Regional Museum in Skuteč
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Regionální muzeum Skuteč
The City Museum is situated in the house that belonged to the family of the wife of the musical composer Vítězslav Novák, who died on 18.7.1949.
Telephone: +420 469 350 131 Email: muzeum@skutec.cz Web: muzeum.skutec.cz GPS: 49°50'40.14"N 15°59'49.74"E
396 m above sea level
396 m above sea level
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| Category | museum |
|---|---|
| Certificates and memberships | Member of the Museum and Gallery Association of the Czech Republic |
| Services | barrier-free WC, Bicycle boxes, cloak room, demonstration of crafts, event planning and hosting, free WiFi, interactive education programme offer, library / reading room, night-time walking tours, Occasional concerts, sale of cycling and tourist maps of region, sale of novelties and souvenirs, sale of specialised literature, sale of tourist cards, sale of tourist stamps, space available for rent, WC |
| Staff languages | Czech, English |
| Accepted forms of payment | American Express, Czech korunas in cash, Discover Card, EuroCard / MasterCard, Maestro, VISA, VISA Electron, V Pay |
| First year open to the public | 1955 |
| Date of construction | 1900 |
| Year of latest reconstruction | 2009 |
| Distance from parking lot | 140 m |
| Opening hours (GMT +2) |
Before visiting the building we recommend checking the current opening hours on the building's website or by contacting the operator by telephone.  Open right now, as per business hours |
| Museum of Footwear and Stone | |
| Description | Permanent exposition bringing visitors closer to two traditional trades, which brough the city most fame around the world - the shoemaking trade and masonry. In the footsteps of the trades, visitors learn about the oldest history of the shoemaking guild, and about quarrying and processing stone. The history and present of masonry is accessible not only inside an exciting geological exposition, but also in the quarry with a number of active exhibits. |
| Opening hours (GMT +2) |
Sightseeing time: 60 min. |
| Foreign languages | tour guide (Czech), printed guide (English, German), descriptions (Czech) |
| Exhibition specialization | clothing / textiles / accessories / lace / shoes, didactic and interactive exposition, hand-crafted wares / guilds / associations, regional history |
| Minimum / maximum number of people per guide | 15/? |
| Shoe industry | |
| Exhibition specialization | clothing / textiles / accessories / lace / shoes, hand-crafted wares / guilds / associations |
| Masonry | |
| Foreign languages | tour guide (Czech) |
| Exhibition specialization | mining /, mineral mining, regional history |
| Monument to Vitězslav Novák | |
| Exhibition specialization | music / musical instruments |
Availability
| Distance from parking lot | 140 m |
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| The nearest train stations |
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Nearest bus stop
- Skuteč,U Špitálku (174 m)
- Skuteč,nám. (187 m)
- Skuteč,Smetanova (230 m)
The nearest airport
- Pardubice (27 km)
- Brno Tuřany (92 km)
- Mnichovo Hradiště (105 km)
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