Armoury

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Armoury

The arsenal is located in the original 18th century buildings. At the core of the collection are the weapons collected especially during the time when the castle belonged to the family of Jankovsky of Vlašim (1612-1752). In addition to older works by prominent artisans from the end of the 16th century, the collection presents especially outstanding artisanal works of 17th-century guns (repeating guns, buttocks, air rifles, windbreakers). The arsenal also includes a selection of medieval weapons (lances / 11st century /, swords /15stst ./, fortification rifles). At the heart of the oriental part are objects mainly from the Islamic region.

The armory is characterized by its romantic arrangement, creating the illusion of the knights' chambers of medieval castles. In addition to interest in artistically crafted weapons of a representative nature, members of the Jankovský family were interested in a technically new, unusual firearms solution. Many of the gunmen and decorators also worked in the court of Emperor Rudolf II. Visitors are strongly recommended to visit this unique monument of our past.

Tour organization: Tours are only possible in July and August. Other months only upon prior arrangement on order from 10 people. Guided tour, groups up to 20 people, tour duration 30 minutes. The tour can be booked. Foreigners can borrow printed texts in English and German on request. Shooting and filming in the interior of the armory (during the tour) is strictly forbidden.
The last tour starts 1 hour before the end of the opening hours.

In the summer months of July and August, we do not allow groups of up to 6 people to be booked due to the late arrival complication. Tours start at about 30 minutes according to the cashier's decision. For families up to 5 people, the reservation is possible.

Basic information

duration 30 minutes
max. 20 people

Opening hours

Period	Days	Hours
2022
1. 1.–30. 4.	closed
10. 5.–12. 5.	Tue–Thu	11.00–15.00
17. 5.–19. 5.	Tue–Thu	11.00–15.00
24. 5.–26. 5.	Tue–Thu	11.00–15.00
27. 5.–30. 6.	closed
1. 7.–31. 8.	Tue–Sun	9.00–17.00
1. 9.–31. 12.	closed

Admission

Czech guide tour

Dospělí 130 Kč
Děti do 6 let zdarma
Mládež do 18 let 90 Kč
Rodinné (2 dospělí + 1-3 děti do 15 let) 340 Kč
Senioři nad 65 let 90 Kč
Držitelé průkazu ISIC, EYCA 90 Kč
Průvodci ZTP/P zdarma
Novináři po předchozí akreditaci zdarma

Foreign-language tour

Dospělí 200 Kč
Děti do 6 let zdarma
Mládež do 18 let 140 Kč
Rodinné (2 dospělí + 1-3 děti do 15 let) 530 Kč
Senioři nad 65 let 140 Kč
Držitelé průkazu ISIC, EYCA 140 Kč
Průvodci ZTP/P zdarma
Novináři po předchozí akreditaci zdarma

Foreign language tours offered in English

reservation needed for groups only

reservation