Muzeum Horní Slavkov

Location: Pluhova 211, 357 31 Horní Slavkov · Karlovy Vary Region

Category: municipal museum

The municipal museum in Horní Slavkov offers eight exhibition spaces with permanent displays: mineralogy, mining history (tin, silver, uranium), pewter-making, porcelain, and the history of the town. Horní Slavkov is home to the oldest Czech porcelain factory, Haas & Czjzek, founded in 1792.

Why visit this place?

• The museum occupies house No. 211 in Pluhova Street and opened in 2001 as a branch of the Sokolov Regional Museum.
• The entrance hall holds a glazed burgher black kitchen with a massive smoke hood that turns into a bent chimney on the floor above.
• Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 47 visitors on Google Maps.
• Allow roughly an hour and a quarter; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 59 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: mkshs.cz

Practical information

• Opening hours: Tue–Sun 9–17
• Typical visit: 75 min
• Admission: adults 50 CZK, children 25 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.8 ★ from 47 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Programs on mining (tin, silver, uranium), pewter-making, porcelain production, and the history of Horní Slavkov. Connected to history, geology, and chemistry.

Official website: https://mkshs.lajsiweb.cz/muzeum

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