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Chrudim Regional Museum

Coordinates: 49°57′10″N 15°47′31″E / 49.952825°N 15.79195°E / 49.952825; 15.79195
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Chrudim Regional Museum
Regionální muzeum v Chrudimi
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Established1898 (1898)
LocationŠiroká 86, Chrudim, Czech Republic, 537 01
Coordinates49°57′10″N 15°47′31″E / 49.952825°N 15.79195°E / 49.952825; 15.79195
Websitewww.muzeumcr.cz

Chrudim Regional Museum (Czech: Regionální muzeum v Chrudimi) is a museum in Chrudim in the Czech Republic. It collects historical materials and artisan works related to the area around the town of Chrudim.

History

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A museum club in Chrudim was set up in 1865. In 1892 a professional institution was established under the name Průmyslové muzeum pro východní Čechy v Chrudimi (Industrial Museum for Eastern Bohemia in Chrudim). The museum's first building was constructed in 1897–1898, the second one in 1898–1901. The first, built in Neo-Renaissance style, served for the exhibitions, the second, built in Neo-Baroque style, housed cultural actions and accessions.

Until 2003 the official name of the museum was Okresní muzeum v Chrudimi (Chrudim District Museum), since then it has borne the current name. An additional building on the outskirts of the town stores the deposits.

Exhibitions and activities

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Most of the items kept by the museum cover history of the region. The collections are structured into:

  • Archaeological collection, mostly acquired during the second half of the 19th century
  • Ethnographical material from the 16th to 20th century
  • Historical collections given from individual donators
  • Historical library with over 17,000 volumes
  • Natural history of the area
  • Art collections

Three permanent exhibitions cover:

  • Posters by Alphonse Mucha (the museum owns a unique set of 41 posters, acquired in 1898). Mucha's wife was born in Chrudim.
  • Collection of local artisan works covering the turn of 19/20th century
  • History of the region in form of life-size scenes or models

Short-term exhibits focus on local history, natural science and art. Other services are:

  • Access for researchers
  • Library with 48,000 items
  • Lectures organized by the museum
  • Specialised publications
  • Journal "Chrudimské vlastivědné listy" (Chrudim Studies), issued six times a year
  • Conservational services for the archaeologists
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