Muzeum Boženy Němcové, Literary museum in Česká Skalice, Czech Republic.

Muzeum Boženy Němcové in Ceska Skalice is dedicated to the Czech writer who lived in the 19th century. The building displays her manuscripts, personal items, and documents that tell her life and literary work.

The museum is the oldest Czech literary museum, founded in Česká Skalice to honour Božena Němcová. Its main site occupies a former inn, a former monastery and the remains of a medieval fortress, and since 2020 a 400 m² exhibition has traced her life and the chronology of her work with many originals. A separate display covers the Battle of Česká Skalice of 28 June 1866 in the Austro-Prussian War.

The museum takes its name from Božena Němcová, the pen name of Barbora Panklová, who attended school in Česká Skalice from 1824 to 1833; the classroom of that period is shown in Barunčina škola near the square. A marked trail of 7.5 km leads from the exhibitions through the bažantnice to Ratibořice, the childhood landscape of her novel Babička, ending at the Rýzmburský altánek.

The museum opens during warmer months, with visiting times varying by season and longer hours in summer. It is wise to check ahead when the museum is available for your visit.

The museum area includes the former inn, a monastery and the remains of a medieval fortress, so the site is not a manor house. The main exhibition of 2020 covers about 400 m² and shows the writer's life and the chronology of her work with many originals.