300 years of Hořovice Chateau

A castle in Hořovice celebrates 300 years since its inception. On this occasion, it has opened a new exhibition.

Chateau Hořovice offers:
1. tour: Historical interiors with historic Baroque and Empire equipment
2. tour: newly opened in June 2009: Private suite of the last owner Count Heinrich of Schaumburg, Prince of Hanau.
3. tour: Games and toys of young aristocrats

Permanent exhibition: (till the end of October 2009)
The Art Gallery of cast- iron
The music without musicians - Musical clockworks - The exhibition of historical gramophones
Supernatural beings - a new unique exhibition by workshop Ales Drašnar in the cellars of the castle
Exhibition of historic prams

Another event:
The festivities of The Lord of Vrbno
You can see fencers, jugglers, musicians, dancers, magicians, clowns, fakirs and many more always from 12.00 to 18.00 h in the courtyard of the castle from 19th to 20th September 2009

The Baroque Hořovice Chateau once belonging to the Lords of Vrbno and Bruntál, built at the beginning of the 18th century; later Classicist alterations were carried out in the second half of the 19th century by the Hanau princes of Hessen, Germany. The park is separated from the chateau by a wrought-iron gate and a fence with Baroque sculptural decorations by M.B. Braun. The so-called “Sun Gate” represents the focal point when viewing the park from the chateau building. The interiors feature paintings by J.E. Schorr a K. Würbs.