Vlastivědné muzeum ve Slaném

Over het museum

The museum in Slaný was founded in 1885 on the initiative of the young teacher and writer Václav Štech (1859–1947), who was supported by many citizens of Slaný. Štech became the first curator and built up an archaeological, ethnographic and historical collection. The museum changed its seat several times; since 1940 it has been housed in the former Piarist college founded by Count Bernard Ignác Martinic, and the college's chapel of the Betrothal of the Virgin Mary has survived as well.

The collections also grew after the Czech-Slavonic Ethnographic Exhibition in Prague in 1895, where the Slaný district had its own pavilion, and in the 1920s and 1930s, after the museum took over the collections of the defunct museums in Kolč and Zvoleněves. The basis of the historical collection consists of guild and church objects, and the archaeological collection contains finds from Slánská hora (Slaný Hill) and other sites in the Slaný region.

During the restoration of the chapel in 1997, fragments of frescoes came to light; in 2014 a partial reconstruction took place, in which the atrium was restored, a lift was installed on the main staircase, and the façade and windows were repaired. The museum also includes the Velvarská brána (Velvary Gate) and the Ethnographic Museum of the Slaný Region in Třebíz. In 2025 the museum celebrated 140 years.

Hoogtepunten

• The Kingdom of Salt exhibition below Slánská hora (Slaný Hill)
• Collection of salt cellars displayed in the corridor leading to the salt exhibition
• Set of middle-class furniture with examples of Baroque intarsia
• Sharpshooter targets and other historical exhibits
• Baroque Piarist college with a chapel and a restored atrium hall
• Hall dedicated to Václav Štech and his son V. V. Štech

Vaste collectie

• Království soli pod Slánskou horou – Exhibition on the first floor presenting the relationship of the town of Slaný with salt and salt mining; it includes sections on Slánská hora, the Slaný spring and geology.
• Sbírka slánek – The collection of salt cellars is displayed in the corridor leading to the salt exhibition; it has been open to the public since March 2024.
• Soubor měšťanského nábytku – A set of furniture from middle-class households, including examples of Baroque intarsia.

Opgericht

1885

Beheerder

Vlastivědné muzeum ve Slaném

Directie

Jan Čečrdle

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Holders of Family and Senior passes pay CZK 70. The Rezidentní Karta občana (Resident Citizen Card) in the Slaný app gives a discount of CZK 20 on admission to the permanent exhibition. Members of the AMG and ICOM also enter free of charge.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• 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 main building on Masarykovo náměstí is step-free, and there is a lift on the main staircase. The Velvarská brána is not step-free; the Ethnographic Museum in Třebíz is only partly accessible.

Kinderen & gezin

The museum has a section called Pro děti (For Children). Children under 3 enter free of charge, children aged 3 to 10 pay CZK 50, and a family ticket 2+2 is available.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is on Masarykovo náměstí in Slaný.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The museum sells publications, postcards and souvenirs.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The museum rents out premises for commercial and non-commercial events, for example the chapel and the Cífka farmstead in Třebíz; weddings are also held there.

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