Knoflíkářské muzeum Žirovnice

Location: Žirovnice 70, 394 68 · Vysočina Region

Category: museum of button-making and mother-of-pearl

Button Museum in Žirovnice in the Vysočina region – unique collection of buttons and mother-of-pearl products. Traditional manufacture of buttons from river mother-of-pearl, a craft with over a century of tradition here. Tours for schools and groups.

Why visit this place?

• The exhibition is interactive — it expects you to touch the exhibits and try them out.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 29 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.

Practical information

• Opening hours: Mar–Oct Tue–Sun 9:00–17:00
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 70 CZK, children 40 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.0 ★ from 71 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Programme for primary schools on the history of button-making and mother-of-pearl production. Demonstrations of old machinery. Worksheets.

Official website: https://www.zirovnice.cz/expozice-knoflikarstvi-a-perleti/d-88234/p1=22622

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