Muzeum církevního umění plzeňské diecéze

Over het museum

The museum is housed in the complex of a former Minorite and later Franciscan monastery, founded soon after the establishment of the town of Plzeň at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries; it is one of the oldest medieval monuments in the town. The monastery was damaged during the Hussite Wars and other sieges; in the 18th century it received a Baroque façade, and in 1950 monastic life there was forcibly ended. The building then served, among other things, the West Bohemian Museum and other needs of the Plzeň bishopric.

The museum continues the work of the Diocesan Museum, which had operated in the monastery since 1997. During the extensive reconstruction of the monastery in 2009–2011 the exhibition spaces were enlarged, and the permanent exhibition was created in 2011 and 2012 in cooperation with the West Bohemian Museum in Plzeň, the Plzeň Bishopric and the Atelier Soukup.

The tour route leads through the monastery refectory, the cloister, the chapter house with the chapel of St Barbara and the Paradise Courtyard. The objects on display come from various historical periods; they include paintings, sculptures, liturgical vessels and vestments, supplemented by texts explaining the significance of the objects in the lives of Christians. The museum also prepares short- and medium-term exhibitions, lectures and guided tours, and the spaces are used for wedding ceremonies as well.

Hoogtepunten

• original Gothic interiors of the monastery
• frescoes from the second half of the 15th century in the chapter house with the chapel of St Barbara
• the oldest surviving depiction of Plzeň, from 1506
• the oldest surviving cupboard in Bohemia
• the painting of the “Poleňská” Madonna and four large Baroque canvases (Reiner, Brandl, Škréta)
• furnishings of the original monastery library

Vaste collectie

• Po stopách víry františkánským klášterem – The permanent exhibition passes through the original Gothic rooms of the monastery and presents graphic art, paintings, sculptures and liturgical objects, the patron saints of the diocese, the Plzeň diocese and a timeline of the history of the Christian faith in the region.

Opgericht

1997

Beheerder

Západočeské muzeum v Plzni

Directie

David Csukás

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

A single admission ticket applies to the whole museum building. The museum pass allows 8 entries to any permanent or temporary exhibition of the West Bohemian Museum at the reduced price and is valid for one year. Holders of AMG, ICOM, ICOMOS and ZMS cards also enter free. Visitors from the Plasy Centre for Building Heritage receive a 20% discount for one permanent or temporary exhibition.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• 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

The museum states that it is barrier-free.

Kinderen & gezin

Children under 3 enter free, and a family ticket is available. The museum offers educational programs for schools.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the historic centre of Plzeň, in the grounds of the former Franciscan monastery on Františkánská Street.

Service & horeca

The museum sells postcards, tourist visiting cards and tourist stamps.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The chapter house with the chapel of St Barbara and the Paradise Courtyard are used for wedding ceremonies; the chapel is also rented for concerts, staged performances and other social events. Photographing wedding ceremonies outside the buildings of the West Bohemian Museum is possible for a one-time fee of CZK 500.

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