Sokolov Muzeum, Regional museum in Sokolov, Czech Republic

The Sokolov Muzeum occupies the first floor of the castle and displays thirteen exhibition halls focused on regional history and industrial heritage. The collection includes minerals, musical instruments, and other objects that document how the area developed over time.

The first museum in Sokolov was created in 1934 by a local museum association, which kept its collections in the Capuchin monastery. In summer 1945 the exhibits moved to the confiscated Nostitz Castle, and in 1946 they were briefly shown in the former gendarmerie barracks on Old Square. The museum returned to the castle only after the army left it, and part of the collections was then looted or taken to Loket Castle.

The museum's name recalls the Sokolov mining district, and its exhibits trace coal and tin extraction, porcelain making and the wartime history of the region. A plaque at the entrance commemorates Samuel Fuller, who filmed the liberation of the Falkenau subcamp.

The museum opens in the morning and early afternoon with a midday break between sessions. Guided tours can be arranged by phone if you want more detailed information about the collections.

The museum's branch at Důl Jeroným opened to the public on 1 October 2013, and its entrance building was finished in 2015. The Jáchymov branch, Štola č. 1, was made accessible in 2009. The Krásno branch opened in 1994, completed by the former Vilém mine site on 16 October 2004.