This Renaissance chateau built in the 16th century is located on the left bank of the Vltava River, 35 km from Prague. Today it houses a museum with an important part of the Lobkowicz collections. The historic halls, courtyards and gardens are used year-round for private and corporate events, educational programs and festivals.
The new exhibition will link Dvořák's music with the genius of his birthplace. The innovative exhibition will present the environment of the Central Bohemian village as it looked in the mid-19th century, when Dvořák was growing up there. Great emphasis is placed on the sound and, of course, on the music.
The museum presents visitors with exhibitions and displays, workshops for children and adults, a park with sculptures and rare trees. The castle was the location of the film The Queen's Game. We also exhibit the studio of Zdenka Braunerová. We organize cultural and social events. We carry out conservation and restoration of monuments.
We operate a museum in the building of the Franciscan monastery with a mineralogical collection and exhibits from the history and life of the monastery in three exhibition areas. We organize lectures and events for visitors and schools. The monastery includes gardens with a vineyard, animals and refreshments.
The old sewage treatment plant is an important document of the history of architecture, technology and water management. It was built between 1901 and 1906 and served until 1967. Today it is a national cultural monument and open to the public. Unique are the preserved working steam engines from 1903.
In the memorial you can visit the memorial area, the Memorial to Children Victims of War, the museum with a multimedia exhibition, the Rose Orchard, the Lidice Gallery with a unique collection of art and the Rose Orchard. We organise cultural and educational programmes, the International Children's Art Exhibition Lidice and short-term thematic exhibitions.
We operate a literary museum. We provide protection of museum collections. We carry out scientific research. We acquire, permanently preserve, process and make accessible collections of documents on the development of literature in the Czech lands. We organize and art exhibitions and programs for the public. We offer space rentals.