Muzeum Cheb

Over het museum

With about 100,000 collection items, extensive documentation holdings and a study library, Muzeum Cheb is among the most important museum institutions in western Bohemia. During the Second World War the valuable collections were evacuated; after the war the municipal museum merged with the ethnographic collection and in 1955 took over the function of the district museum. In 1956 a new exhibition in twenty halls was opened; in 1995 the exhibition of the Krajské muzeum Cheb underwent a complete reinstallation.

The art-historical exhibition introduces the history of the town and region and its applied-art collections, for example the Cheb antependium – a bead embroidered altar cloth from the 14th century, Gothic and Baroque sculptures, and an example of Cheb relief marquetry. Among the unique items are the oldest bell in Bohemia, dating from 1286, and Valdštejn's horse, shot at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, which is reportedly the oldest taxidermy specimen in Bohemia. The exhibition is complemented by a display of Cheb ceramics, a small lapidarium in the courtyard and, since 1998, the Valdštejn picture gallery with seventeen portraits.

The last part of the main circuit is the exhibition Chebsko poklidné a bouřlivé, opened in 2007, which maps the history of the town and surroundings in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the consequences of the Second World War and the era of the Iron Curtain. The museum is a contributory organisation of the Karlovy Vary Region and also manages the Statek Milíkov.

Hoogtepunten

• Cheb antependium – bead altar embroidery from the 14th century
• oldest bell in Bohemia, from 1286
• Valdštejn's horse and the Valdštejn picture gallery with seventeen portraits
• exhibition Chebsko poklidné a bouřlivé on the 19th and 20th centuries
• Cheb ceramics exhibition, lapidarium and a film on the history of Cheb

Vaste collectie

• Uměleckohistorická expozice – History of the town and region, applied-art collections, the oldest bell in Bohemia, Valdštejn memorabilia and the picture gallery.
• Chebsko poklidné a bouřlivé – Exhibition opened in 2007 on the modern history of the Cheb region in the 19th and 20th centuries, in nine rooms with multimedia elements.

Beheerder

Muzeum Cheb, příspěvková organizace Karlovarského kraje

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Discounts apply to holders of Eurobeds cards (20%), Čtyřlístek, ISIC and ITIC cards (50%), and to ĎaS subscribers (50%); holders of AMG, NPÚ and ICOM cards enter free. The following are also accepted: Egronet, VIP Club Fr. L., Senior Pas, Karlovarská karta, WC karta and the Muzeum Cheb free ticket. Cash only, in Czech crowns. Deposit CZK 100 for the locker key.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

At the time of checking, the website did not provide an overview of the accessibility of the exhibition.

Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

A family ticket and educational programmes for schools are available.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the historic centre of Cheb on the náměstí Krále Jiřího z Poděbrad.

Service & horeca

• Kluisjes

Lockers are available (refundable deposit of CZK 100 for the key).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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