Muzeum Broumovska, Regional history museum in Broumov, Czech Republic
Muzeum Broumovska is a regional museum housed in a wing of the Benedictine monastery on the first floor, with six rooms displaying local collections and artifacts. The exhibition spans different historical periods and includes a Stone Hall dedicated to local finds and heritage items.
Muzeum Broumovska was founded in 1945 as the Okresní museum Broumov, first headed by Oto Ronge, who gathered objects left after the expulsion of some 22,000 Germans from the region. Its first permanent exhibition opened in 1948 in Benedikt Schroll's former villa. In 1956 the museum moved to the former monastery grammar school, where Alexandr Skalický opened a new history exhibition in six rooms at the end of 1958.
The museum tells the story of how people have lived and worked in the Broumov region across different time periods through its displayed items. The exhibition reveals everyday objects and treasures that reflect the lives of local inhabitants.
The museum is open seasonally from 1 May to 5 October, daily except Monday. Since September 2025 an audio guide supplements the permanent exhibition in the six halls. The building is the prelature of the Broumov monastery, so allow time to find the entrance within the monastery complex.
The museum's collections include 14 painted shooting targets from the Broumov marksmen's club, which were returned to the museum only in the 1960s. An 1884 inventory of the shooting range listed 53 painted targets at that time, and some of these objects are described by Antonín Cechner in his inventory of monuments.
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