Hasičské muzeum, Firefighting museum in Přibyslav, Czech Republic.
Hasičské muzeum is a specialized firefighting museum housed in Přibyslav Castle, a building it has occupied since 1976. Its displays cover 3,500 square metres and include historical firefighting equipment, tools for extinguishing fires and fire prevention, the Hall of International Cooperation with CTIF countries, and a regional exhibition called Přibyslavsko in the former castle chapel.
The idea of a firefighting centre at Přibyslav Castle was raised by JUDr. Miroslav Řepiský at the 1975 national congress in Ostrava. A first firefighting exhibition opened in September 1975, and in 1976 the castle passed to the Federal Committee of the Fire Protection Union. A radical reconstruction began in 1978 and was completed on 11 January 1992, costing over 68 million crowns.
The museum is run by the Centre of Firefighting Movement Přibyslav, a unit of the Firefighters' Association of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Its displays include the Hall of International Cooperation with CTIF countries and a regional exhibition on the Přibyslav region in the former castle chapel.
The museum occupies the second courtyard and upper floors of Přibyslav Castle, with exhibition space of 3,500 m²; the castle stands in the town centre, and the main displays are reached via the courtyard. The grounds include a lecture and ceremonial hall, a specialist library and a restoration workshop, so allow time to move between the different sections.
The museum's collection includes remnants of the former Provincial Firefighting Museum in Prague, founded in 1894, which were transferred to Přibyslav in 1976. The castle also houses an archive, a specialist library and a restoration workshop.
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