{"id":91043,"date":"2023-06-29T14:02:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T12:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/?zazitky=regional-museum-in-decin"},"modified":"2023-06-29T14:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T12:02:21","slug":"regional-museum-in-decin","status":"publish","type":"zazitky","link":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/?zazitky=regional-museum-in-decin","title":{"rendered":"Regional Museum in D\u011b\u010d\u00edn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Regional Museum in D\u011b\u010d\u00edn, a public institution of the \u00dast\u00ed nad Labem Region, has been housed since 1953 in the 18th-century building that formerly served as the administrative headquarters of the Thun-Hohenstein family. It also includes two large regional branches in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muzeumrumburk.cz\/uvod\">Rumburk <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muzeumvarnsdorf.cz\/uvod\">Varnsdorf<\/a>. In total, it manages more than 220,000 collection items, mostly of a regional nature. The majority of the items date from the 19th century, a period of rapid development in our region. The museum also contributes to exhibitions at the castle in D\u011b\u010d\u00edn.      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since ancient times, D\u011b\u010d\u00edn has been a hub of navigation on the Elbe; its inhabitants have always built and owned ships and made their living from trade. The museum has specialized in this field since 1969, when it opened the permanent exhibition \u201cThe Development of Water Transport on the Elbe.\u201d Its collections of photographs, specialized publications, navigation charts, and ship drawings are among the largest in the Czech Republic.  <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The most historically significant exhibit is the permanent exhibition \u201cGothic Art in the D\u011b\u010d\u00edn Region,\u201d featuring a representative collection of 14th-century Gothic sculpture. &#8211; 16. from the region. The oldest form of the town of D\u011b\u010d\u00edn is showcased in the permanent exhibition \u201c<strong>A Town in a Meadow<\/strong>,\u201d which features artifacts from the original, now-vanished royal town that was relocated in the 14th century to its current location north of the chateau, formerly a castle. The town\u2019s more recent history is explored in the smaller exhibition \u201c<strong>A Walk Through Old D\u011b\u010d\u00edn<\/strong>,\u201d which presents the appearance of D\u011b\u010d\u00edn and the neighboring Podmokly area, primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum also features a smaller permanent natural history exhibition titled \u201c<strong>Birds of the D\u011b\u010d\u00edn Region<\/strong>.\u201d Part of the space is dedicated to thematic exhibitions, which change regularly. You can find the current lineup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muzeumdc.cz\/vystavy\">HERE<\/a>.        <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The museum in D\u011b\u010d\u00edn also serves in part as an art gallery. Both well-known and regional artists, as well as local art groups, are regularly given the opportunity to exhibit their work here. The museum\u2019s regular program also includes creative workshops, educational programs, and cultural events.  <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The museum courtyard, featuring a large collection of sculptures and a landscaped garden, is used for social events as well as for relaxing on a summer day. Popular events include Children\u2019s Day celebrations and the well-attended Museum Christmas Market. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91044,"template":"","kategorie_zazitek":[389],"kdy_navstivit":[381,379,380,382],"pro_koho":[361,362,364],"zazitek-stitek":[328],"zeme":[408],"class_list":["post-91043","zazitky","type-zazitky","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategorie_zazitek-with-a-guide","kdy_navstivit-autumn","kdy_navstivit-spring","kdy_navstivit-summer","kdy_navstivit-winter","pro_koho-couples","pro_koho-families","pro_koho-groups","zazitek-stitek-museums","zeme-czech-republic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/zazitky\/91043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/zazitky"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/zazitky"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kategorie_zazitek","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kategorie_zazitek?post=91043"},{"taxonomy":"kdy_navstivit","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kdy_navstivit?post=91043"},{"taxonomy":"pro_koho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pro_koho?post=91043"},{"taxonomy":"zazitek-stitek","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/zazitek-stitek?post=91043"},{"taxonomy":"zeme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceskesvycarsko.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/zeme?post=91043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}