Muzejní akademie: Prohlídka Leopold I. a Karel VI. v Pardubicích. Habsburské portréty na východě Čech
A Special Program for Active Seniors
In the fall of 2026, we will commemorate a significant anniversary: half a millennium since the Habsburg Archduke ascended the Czech throne. Together with art historian Jan Ivanega, we’ll take a look at the aristocratic estates of Eastern Bohemia. What did the interiors of famous castles, such as Choltice or Doudleby, look like several centuries ago? What paintings hung there, and why? Were there Habsburg portraits among them? If so, what was their purpose? We’ll visit the homes of the Kinsky, Paar, and Thun families and other leading families of the monarchy, and perhaps even one of the town halls in East Bohemia.
Are you interested in the world around you and want to learn more about history, art, natural sciences, architecture, archaeology, or the work of museum professionals? Are you fascinated by the stories behind objects and people, or do you enjoy going on field trips? The East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice has prepared the Museum Academy educational program just for you.
This course, filled with lectures, guided tours, walks, workshops, and field trips takes place in the lecture hall of Pardubice Castle, in its surroundings, or at the museum’s storage facility in Ohrazenice, on irregular Wednesdays starting at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
September 9 – “Education in Motion” program: working with the public in public spaces (Jan Krčál, Petra Štěpánová)
September 23 – Lecture: “The Raabization of the Pardubice Estate” (Pavel Tašek)
October 7 – tour of the museum’s technical facilities and exhibition construction (Zbyněk Brabec and operations staff)
Oct. 14 – Lecture: “Nature Conservation in the Light of European Stars: Sites of European Importance in the Pardubice Region” (Lenka Šafářová)
Oct. 21 – Tour: “Leopold I and Charles VI in Pardubice. Habsburg Portraits in Eastern Bohemia (Jan Ivanega)
Nov. 4 – Lecture: Symbolist František Bílek and His Family Caught in the Web of the 20th Century (Martin Jindra)
November 18 – Lecture: “The Amazing World of Beetles” (Jan Dolanský)
November 25 – Lecture: “How a Historian Writes Biographies of Notable Figures” (Petr Čornej)
December 2 – Lecture: “Vít Grus’s Toys” (Tereza Mazancová)
December 16 – Guided tour: “Christmas in Folk Culture” (Matěj Pros)
Due to limited capacity and high demand in previous years, please contact us in advance at:
email: bekera@vcm.cz
phone: 607 034 110
Season tickets can be purchased at the Pardubice Castle ticket office and before the start of the program on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, starting at 8:30 a.m. in the lecture hall.