PETROF Museum Hradec Králové

Location: Eliščino nábřeží 626, 500 03 Hradec Králové · Hradec Králové Region

Category: piano factory with museum

An exhibition covering 160 years of PETROF piano manufacturing in Hradec Králové. Spread over two floors of the Infocentrum on Eliščino nábřeží, it shows how a piano comes into being — from design to production. On display is the oldest piano from 1865 as well as the futuristic Magic Egg upright piano, with an audio guide available in four languages. School groups by prior arrangement.

Why visit this place?

• Eleven instruments are on display; the oldest is an 1865 piano built by hand by the company's founder Antonín Petrof.
• Petrof has made more than 635 thousand instruments and has been based in Hradec Králové for 162 years.
• The exhibition is interactive — it expects you to touch the exhibits and try them out.
• Allow roughly an hour and a half; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 81 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: cs.wikipedia.org, muzeumpetrof.cz

Practical information

• Opening hours: April–October Mon–Fri 8:00–17:00, Sat–Sun 9:00–17:00; November–March Mon–Fri 8:00–17:00, Sat 9:00–12:00 and 12:30–16:00, Sun closed
• Typical visit: 90 min
• Admission: adults 200 CZK, children 100 CZK
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Factory tour for primary and secondary school students – from raw timber to finished instrument. Physics of sound, acoustics, craftsmanship. A unique fusion of music and technology.

Official website: https://muzeumpetrof.cz/

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