The desire to get acquainted
with the region visited can bring a person deep into the past.
One can unveil the mysteries of ancient times lying within
old settlements, view extensive mineral collections or get
to know the full history of places visited in an ample number
of museums. Each person will find what interests them most.
The museums of the Haná region often go beyond the borders
of the region and many of them boast unique exhibitions.
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Firefighters’ Museum
One of the largest Moravian fire-fighting museums, focussing
on the former factory of the Smékal Brothers, which manufactured
fire-fighting equipment. The museum itself stands on the site
of one of the former manufacturing halls and it houses a unique
collection of fire-fighting tools and machinery.
nám. Svobody 56
tel.: +420 582 373 726
http://www.cechypk.cz
Town
Museum and Local Gallery
The museum offers a complete history of the town and memorials
to significant persons from Holešov and its surroundings.
nám. Dr. E. Beneše 24
tel.: +420 573 397 042
http://www.holesov.cz
Town Museum and Gallery
The museum’s activities are concentrated in the historical
Town Hall building on Masaryk Square. Aside from tours of
the beautiful gothic hall, visitors can see furnishings of
burghers’ houses, a model of the Hranice chateau and adjacent
streets, showing how the town might have looked circa 1750.
Radniční ul. 1
tel.: +420 581 601 160, +420 581 601 390
http://www.mmghranice.cz
Kojetín District Museum
Located in the Education and Information Centre on Masarykovo
náměstí (Masaryk Square). New expositions annually. In the
Jewish Corner there is a mini-exposition bearing witness to
the life of the Jewish community in Kojetín, from the 15th
century to its liquidation by Fascists in 1942. Part of the
museum is a gallery dedicated to famous sons and daughters
of Kojetín and an exhibition hall of contemporary artists.
Masarykovo nám. 8
tel: +420 581 202 202, +420 581 762 046
http://www.kojetin.cz/meks
Kroměříž
Regional Museum
Exhaustive overview of the development of settlements in the
Kroměříž area and a natural history exhibition entitled Nature
and Man. As well as these, there is a memorial to the painter
Max Švabinský.
Velké náměstí 38
tel.: +420 573 338 388
http://www.muzeum-km.cz
Litovel Museum
Expositions and exhibitions on various themes.
Smyčkova 795
tel.: +420 585 341 465
e-mail: muzeumlitovel@quick.cz
Natural History Museum
Thanks to its unique collections, numbering thousands of pieces,
the borders of Central Moravia are often extended abroad.
One item of interest, for example, is an exposition entitled
Olomouc Over the Centuries which will acquaint you with the
rich history of Olomouc in an unusual fashion.
nám. Republiky 5
tel.: +420 585 515 111
http://www.vmo.cz
Museum of Art
The museum owns an enormous collection of European old masters
and a collection of 20th century Czech art. In the extent
of its collections it is the third largest institution of
its type in the country. Its collection of roughly 60,000
items is made up of paintings, sculptures, drawings, graphic
works, photography, furniture and book art
Denisova 47
tel.: +420 585 228 470
http://www.olmuart.cz
Mini-Museum of the Giant Drásal
Height: 2.42 metres; Weight: 186 kilogrammes – these are the
figures for the most famous native of Haná. They belonged
to the legendary giant, Josef Drásal, who lived in Chromeč
u Zábřeha in the 19th century and has his own mini-museum
today in the Olomouc town centre.
Horní náměstí 1
tel.: +420 585 203 791
http://www.tourist-centrum.cz
Prostějov
Regional Museum
Permanent exhibition, offering an overview of the geological
past and prehistoric history of the region, as well as an
exhibition on the local poet Jiří Wolker and one on the history
of time keeping.
nám. T. G. Masaryka 2
tel.: +420 582 330 991
http://www.muzeumpv.cz
Comenius
Museum
The Přerov Comenius Museum is proud of its title as the oldest
museum of its kind in the world. Mineral collections, a reconstruction
of schoolrooms from the 17th century to the early 20th century,
and Haná folklore await you in the Renaissance chateau. There
are also collections dedicated to J. A. Komenský, known throughout
the world as Comenius, who studied and later taught at the
Přerov Czech Brethren Academy and to J. Blahoslav, the significant
linguist, historian, and native son.
Horní náměstí 7
tel.: +420 581 215 052
http://www.prerovmuzeum.cz
School
Museum in Předmostí
A memorial to the world famous archaeological finds of the
prehistoric settlements of mammoth hunters in Předmostí u
Přerova, an exhibition of prehistoric times in several rooms
of the Comenius Basic School. On Čekyňský hill near Přerov
prehistoric times are commemorated by a life-size statue of
a mammoth.
tel.: +420 581 211 739
http://mujweb.cz/www/zsjak
Museum U Vodní branky
Exposition on the history of the former royal town of Uničov,
completed by an original gallery of the Uničov mayors, containing
items of the highest representatives of the town from the
18th century to the present.
Olomoucká 322
tel.: +420 585 054 060
http://www.unicov.cz
