The MORAVIAN MUSEUM premises and exhibitions BISHOP´S COURTYARD DIETRICHSTEIN PALACE The 75 years lasting era of modern archaeological excavations of the Moravian Museum in the area of Staré Město and some sites in the neighbourhood got – in the year of the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of the apostles St. Cyril and Methodius in Moravia – a new impetus in the form of a Centre for Slavonic Archaeology. This facility provides, together with the archaeological station in Staré Město, a solid basis for further field research and presentation activities of the Moravian Museum in the region of Uherské Hradiště. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday -closed- Wednesday 10:30–13:00 Thursday -closed- Friday -closed- Saturday -closed- Sunday -closed- The Anthropos Pavilion was built in 1962 for the exhibition of the same name created by Prof. Karel Absolon in 1928 and situated originally at Brno exhibition ground. Absolon’s Anthropos was part of his project to establish an international institute researching the origins of man and his culture. The building underwent a complex renovation in 2006. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m The Bishop’s Courtyard is the oldest part of the museum consisting of several historical buildings below the St. Peter-and-Paul Cathedral. Its architectural core is the originally Gothic provost‘s residence of Brno Chapter, of which only the Gothic tower and a chapel with frescos remain. The Renaissance arcades were built by the Italian architect Antonio Gabri. The Moravian Museum is located there since 1818. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. The Dietrichstein Palace erected in 1613-1616 as the governor residence of cardinal František Dietrichstein is one of the largest Baroque buildings in Brno. It received its high Baroque shape at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. Since 1911 it has been used for exhibition purposes. After a profound renovation in the 1980s the palace has become the most attended exhibition facility of the Moravian Museum. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Memorial is situated in the garden house next to the Organ School where the world famous composer lived in 1910-1928. It its interior visitors can see the original study of the composer with his piano. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m.–6 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m.–6 p.m. The Memorial of Kralice Bible designed by the architect Bohuslav Fuchs in 1967 is situated next to the former fort where the secret printing house of Czech Brethren found a refuge in 1578-1620. Not only books of religious character the most important of which is the Kralice Bible in six volumes, but also profane works and school books were printed there. Opening hours: April-September Monday -closed- Tuesday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. March, October, November Monday -closed- Tuesday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wednesday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Thursday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. December-February Monday -closed- Tuesday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Old Castle of Jevišovice as a Renaissance manor came into being through the redesign of a medieval fortress in the late 16th century. In the 1680s, the owner of the domain Louis Raduit de Souches, the commander of the defence of Brno against the Swedes, let it rebuilt in the Baroque style. The first mention of a castle in Jevišovice, constructed originally on the opposite bank of the river where important archaeological finds were discovered, dates back to 1289. Since 1980 the castle belongs to the Moravian Museum. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. The Palace of Noble Ladies, used as a charity facility for derelict noble and burgher young women, was erected in 1682-1690 by the important Baroque architect Jan Křtitel Erna. In the interior a chapel with Baroque frescos has been conserved from that time. In the 1950s, the famous architect Bohuslav Fuchs reconstructed the building, damaged by bombing during the war, for museum purposes. A permanent ethnographic exhibition was presented there for a long time. Today, the premises are used for short-term exhibitions and the Children’s Museum has found there its seat. In its stylised interior the Children’s Museum presents interactive exhibitions both for schools and general public. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. The castle is situated on the site of a water fortress from the 13th century, adapted in the 1670s. It got its today’s shape of a Baroque villa under the counts Paar in the 1720s. At the same time a park with numerous sculptures was established around the castle. Storerooms with natural history collections of the Moravian Museum have been located there since 1974. Opening hours: Monday -closed- Tuesday -closed- Wednesday 8 a.m. –12 a.m. Thursday 8 a.m. –12 a.m. Friday 8 a.m. –12 a.m. Saturday 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Unique archive of samizdat and exile literature and bequests of their authors. The archive keeps and documents cultural activities of important personalities of the 20th century, e.g. Pavel Kohout, his wife Jelena Mašínová, the writers Jiří Gruša, Ota Filip, etc. Through exhibitions, lectures and research work it supports the interest for and information about recent events of our cultural history among the public. The documents are available for personal study. Opening hours: on request phone: +420 515 910 422 +420 515 910 421 8.30-17.00 h MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP MAP TEL TEL TEL TEL TEL TEL TEL TEL TEL TEL WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB WEB i i i i i i i i i i LEOŠ JANÁČEK MEMORIAL PALACE OF NOBLE LADIES ANTHROPOS PAVILION THE OLD CASTLE OF JEVIŠOVICE CASTLE OF BUDIŠOV MEMORIAL OF KRALICE BIBLE CENTRE FOR CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY CENTRE FOR SLAVONIC ARCHAEOLOGY