We operate a museum with an exhibition that presents the development of dolls and teddy bears from 1840 to the current artistic production. In the museum you will find a newborn section and a total of around 3000 exhibits.
Cultural life has a very long tradition in Sobotka. Already in the middle of the 19th century there was an amateur theatre in one of the oldest theatre halls in the Czech countryside (former Baroque salt house in No. 5 on the square).
Operation of a hunting lodge. We offer Baroque-style interiors, a feast hall with distinctive acoustics, a viewing gallery and a tower with an oval floor plan. On the first floor you can find a 16-metre high banquet hall with distinctive acoustics and on the second floor an observation gallery.
Organisation of cultural programmes. In addition to the seasonal exhibitions, there are two exhibitions: loans of original Turnov decorations on Torah scrolls from the Jewish Museum in Prague and archaeological findings from the medieval house that used to stand on the site of the synagogue.
Baroque castle from the 18th century. A purpose-built monument: chateau mini-gallery; Summer at the Chateau series of events - theatre performances, puppet shows, concerts, exhibitions, workshops, playroom, short guided tours of the chateau, summer cinema, Chateau café - indoor and outdoor spaces, play elements.
Exhibition of expositions dealing with ethnography, mineralogy of Bohemian Paradise and Podkrkonoší, zoology, history and ethnography of Lomnicko, hunting and sports exhibition or the Memorial of the Šlecht family. The gallery focuses on the works of important regional artists.
Following the completion of the renovation in June 2014, a permanent exhibition of Jewish writers, playwrights and critics was opened to the public, as well as a visitor centre focusing on Jewish monuments in the region, and an exhibition and lecture hall.
During the year you can see exhibitions on various themes in the museum. The current offer can be found on the website. The museum also manages a permanent exhibition of medicine and organises a visit to the Church of St. Peter and Paul with a view of Semily from the church tower from June to September.
The ruins of Frýdštejn castle is one of the three castles of the Jablonec district. The first mention dates back to 1385. The castle was written about in Karolina Světlá's book "About Krejčíkovic Anežka". The ruins of the castle were used for filming the movies About Princess Jasněnka and the Flying Shoemaker and Murder in Our Own Way.