| Description: | The building of Minorite origin, later a Franciscan monastery, was built during the course of the 13th century. In 1270 – 1297 the monastery served as a burial place for King Přemysl Otakar II. In 1534 the monastery was taken over by the Franciscans who renovated the building, primarily its first floor, in the second third of the 16th century. After the monastery was vacated a part of the building was transformed into a military training school in 1784. Radical reconstruction of the abandoned monastery... more information |
| Categories: | monastery, museum, religious monument |
| Services: | cloak room, sale of novelties and souvenirs, WC |
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| Description: | Exposition – Live nature in the region of Znojmo, Archaeology in the region of Znojmo, Black trade, Non-living nature in the region of Znojmo, Oriental weapons. The pride of the botanical gardens is the Oborny’s herbarium from 1862 - 1915. A collection of Moravian textiles, tertiary fossils and fossilised Mezozoic fish are a significant part of geological collections. The zoological department includes documents on the presence of various species of fauna in the region. Archaeological worksite – a collection of ceramics from early Neolithic cultures with Moravian painted ceramics. The so-called Květoňova numismatic collection of Czech coins and a unique collection of oriental weapons are included in the historical collections. |
| Open to public: | permanent exposition/guided tour |
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| Languages: | descriptions (Czech) |
| Exhibition specialization: | archaeology, botanical sciences, ceramics, military, weapons, fortification, numismatics, medal manufacture, minting, palaeontology, regional history, zoology |




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