Moravian Museum to be found in Brno, but not in one place only. Feel invited to the Palace of Noble Ladies and its ethnografic exposition focusing on puppets. The city of Brno is lucky to have two puppet theatres - Radost and Polarka inviting both kids and adults. The reconstructed Palace of Noble Ladies shows rtraditons and oots of the puppet show - various forms of puppets, their costumes, stages. From time to time there is a puppet show, often very lively and full of laughing. For souls who prefer peace there is another exhibiton illustrating the Life in traditons and habits, do not miss the cabinet full of folk music. It is great to balance laugh and reason, this place will inspire you in many ways.

W̐̈HEN T̐̈HE B̐̈RITISH M̐̈USEUM gets its hands on heritage sites or perhaps exhibition halls and venue spaces across Britain, these new acquisitions won’t be called ‘British Museum’. Right? For what we know is, the museum sits comfortably, on Great Russell Street, and while all these others sites might have recently changed their masters and joined the organization but nonetheless are not really ‘the original thing’ we see in Bloomsbury. Now screw that logic. For what is linguistics if not conceptually relative from coding to coding? It turns out, here, ‘Moravian Museum’ can manifest in a number of sites, all carrying the same sign and hence branded as one. You’ll find yourself mystified by a language/corporate idiosyncrasy of some sort that applies to ‘Moravian Gallery’ and ‘Brno City Museum’ as well. They are each all in one and one for all. And this is the ‘Dietrichstein Palace’ site, which incidentally, is most suitably to be really called t̼h̼e̼ Moravian Museum as it goes through Moravia’s geology and prehistory all the way up to the 20th century. And curiously, it is also a museum of three systems: each floor operates its own curation logic. The first floor is on geology. Lots and lots of stones in precise. And if you look carefully under each window, you’ll occasionally find there to be brief English leaflets – a piece of A4 paper going through all major types of stones and hence giving you a glimpse of what’s on, a joyous Christmas indeed if this is the syllabus of a uni course. The second floor – prehistory and history – takes no initiative to offer ‘international visitors’ any support. Everything is in Czech only, while you can play educated guesses with Indian numbers (years) and also words like ‘Neolit’, ‘Bronzova’. (While on the subject – is it really necessary to ticket check on every floor?) The third floor is the most developed part of the palace. It introduces 20th century history, with bilingual boards going through the Habsburg monarchy, Germanization, Czechoslovakia, Nazism and Socialist Republic. It is also on this floor that’s packed with student tours. You’ll be pretty alone as a lone wolf visitor. (You get tickets here at the box office for the Mandelianum and Bishop’s Courtyard (both a one-minute walk from D Palace). Buy them here to save you the embarrassment to get there only to be told to come here, again, possibly, in Czech.) ~master jonjon

The Dietrichstein Palace constructed in the 17th century used to serve as the residence of cardinal František Dietrichstein. Since 1911 it has been housing exhibitions and after a vast renovation the 1980s the building attracts the highest amount of visitors comparing facilities of the Moravian Museum. I am a patriot so my favourite permanent exhibitions are: “Prehistory of Moravia”, “Great Moravia” and “Moravia in Middle Ages”. I am also a big fan of Karel Absolon Memorial – the cabinet presenting work of the great man, who was an entomologist, archeologist and speleologist whose name still echoes in the Moravian Karst.

The entrance fee is ridiculous, the museum is a joke - that is, unless you are interested in the fibulae, pots, pans, and ironwork objects of Greater Moravia. The medieval section is especially disappointing - some of the objects are bad plaster casts, all the manuscripts are facsimiles. The adjacent Mendelarium is essentially an exhibition of wall texts that you read whilst ascending flights of stairs, there is one room with a puppet of Mendel that tries to convey a sense of Mendel's scientific world, but if you want to learn anything about Mendel himself, and about the significance of his discoveries during his own time, this museum fails on all fronts. The entrance fees are on par with some of the major art and cultural museums in Europe and the U.S. We stayed for an hour in total, trying to find something truly interesting and unique to see, and guess what, we were the only visitors.

This museum has potential and some really valuable pieces, but it is in dire need of reconstruction: the permanent exhibition is old and tired, clearly designed eons ago. For instance, there are clearly some very valuable and interesting pieces in the archeological section, but the exhibition as a whole feels like it wasn't redesigned since the nineteen-seventies. I really hope the government pours some funds into this place soon.

Are you interested in history of the Czech Republic, mainly in history of the Moravian region? - If your answer is yes, then hurry up to the main building of the Moravian museum,i.e. the Dietrichstein Palace, and enjoy the exposition celebrating the century of the Czech Republic. If you are a fan of mineralogy and geology, then go to the exposition focusing on the stones and rocks including precious stones and meteorites too. If you prefer to listen to the stories of great man, then go and be inspired exploring the cabinet of Karel Absolon, the grandson of Jindrich Wankel, the father of Moravian archeology. Another great story to be listened inside the Mendelianum - part of the Bishop´s courtyard - next to the main building of the museum. Music of Leos Janacek to be celebrated inside the Janacek Memorial - one of my favourite places where to go during the Museum night in Brno. Of course do not miss the Anthropos - the unique exhibition allowing you to study the oldest history of "Moravian Hunters and Gatherers". Have a good time exploring the second largest and second oldest museum of the Czech Republic. During the official state days (bank holidays) in the Czech Republic the admission is free of charge. Do not miss the Museum night in May, there is only a symbolic fee to enter, have fun!

It is a nice museum but unfortunately exhibitions have no English explanation at all. In such a tourist attraction English language is a necessity as it is the international language for most foreign tourists. Unfortunately we suffered understanding about the story and history behind the exhibitions.

The exhibition was well laid out and contained different exhibits of pre history and Roman times. All the exhibits has only Czech language details, as I was with a Czech speaker who could tell me about the exhibits is was fine, Had I been alone or without a Czech speaker it would be less enjoyable and informative.

It is the 2nd largest and 2nd oldest museum in the Czech Republic that lies in the heart of the square of the old town

This museum concentrates on the pre-history and geology of the Czech Republic, especially Moravia.Take a Czech speaker with you, all the exhibits are in Czech! The exhibits are excellently done, with a good depth of explanation