Vědecká knihovna v Olomouci

Location: Bezručova 659/2, 779 11 Olomouc · Olomouc Region

Category: regional library

The Research Library in Olomouc is the regional library of the Olomouc Region and one of the oldest and largest libraries in the Czech Republic (founded 1566). It offers tours and excursions for schools, information lessons, lessons on citation practices and database research, and an English and German library with board games for language learning.

Why visit this place?

• The library holds 1,451 manuscripts, 1,700 incunabula and almost 80,000 volumes of old prints.
• It gained the legal deposit right for Moravia in 1807 and from 1947 for the whole of then Czechoslovakia.
• Admission is free, which helps when the class budget is tight.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 67 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.

Verified against: cs.wikipedia.org

Practical information

• Opening hours: Mon–Fri 8:30–19:00, Sat 9:00–13:00
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: free
• Visitor rating: 4.3 ★ from 80 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Library tours, information lessons for primary and secondary schools, courses in citation ethics and database research, English and German library with board games for language learning.

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

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