History hidden under the paving stones of Kroměříž

The great pride of the Moravian town of Kroměříž is a complex of gardens and a chateau that is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Should you head this way, be sure to also see the new permanent exhibition entitled “The history hidden under the paving stones of the city”. You will find it in the historic cellar of the building of the Museum of Kroměříž District.

The exhibition illuminates the history of the city and the everyday life of its inhabitants from the Early Middle Ages through the first half of the 17th century. Besides the diverse showpieces, visitors here also will see various model reconstructions—a medieval potter’s workshop, the black kitchen of a burgher’s house, a medieval cesspit and a wooden water main over three centuries old discovered beneath the pavement of a Kroměříž street. With the help of modern technology, people thus are able to set off on a virtual stroll of Kroměříž and discover what the city looked like midway through the 19th century.

Other expositions of the museum:
Exposition nature and man
The exposition presents a complete survey of the development of settlement in Kroměříž district from the very first traces of human inhabitation in the Old Stone Age until the Slavic Age and the scientific part with a development of flora and fauna in each geological period.

Memorial to Max Švabinský, famous Kroměříž native
Max Švabinský was born on 17th September 1873 in Kroměříž. Together with Jan Preisler, Antonín Slavíček and Miloš Jiránek he belongs to the generation of painters who prepare the coming of modern art of the 20th century.
Selection of the artist`s masterpiece is arranged chronologically in six halls. Up to 130 originals (oil painting, graphic, drawing) represent seven decades of Švabinský`s production.