Muzeum a galerie Orlických hor

Over het museum

The beginnings of the museum in Rychnov nad Kněžnou go back to the 1890s, when the Pecl Museum Society was founded. The first exhibitions took place at the Piarist college in 1893 and 1894. The society dissolved in 1907 and the collections passed to the town. After the Second World War they were moved to the nationalised Kolowrat Chateau but for a long time were not accessible to the public. In the 20th century the museum was renamed several times; from 1965 it was called the Muzeum Orlických hor (Orlice Mountains Museum) and gradually took over the collections of closed museums in the surrounding towns.

In the 1990s the depositories and offices moved into the former barracks in Jiráskova Street. After the district offices were abolished in 2003, the founding body became the Hradec Králové Region and the Orlická galerie (Orlice Gallery) was attached to the museum; since then the name Muzeum a galerie Orlických hor has been used. The Plachetka Memorial with its ornithological collection has been accessible in Jiráskova Street since 1999.

The Orlice Gallery on the second floor of Kolowrat Chateau documents Czech fine art from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries to the present, especially works connected with the Orlické hory and Podorlicko regions. The museum also looks after the Sýpka granary in Rokytnice v Orlických horách and until April 2026 administered the Lace Museum in Vamberk, which is now a separate organisation.

Hoogtepunten

• Permanent exhibition Painters of the Orlické hory in the Orlice Gallery
• Separate exhibition of the painting work of Jan Trampota
• Part of the sculptural estate of Karel Hladík
• Ornithological collection of Karel Plachetka with around 700 specimens
• Permanent exhibition of historical photographs of the towns of the Rychnov region
• Children’s museum play room in the exhibition spaces

Vaste collectie

• Orlická galerie – stálá expozice Malíři Orlických hor – The Orlice Gallery presents Czech fine art from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries to the present, with a focus on artists connected with the Orlické hory and Podorlicko regions. It includes separate exhibitions of Jan Trampota and Věra Jičínská as well as part of the sculptural estate of Karel Hladík.
• Památník Karla Plachetky – An ornithological collection with almost 700 specimens from more than 250 bird species, most of which were prepared and documented by Karel Plachetka. Species that have disappeared from the region are also displayed.
• Rychnovsko na historických fotografiích – Several dozen photographs from the 19th century to the 1960s, together with recent images, show how nine towns of the Rychnov region have changed.

Opgericht

2003

Beheerder

Královéhradecký kraj

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: International Museums Day (18 May), Day of the Hradec Králové Region, European Heritage Days, 28 October and 17 November.

Prices apply to the Orlice Gallery and the exhibition spaces in Kolowrat Chateau. Admission is also free for holders of AMG and ICOM cards, university students in history and natural science fields, and children under 19. Free-admission days apply to individuals and groups of up to five people. The Karel Plachetka Memorial and the exhibition of historical photographs on Jiráskova Street are free for persons aged 19 and over. Payment by card is also possible.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

There is a small children’s museum play room in the exhibition spaces. Accompanying programmes for children are held for some exhibitions.

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