek)

Admission & discounts

Free admission for children under 6, accompanying teachers, companions of ZTP/P holders, members of AMG, ZMS, ICOM and the Rada galerií ČR a Slovenska, and employees of the Moravian-Silesian Regional Office. Free admission does not apply to cultural and social events. Payment by card is possible.

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

The museum has a barrier-free entrance with a stair-climbing platform (ANTANO GROUP LG2004/150) with a maximum load of 150 kg; the operator otherwise states that there is no barrier-free entrance. The WC is in the building.

Kids & families

The programme Jedna, dvě… Honza jde (One, Two… Honza Is Coming) is intended for nursery schools and the youngest pupils.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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