Moravská gobelínová manufaktura – Živé muzeum Valašské Meziříčí

Location: Náměstí 38, Valašské Meziříčí, 757 01 · Zlín Region

Category: tapestry production with live demonstration

The Moravian Gobelin Manufactory in Valašské Meziříčí – production of hand-woven tapestries with a tradition dating back to 1898. A living museum with weavers working on tapestries directly in front of visitors. One of the few functioning gobelin manufactories in Europe.

Why visit this place?

• The workshop was founded in 1898 by the painter Rudolf Schlattauer, who learned hand weaving in Scandinavia; he started out in Zašová.
• Tapestry designs were created by the painter Hanuš Schwaiger and by architects Dušan Jurkovič and Jan Kotěra.
• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 49 visitors on Google Maps.
• 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 60 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Mon–Sat 9:00–17:00
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 120 CZK, children 70 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 49 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Tour of the gobelin manufactory for primary schools – hand-weaving of tapestries, textile art, colour patterns. Art education in practice.

Official website: http://www.gobelin.cz/

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