Pátek Castle was originally a summer palace built between 1544 and 1557 by John the Younger of Lobkowitz, one of the richest noblemen in the Czech Kingdom. It is one of the first purely Renaissance buildings in Bohemia. Towards the end of the 17th century it was rebuilt in Baroque style and surrounded by a farmyard.
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 offer a tour of Karel Hynek Mácha's room where the poet lived and died on 6 November 1836. The memorial presents Mácha's life in the town and his works.
Discover the forgotten story of the town and the fortress. Explore fortification models, historical plans, paintings and centuries-old finds that will show you this city full of life and the fate of specific people. The local museum will guide you through the story of the fort from its founding to the early 20th century.
Discover the ingenuity of the builders and defenders of our fortress. Explore the labyrinth of underground passages and discover its purpose. The tour will take you to places you wouldn't otherwise see. Venture into the mysterious underground by lantern light.
Litoměřice Castle is a former Gothic royal castle, which was part of the city walls. It has been protected as a cultural monument since 1964 and is one of the oldest buildings in Litoměřice. The heart of the castle is the wine exposition. There is also an exhibition of Felix Holzmann and an exposition of Litoměřice brewing.
We operate a gallery. We offer exhibitions of free art, photography, handmade paper, sculpture or painting. Exhibitors are mostly our own and foreign professionals. In the exhibition programme there are also pupils of the Litoměřice School of Fine Arts and students of art colleges.
In the building of the former municipal weighing scale there is a permanent exhibition dedicated to the deportations of Jews to Terezín and the deportations from the Terezín ghetto to the labour camps and especially to the extermination camps. The exhibition is not open all the time and can only be visited by appointment.
One of the main goals of the whole project is to promote the fortress in a popular way. The visitor should get to know it as a living and functioning entity.