Slovácké muzeum, Regional museum in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
The Slovácké Museum is a regional museum founded in 1914 and focused on the ethnographic region of Slovácko. Its main building in Smetanovy sady, a former shooting society building and restaurant from 1801–1803, houses the ethnographic exhibition Slovácko and a library; the gallery occupies a Baroque former armoury from 1721–1723.
Founded in 1914 as a regional museum for the Slovácko ethnographic region, it initially focused on ethnography and archaeology, later adding fine art and history. In 1929 the city bought the former shooting society building and restaurant (built 1801–1803) for the museum, which has used it since 1931. Architect Bohuslav Fuchs designed the modern extension in 1936–1937, funded by proceeds from the 1937 Exhibition of Slovácko.
The main building's ethnographic exhibition Slovácko covers livelihood, housing, crafts and folk dress, then the family and annual custom cycles: birth, wedding, death, carnival processions, Easter and Pentecost customs, harvest festivals, wine harvest, hody fairs and Advent. An interactive map with photographs and music presents the subregions, and a database offers 1,800 archival photographs, video and audio recordings.
The main building stands in Smetanovy sady, with the ethnographic exhibition, library and administration inside; the art collection is in the former armoury on Otakarova street. The Memorial of Great Moravia is in Staré Město, and three open-air archaeological sites lie outside the town. Check opening times before travelling between the branches.
The main building began as a shooting society's lodge and later a restaurant, built 1801–1803 on the site of a wooden shooting range; the city bought it for the museum in 1929, and it has served museum purposes since 1931. The modern annex added in 1936–1937 for the 1937 Exhibition of Slovácko was designed by architect Bohuslav Fuchs, and the building was declared an architectural monument in 1964.
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