Regionální muzeum v Českém Krumlově

About the museum

The museum is housed in the former Jesuit seminary on Horní Street, which was built in 1650–1652 on the site of six older burgher houses. The Jesuits had already been invited to the town in 1582 by Vilém z Rožmberka. After the order was dissolved in 1773 and the seminary in 1777, the building was used for school purposes, including as a German burgher school and a German municipal grammar school. The school in the building closed in 1945.

The decision to establish a new museum in Český Krumlov was made in June 1946, and the former seminary was assigned to the museum and the archive. The first public exhibition opened in 1952. From 1970 to 1980 the building underwent extensive reconstruction, after which the exhibition rooms were opened to the public. Earlier museum activities in the town date back to 1891, and a German municipal museum operated from 1916 to 1938.

The permanent exhibitions present the history of the town and region from prehistory to the end of the 20th century, a unique ceramic model of the historic centre at a scale of 1:200, made between 1977 and 1984, and a rarely preserved Baroque Jesuit pharmacy. The collections cover archaeology, the history of art and crafts, ethnography and the history of pharmacy. The museum is run by the South Bohemian Region and also includes the Muzeum Fotoateliér Seidel, the Památník Adalberta Stiftera in Horní Planá and a field station for experimental archaeology.

Highlights

• ceramic model of the historic core of the town at a scale of 1:200, with around 800 objects
• Baroque Jesuit pharmacy with corner shelves and 70 drawers
• the exhibition Historický obraz Českokrumlovska, from prehistory to the end of the 20th century
• former Jesuit seminary from 1650–1652
• one admission ticket for all exhibitions and shows

Permanent exhibitions

• Keramický model Českého Krumlova – The ceramic model at a scale of 1:200 was made in 1977–1984 and shows around 800 buildings of the historic core, the course of the Vltava and the town’s fortifications as they were around 1800.
• Historický obraz Českokrumlovska od pravěku do konce 20. století – The exhibition traces the settlement of the region from prehistory, through the period of the Vítkovci and Rožmberks, to the early modern era, the 19th century and the nationally mixed 20th century.
• Barokní jezuitská lékárna – A preserved Baroque pharmacy workshop with richly decorated shelves and around two hundred small objects from the 17th to the 19th century.

Founded

1946

Operated by

Jihočeský kraj

Admission & discounts

The admission fee is the same for all exhibitions and shows. Children under 6, journalists and members of AMG and ICOM enter free. With the Český Krumlov Card, one ticket covers five museums.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• 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 main entrance is reached by a flight of 9 steps. The side entrance from Horní Street is locked, but the ticket office will open it for visitors with disabilities if arranged in advance. The exhibitions are on floors 1 to 3 above ground, with thresholds up to 4–5 cm high. A staircase of 29 steps leads to the 2nd floor (partly bypassable via the side entrance), and the 3rd floor can only be reached by stairs (27 steps). The building has an accessible toilet. Parking at the museum or on the reserved space on Roosevelt Street is possible for one private car, by prior arrangement (phone or email).

Kids & families

A family ticket costs CZK 100 (2 adults and up to 3 children aged 6–15). For school groups there are workshops and programmes, for example on the ceramic model of the town, on crafts or on life in prehistory.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

The museum library is open for on-site study.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum rents out a multi-purpose lecture hall with projector, sound system and internet for short periods; other rooms can be rented for professional filming and photography.

Plan your visit