Srub Petra Bezruče

About the museum

Petr Bezruč, whose real name was Vladimír Vašek, is one of the most important poets at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and entered literature with the collection Slezské písně (Silesian Songs). Together with the poet Otakar Bystřina he bought the fojtství (the village reeve's estate) in Staré Hamry, today Ostravice. He liked it mainly because the Ostravice river flowed nearby, in which he liked to bathe.

After Bystřina's death the joint ownership was divided, and Bezruč received the barn, part of the garden, a clearing and a forest. In the early 1930s he had the barn rebuilt, with the help of friends, into a residential log cabin according to his own design, which stands to this day.

The Slezské zemské muzeum acquired the cabin in 1958 as part of the poet's estate. It left the residential part in its original form, with the interior that Bezruč had designed himself. In the adjoining woodshed, the exhibition Krajem Petra Bezruče was created in 1983; it presents the poet's life and the land beneath the Beskydy mountains captured in the Silesian Songs. When buying a ticket, a printed guide can be borrowed for the visit.

Highlights

• original residential log cabin from the early 1930s
• interior designed by the poet himself
• exhibition Krajem Petra Bezruče in the woodshed
• authentic setting of the summer dwelling in the Beskydy mountains
• printed guide available to borrow

Permanent exhibition

• Krajem Petra Bezruče – The exhibition from 1983 in the former woodshed presents the poet's life and the land beneath the Beskydy mountains about which he wrote in the Silesian Songs. The visit includes the original residential part of the cabin.

Operated by

Slezské zemské muzeum

Admission & discounts

Free admission is also granted to children under 6, holders of AMG and ICOM cards and the teachers accompanying school classes. Photography without flash and tripod is free of charge.

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 grounds and the building itself are difficult to access for people with physical disabilities; interested visitors should contact the site manager in advance.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The cabin is in the village of Ostravice in the Beskydy mountains; a map is on the page How to Get to Us (Jak se k nám dostanete) on the museum's website.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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