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Museum of Folk Architecture - Přerov nad Labem

Museum of Folk Architecture (Přerov nad Labem open-air museum) is the oldest ethnographic museum in Czech Republic and the fourth oldest in Europe. It is situated 35km east of Prague in the village Přerov nad Labem.

=History= The history of this museum dates back to 1895. Opening to the public for the first time in 1900, it was the first ethnographic museum of its kind in Central Europe.

The popular “Czech Cottage” at the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition in Prague inspired the owner of Prerov estate, Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria to modify one of the ancient buildings near the castle he left in 1895 to redeem it as a sort of “Czech Cottage” edit. By 1900, the “Old Bohemian Cottage” (Staročeská Cottage) was painted and equipped with ancient furniture and various household objects, as well as exhibiting display cases with various collections demonstrating the life of Elbe. The cottage was used regularly, open to local fairs and festivals.

During the occupation, the museum had to be cleared for the temporary accommodation of displaced residents of the nearby villages. The collections were dispatched to the neighboring museums. After the liberation, the cottage remained empty and the local national committee only used it occasionally for various educational events.

It museum was then re-opened by Polabské Museum in 1967 after needed repairs in an effort to document the ethnography of Middle Elbe. It is the first rescued open-air museum of folk architecture in the Bohemia.

=Buildings= List of Buildings

=General Information =

Hours
March 16 - October 31

9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

(Special exhibitions during the Christmas and Easter period)

Ticket Prices
Adults: 70, - CZK

Seniors, students and schoolchildren: 35, - CZK

Family: 180, - CZK (2 adults and 2-3 schoolchildren)

Preschoolers free

Contact Info
289 16 Přerov nad Labem district. Nymburk

Tel: (+420) 325 565 272

Mobile: (+420) 733 715 342

e-mail: skanzen@polabskemuzeum.cz

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