Akvárium sladkovodních ryb – Moravské zemské muzeum Brno

Location: Muzejní 1, 659 37 Brno · South Moravia

Category: freshwater aquarium

A unique exhibition at the Bishop's Court of the Moravian Museum features live fish from the lower reaches of South Moravian rivers in three aquaria with a total volume of nearly 25,000 litres. Visitors can observe bream, carp, roach, bleak, crucian carp, chub, as well as the rarer eel, wels catfish, and pike. The Fauna of Moravia exhibition also includes guided tours for schools focused on the vertebrate fauna of Moravia.

Why visit this place?

• Museum Francisceum, today's Moravian Museum, took its first seat in the Bishop's Court in 1818, a year after it was founded.
• The originally Gothic provostry was bought in 1588 by bishop Stanislav II. Pavlovský; the rebuilding was completed after 1600 by cardinal František z Ditrichštejna.
• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 350 visitors on Google Maps.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 89 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Wed–Fri 9–17, Sat 10–17, Sun 13–17, Mon–Tue closed (schools on Tuesdays by reservation)
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 90 CZK, children 60 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 350 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Guided tour Fauna of Moravia for kindergartens/primary school (years 1–5) and for upper primary/secondary school – an introduction to the complete vertebrate fauna of Moravia with the option to focus on fish, birds, mammals, or reptiles. On Tuesdays, educational programmes for schools can be booked outside regular opening hours.

Official website: https://www.mzm.cz/biskupsky-dvur

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