The textile museum in
Česká Skalice is the only Czech museum specialized in the history of textile production. Its displays and collections represent a unique body of work reflecting the development of the textile industry, especially cloth printing, in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
and abroad. The museum, a branch of the
Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
Founded in 1885, the Prague Museum of Decorative Arts ( cz, Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze or UPM) is housed in a Neo-Renaissance edifice built from 1897 to 1899 after the designs of architect Josef Schulz. It opened in 1900 with exhibitions ...
, holds regular exhibitions.
Textile exhibitions
*Cotton-production in Eastern Bohemia
*Collaboration of artists with textile printing
*History of textile production in the Czech lands until the end of the 18th century
*History of textile printing and auxiliary technologies in manufactories and factories
See also
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The Chateau at Klášterec nad Ohří
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Josef Sudek Gallery
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The Chateau at Kamenice nad Lipou
Kamenice nad Lipou ( cs, zámek v Kamenici nad Lipou) lies in the northwestern region of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, some twenty kilometres north of Jindřichův Hradec, in Pelhřimov District.
The chateau acquired its present Neo-classical ...
External links
Official site of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
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Museums in the Hradec Králové Region
Textile museums
Náchod District
Textile industry in the Czech Republic