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Closure of heritage sites until further notice. High tourist season opening suspended

13. 3. 2020 (updated 22. 5. 2020)

Following actual measure of the Ministry of Health adopted after a meeting of the National Security Council the National Heritage Institute has closed heritage sites...

How archaeology can be beneficial? Not only this we asked Mr. Barney Sloane.

10. 3. 2020

Mr. Barney Sloane, EAC Director, couldn´t miss last EAC annual meeting held 5 to 7 March 2020 in Prague. In a given interview he has assessed the meeting and relations...

Castle Bonfire Night 2019

27. 8. 2019

The high tourist season will find its peak in the popular Night of Castles and Chateaus. It will take place on Saturday, August 31. This year 95 heritage sites from all...

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We know what it means to take care of our heritage, and we know what it means to manage it. We ourselves look after over a hundred of the country’s most significant historic buildings – and we want to help other people do so, too. At the National Heritage Institute we have experts on mansions, cottages, factories and wayside crosses, ready to provide you with free advice on how to maintain and restore heritage objects without destroying them. We will help you to find out what is most valuable about your heritage object, and explain in several steps how to proceed in practical terms, and what to avoid. We love historic buildings. Have a look at what we offer.

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Inspirations

Restoration of Tomáš Baťa Memorial in Zlín

Tomáš Baťa Memorial is one of the most important public buildings of the constructivist era, associated with the development of Zlín between the world wars. For years,...

National Heritage Institute award
Inspirations

Rescue of the national heritage site Dřevěnka in Úpice

In the beginning of the 21st century, the conditions of this wooden building were seriously bad, and it seemed it would be lost forever. However, after nine years of...

National Heritage Institute award
Inspirations

Restoration of Chateau Štědrá

In the end of 2011, the village of Štědrá acquired the local chateau. Despite limited municipal budget, the comprehensive restoration of this vast area started...

National Heritage Institute award
Inspirations

Discovery of the late Gothic panel painting – Madonna of Těrlicko (Terlitz)

During the restoration of a picture from St. Lawrence’s Church in Těrlicko-Kostelec, a unique late Gothic panel painting was revealed. This discovery substantially...

National Heritage Institute award
Inspirations

Overall renovation of the Waterworks Tower at Letná, Prague

2018 saw the renovation of the Waterworks Tower, originally built in 1888. All construction works in the historical building were carried out very considerately; all...

National Heritage Institute award