Muzeum knihtisku Kutná Hora

Location: Barborská 30, 284 01 Kutná Hora · Central Bohemia

Category: museum of printing and typography

Museum of the history of printing in Kutná Hora with functioning historical printing presses. Demonstrations of typesetting and printing on a historical press – every visitor prints their own souvenir. Connects history, art education and chemistry.

Why visit this place?

• On show are a working hand press by Christian Dingler from 1840 and an American Intertype typesetting machine from 1936.
• In Kutná Hora the scribe Martin of Tišnov printed the celebrated Kutná Hora Bible back in 1489.
• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 85 visitors on Google Maps.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 33 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Verified against: knihtiskarna.cz

Practical information

• Opening hours: Mar–Oct Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 80 CZK, children 50 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 85 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Tour for primary schools – Gutenberg and letterpress printing, hand printing on a historical press, typesetting letters. Every visitor prints their own commemorative sheet.

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

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