Stará škola Dřevěnka
Baroque log school from 1785 in Police nad Metují, with displays of school classrooms and a teacher’s flat from the early 20th century.
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About the museum
The Dřevěnka is the original Baroque two-storey log building with a shingled mansard roof, built in 1785 to replace an unsuitable wooden school from 1705. Teaching took place there until 1857. On the ground floor there were two classrooms, and on the upper floor the teachers’ flats.
Around 1900 a carpentry workshop was set up on the ground floor. The present interiors are not original and were altered in the 1990s; the only original furnishing that has survived is the wooden staircase in the entrance hall. The building is now run by the Muzeum Náchodska.
The exhibition does not depict the school as it was during its teaching years from 1785 to 1856, but a later version: on the ground floor there are displays of two school classrooms, and on the upper floor a replica of a teacher’s flat from the early 20th century. The garden behind the school has two original privies.
Highlights
- display of a smaller school classroom with all-wooden benches
- large school classroom from the 1930s
- replica of a teacher’s flat from the early 20th century
- Baroque log building from 1785
Permanent exhibition
- Školní třídy a byt učitele – On the ground floor there are displays of two school classrooms, and on the upper floor a replica of a teacher’s flat from the early 20th century, furnished from the collections of the Muzeum Náchodska.
- Operated by
- Muzeum Náchodska, příspěvková organizace Královéhradeckého kraje
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 60 Kč |
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| Reduced | 40 Kčchildren aged 5 and over, students up to 26, seniors over 65 |
| Children & teens | 40 Kčfree up to age 4 · children aged 5 and over pay the reduced admission; children under 5 enter free |
| Seniors | 40 Kčseniors over 65 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · holders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards, including their companion, enter free |
| Students & apprentices | 40 Kčstudents up to 26 |
| Stará škola Dřevěnka + Klášter v Polici nad Metují | 140 Kčreduced CZK 90 |
Admission is free for children under 5, holders of ZTP and ZTP/P cards including their companion, holders of AMG and ICOM cards, teachers accompanying a school group, and holders of a foster family card. Events with free admission organised by the Hradec Králové Region do not apply to the admission fee, because they are services with expert commentary.
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 building is not step-free; toilets are available.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 4 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum offers educational programmes for schools and families; children under 5 enter free.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking on Masarykovo náměstí, about 5 minutes from the museum.
Amenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
Sales of postcards, tourist passports and books published by the Muzeum Náchodska; no refreshments.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | An audio guide is available free of charge directly in the web browser, without downloading an app. Tours outside opening hours can be booked by phone or email; educational programmes are available for schools. |
