Museum Fotoateliér Seidel

Location: Linecká 272, 381 01 Český Krumlov · South Bohemia

Category: photography museum

A unique museum documenting the history of photography and the work of the Seidel photography family in Český Krumlov. A branch of the Regional Museum in Český Krumlov. Offers themed photo sessions in period costumes from 1910 and educational programmes.

Why visit this place?

• The 1905 house served as a family home with a photo studio until 1949 and kept its original equipment, darkroom and cameras included, plus some 140,000 glass plates.
• Josef Seidel and his son František documented the now vanished part of the Czech-German-Austrian borderland, villages and settlements that in many cases no longer exist.
• Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 947 visitors on Google Maps — one of the three best-rated places in this category in South Bohemia.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly 50 minutes; the programme is aimed at upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 54 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Verified against: seidel.cz

Practical information

• Opening hours: Tue–Sun 9–12, 13–17; Mon closed
• Typical visit: 50 min
• Admission: adults 100 CZK, children 40 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.8 ★ from 947 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Guided tours of the photography museum, with the option to be photographed in period costumes. Educational programmes on the history of photography.

Official website: https://www.seidel.cz

Zobrazit česky / View in Czech