Skanzen Vysoký Chlumec, Folk architecture museum in Vysoký Chlumec, Czech Republic.
Skanzen Vysoký Chlumec is a branch of the Hornické muzeum Příbram, set in the Libíňský stream valley on the road to Ústupenice. Around twenty rural buildings from the mid-17th to early 20th century have been moved here, including log houses, granaries, a water mill, a water saw and a pigeon loft.
The open-air museum was founded in 1999 on a three-hectare plot bought from the Lobkowicz family a year earlier by the Příbram Mining Museum. The first building, a late 18th-century house from Obděnice, was moved in 2000 and opened to visitors in 2002. The last two structures were transferred between 2019 and 2021, completing the museum's plan.
The museum stages regular events tied to the rural year, among them Masopust, Easter, Christmas, Boží tělo, Vojáci na vsi, Den řemesel and a hike following Jakub Krčín. Interior displays present traditional crafts and the way village households lived and farmed.
The museum is best explored on foot since the buildings are spread across a site that is manageable to walk through without rushing. Proper footwear is recommended, especially if it has rained or the ground is wet.
Since 2012, the museum has pursued the aim of becoming the Museum of the Czech Village, showing how rural life changed across centuries. This development makes it more than just a collection of old buildings, but rather a story of transformation.
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