MUSEUMS IN POSÁZAVÍ

The Art Nouveau house No. 74 was built in 1904-5 according to the project of Marcel Dusil by the District Credit Union in Benešov. In 1992, an exposition dedicated to the history of the town and its surroundings, artistic monuments of the region and artists who worked here was opened to the public. Ethnography is an interesting feature. It presents mainly folk clothing and textiles, furniture, underpaintings on glass and folk sculpture.

The Pyšely Museum is located in the municipal house No. 34 on T. G. Masaryk Square. There is a permanent exhibition with a seasonal exhibition from April to November. There is an ethnographic and numismatic collection, archaeology and history of the village and its surroundings. Part of the exhibition is dedicated to the native of Pyšely, university professor Dr. Emanuel Radl.

The Baroque chateau from 1739 is nowadays used for a purpose. It houses the birthplace of the poet Svatopluk Čech with an exhibition about his life and work.

Between the villages of Krhanice and Lešany near Týnec nad Sázavou, the exposition of the Military Technical Museum of the Military Historical Institute Prague has been located in the area of the former artillery barracks since 1996. The collections are presented to the general public in nine halls, under six shelters and in the open air.

The museum is housed in a historic building called "Coin" in the lower part of the Jihlava square. The Gothic house served as a mining office until 1420, where the royal minster collected taxes in gold from miners and also bought gold for the needs of the monarch.