Hornické muzeum Příbram

Location: Třemošenská 293, 261 01 Příbram VI · Central Bohemia

Category: mining museum

Unique mining open-air museum in Příbram with tours of real mine workings. Descent underground by mine elevator, rides on a mining train, and historic machinery. Children put on mining gear and descend into the depths.

Why visit this place?

• This is the largest mining museum in the Czech Republic, founded in 1886.
• Underground at the Drkolnov mine stands a 19th-century water wheel 12.4 metres across, and at the Vojtěch mine an exhibition recalls reaching a depth of 1000 m in 1875.
• The Příbram mining museum was founded in 1886 and by the number of permanent exhibitions it is the largest museum in Czechia.
• It grew out of the regional museum established in Příbram on 12 December 1886 by the head teacher Ladislav Malý.
• The exhibition is interactive — it expects you to touch the exhibits and try them out.
• Allow roughly two hours; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Tue–Sun 9:00–17:00, Mon closed
• Typical visit: 120 min
• Admission: adults 220 CZK, children 140 CZK
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Educational programme for primary schools: mining work, geology, ore extraction. Underground descent into a real mine with guided commentary. Dressing up in mining gear. Worksheets.

Official website: https://www.muzeum-pribram.cz

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