Museums and galleries

Where to go in the Pilsen Region for culture regardless of the weather? To galleries and museums. Art, folklore, military history or even mining technology await you.

Where to?

Pilsen Puppet Museum

Pilsen Puppet Museum in the centre of the city tells the story of puppetry from its nomadic beginnings to the present day. When you are in Pilsen, don’t miss it.

The Museum of Motorcycles and Toys in Kašperské Hory

Take a trip back in time with us to history or your own childhood. One of the largest domestic collections of vintage motorcycles and toys will allow you to do so, at least in part.

The Museum of Bohemian Forest in Kašperské Hory

In case of bad weather, we recommend a visit to the branch of the Museum of Bohemian Forest in Kašperské Hory, where you can learn a lot about the history of mining in Bohemian Forest, or you can see the local exposition of glassmaking.

The Mining Museum in Planá

Want to learn more about the history of ore mining? Today, the entire labyrinth of passages in the Mining Museum in Planá is open to the public, where you can see an exhibition on this interesting topic.

The Museum of Pine Pitch Collecting

In the gamekeeper’s lodge in Lomany near Plasy, there is a museum dedicated to the extraction of pitch, which introduces the visitor to the tools and containers needed for the collecting, guides them through period photographs and other exhibits that remind the history of forestry in the region. The exhibition is complemented by hunting trophies.

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The project ‘Attractive Pilsen Region’ was created using funds from the state budget of the Czech Republic from the program of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic.

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