Architecture Day: Ostrava - Housing in Medieval Ostrava

Name: Architecture Day: Ostrava - Housing in Medieval Ostrava
Start: 2026-10-06T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-06T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Ostravské muzeum

took place · 6 Oct 2026

Ostrava Museum, Ostrava

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A lecture on the transformations of local architecture and housing practices from the 13th to 16th centuries. What did medieval Ostrava houses look like, how were they arranged, and what have archaeological excavations of recent decades revealed about their daily use?

Led by archaeologist Zbyněk Moravec. Co-organized by Ostravské muzeum, a public institution.

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About the venue: Ostrava Museum

Ostrava Museum has been housed since 1931 in the listed Old Town Hall building on Masaryk Square in the city centre. Its permanent exhibitions cover the history of Ostrava, archaeology, art-historical collections, geology, mineralogy, ethnography and the history of mining. The collections comprise around 300,000 inventory items; highlights include the unique Mašek astronomical clock and a 200-year-old orchestrion. The building also features a viewing tower open to visitors.

Masarykovo náměstí 1, 728 41 Ostrava Get directions

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