Moravské zemské muzeum

Moravské zemské muzeum (English: Moravian Museum) is a museum in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is the second-largest and second-oldest museum in the country. Its collections include several million objects from many fields of science and culture.

Moravian Museum
Moravské zemské muzeum
Dietrichstein Palace, seat of the museum
EstablishedJuly 1817 (1817-07)
LocationBrno, Czech Republic
Coordinates49°11′29″N 16°36′30″E
Websitewww.mzm.cz/en/

Location
Bishop's Courtyard

The museum's seat is located in Dietrichstein Palace in Zelný trh in the historic centre of Brno. It was built as a residence of Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein in 1613–1616. It was rebuilt in late Baroque style at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries and become one of the largest Baroque buildings in Brno.[1]

History

The Moravian Museum was founded in July 1817 by a decree of Emperor Francis II. Science figures such as Christian Carl André, Count Josef Auersperg, Count Hugo-František Salm-Reifferscheid, or Antonín Bedřich Mitrovský were involved in the establishment of the museum.[2]

Exhibitions
Old Jevišovice Castle
Venus of Dolní Věstonice, the most famous exhibit of the museum

The museum has several exhibition spaces in Brno:[3]

The museum also owns and manages several monuments outside Brno:[3]

References
  1. "Dietrichstein Palace". Moravian Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. "About Us". Moravian Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. "Visit Us". Moravian Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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