Rodný dům Františka Palackého Hodslavice

About the museum

At the end of the eighteenth century, Hodslavice, on the border of Kravařsko and Wallachia (Valašsko), was a place where national and cultural influences met. The Beskydy landscape and the nearby German villages of Kravařsko shaped the historian František Palacký's view of Czech and Moravian history, which rested on the coexistence of the Slavic and Germanic elements.

Palacký's father, Jiří, worked in Hodslavice as an Evangelical teacher and at the same time as municipal clerk, timber merchant and carter. He farmed the cottage homestead, where he also taught until 1820. The Evangelical school in the village was financed essentially by the local community. František Palacký was born in the house in 1798.

Today the house is run by the Muzeum Novojičínska as a separate branch. The exhibition in the homestead, which is unique, presents the village school, the living room and the room where Palacký was born, and captures the agrarian microcosm of Hodslavice in the early nineteenth century. The museum's website also offers texts about the pastors and teachers and about the Palacký family.

Highlights

• the room where František Palacký was born
• village school in the original homestead
• living room of the cottage homestead
• exhibition on the Evangelical school in Hodslavice
• cottage homestead from the early 19th century

Permanent exhibition

• Rodný dům Františka Palackého – The exhibition in the homestead of Jiřík Palacký shows the village school, the living room and the room where the historian František Palacký was born in 1798.

Operated by

Muzeum Novojičínska, příspěvková organizace

Admission & discounts

Card payment is not possible.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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 operator states that the entrance is not step-free.

Kids & families

Family admission applies (up to 2 adults and up to 4 children under 15).

Getting there & parking

The house stands in the village of Hodslavice at Hodslavice 108.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The building has toilets and sells souvenirs.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.