Klenotnice drahých kamenů

Over het museum

The Klenotnice drahých kamenů (Treasury of Gemstones) is part of the Nová Paka Municipal Museum. The area around Nová Paka is geologically very varied and renowned for semi-precious stones and petrified stems of Palaeozoic plants. Reports of the collecting and processing of gemstones in Podkrkonoší go back to the 14th century, to the time of Charles IV. At first it was collectors from northern Italy who pursued them; later local residents did too, supplementing their income in this way.

The basis of the museum collection consists of finds from private and school collections of the mid-19th century, which are constantly being added to. The Klenotnice building, opened in 1996, was erected to store and display the natural science collections. The exhibitions were substantially rebuilt in 2010 to 2012. According to the museum, its collections are highly valued and in many respects surpass those of larger institutions.

Visitors can get to know volcanic rocks and minerals in the exhibition on volcanism, fossils in the exhibition on geological development, and cut and polished stones in the exhibition on gemstones. The largest part of the exhibition on geological development is devoted to silicified wood of Palaeozoic plants, and the largest petrified tree stands in the garden in front of the Klenotnice.

A separate exhibition is formed by the collection of spiritualist drawings. Nová Paka became a centre of the spiritualist movement thanks to Karel Sezemský, who founded the Spirit publishing house here. The museum's collection of drawings made during séances is the largest of its kind in the Czech Republic and one of the largest in Europe.

Hoogtepunten

• Geodes from the Hvězda quarry and agates from Kumburský Újezd
• Silicified wood of Palaeozoic plants and the largest petrified tree in the garden
• Volcanism exhibition with a drill core and a geological map of Podkrkonoší
• The largest collection of spiritualist drawings in the Czech Republic
• Jewellery made from stones from the area around Nová Paka

Vaste collectie

• Expozice drahých kamenů – A selection of cut and polished semi-precious stones from the area around Nová Paka, including giant geodes, agates and jasper, and jewellery made from local stones.
• Expozice geologického vývoje – An overview of geological periods from the formation of the Earth to the present, with fossils and above all silicified wood of Palaeozoic plants.
• Expozice vulkanismu – An exhibition on volcanic activity at the end of the Palaeozoic, with melaphyres, amygdales and geodes, a drill core and a geological map of Podkrkonoší.

Opgericht

1996

Beheerder

Městské muzeum Nová Paka

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Separate admission to Suchard House is CZK 50 for adults, CZK 30 for children under 15, CZK 40 for students and seniors, and CZK 130 for families.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

The family ticket is for 2 adults and 2 children; children under 15 have a reduced price of CZK 60.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

Near the Klenotnice and Suchard House is the museum café Gernatův dům, open daily 9:00–16:30 in July and August. The information centre is also in the Klenotnice building.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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