Muzeum Dr. Bohuslava Horáka

Over het museum

The museum in Rokycany was founded on the initiative of Professor Bohuslav Horák, after whom it is named. An attempt to found it in 1896 did not succeed, but Horák revived the idea in 1904, and the museum opened on 24 September 1905. At first it had only two rooms of the civic school at its disposal; from 1931 it occupied the whole building of the former girls’ school by the church.

Between 2003 and 2014 the museum was run by the Plzeň Region; from 2015 it has been a branch of the West Bohemian Museum in Plzeň. From 2016 it also uses a new exhibition hall created by reconstructing the former museum building in J. Knihy Street. The museum is a member of the Association of Museums and Galleries of the Czech Republic and has published its own yearbook (sborník) since 1988.

The collections focus on history, ethnography, palaeontology and the natural sciences, and are divided into eleven sub-collections. The permanent exhibitions can be visited along a single route and are complemented by regular short-term exhibitions.

Hoogtepunten

• Iron production in the Rokycany and Podbrdsko regions, including models of a charcoal kiln (milíř) and a hammer mill (hamr)
• Painted rural furniture and the furnishings of a burgher household with a kitchen and parlour
• History of the Rokycany region from prehistory to 1918
• Palaeontological exhibition Otisky času (Imprints of Time) with fossils from the Cambrian and Ordovician
• Exhibition Příroda pro budoucnost (Nature for the Future) on local nature and protected areas

Vaste collectie

• Železářská výroba na Rokycansku a Podbrdsku – Tools, iron household goods and models of a charcoal kiln and a hammer mill show the processing of iron from the 14th to the mid-20th century.
• Rokycansko v minulosti – The exhibition follows the history of the region from prehistory to 1918.
• Otisky času – The palaeontological exhibition with fossils from the Cambrian and Ordovician, an interactive map of protected sites and an electronic catalogue of graptolites and trilobites.

Opgericht

1905

Beheerder

Západočeské muzeum v Plzni, příspěvková organizace

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Free admission also for holders of AMG, ICOM and ICOMOS cards. The museum pass of the West Bohemian Museum (Muzejní pas) is not valid in Rokycany. Other rates are in the price list on the West Bohemian Museum’s website.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

School programmes, demonstrations of traditional crafts and creative workshops are prepared for children.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum stands on Josef Urban Square (náměstí Josefa Urbana). The J. Knihy exhibition hall in a nearby street has its own telephone: +420 378 370 734.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The museum sells souvenirs, minerals, postcards, regional literature, publications and maps.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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