Wortnerův dům

About the museum

Wortnerův dům stands by the Černá věž (Black Tower) in the historic centre of České Budějovice. It was created in the first half of the 16th century by joining two older Gothic houses; around 1558 the then owner, Jan Kelbl, had a late Gothic portal installed and the houses merged. From 1860 the house belonged to the Wortner family, and at the beginning of the 20th century it housed a well-known distillery.

The house has been a cultural monument since 1958. After reconstruction in 1989–1992 it passed into the administration of the Alšova jihočeská galerie, and in January 1993 the gallery’s exhibition spaces opened there. In 2018–2019 it underwent further reconstruction, during which a lift and toilets were added in the courtyard wing.

Today it serves as the gallery’s second exhibition venue. The permanent exhibition draws on the collections of the Alšova jihočeská galerie: medieval art is displayed in the cellar rooms, and South Bohemian art, interwar avant-garde and Czech art after 1945 on the upper floors.

Highlights

• Burgher house with a late Gothic 16th-century portal in the town centre
• Medieval art from the collections of the Alšova jihočeská galerie in the cellar rooms
• South Bohemian art, interwar avant-garde and post-war Czech art
• Lift and step-free toilet after the 2018–2019 reconstruction

Permanent exhibition

• Chrámem, kruhem, strání – Permanent exhibition from the collections of the Alšova jihočeská galerie: medieval art in the cellar rooms, and a selection of South Bohemian art, interwar avant-garde and post-war Czech art on the other floors.

Founded

1993

Operated by

Alšova jihočeská galerie

Admission & discounts

Holders of a Senior Pass pay CZK 60, holders of a Family Pass CZK 140. Admission to guided tours, lectures and accompanying programmes costs CZK 70 (unless stated otherwise). School groups taking part in lessons pay CZK 25 at nursery and primary schools and CZK 45 at secondary schools; accompanying teachers enter free. Children under 6 also enter free, as do members of the Club of Friends of AJG and holders of certain professional and journalist cards (e.g. ICOM, journalists, museum and gallery staff). Card payment is possible at the ticket office.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The ground floor, the first floor and the multifunctional hall are reached by lift. The entrance from the arcade leads through double glass doors with a low threshold. The lift has an induction loop and Braille buttons. A step-free toilet is on the ground floor. The permanent exhibition in the cellar is reachable only by stairs, and the exhibits in the garden stand on uneven ground. Parking for ZTP card holders is reserved in Kanovnická Street (about 200 m) and on Přemysl Otakar II Square (about 350 m). The website does not mention adaptations for blind and hard-of-hearing visitors.

Kids & families

A family ticket is available for families.

Getting there & parking

The house stands in the historic centre of České Budějovice by the Černá věž (Black Tower).

Amenities & dining

Card payment is possible at the ticket office.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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