Insects – Beauty and Wealth of the Czech Midlands

The Regional Museum in Chomutov at the town hall (náměstí 1. máje 1) hosts the exhibition "Insects – Beauty and Wealth of the Czech Midlands" from 26 March to 13 September 2026. The exhibition was borrowed from the Regional Museum in Teplice, where it was held in 2023. It presents the largest and most comprehensive collection of butterflies from the Czech Midlands – a total of 1,985 species – supplemented by colourful and exotic butterflies from museum collections and private breeding. Visitors will see approximately 50 boxes with prepared insects from the region.

Besides insect specimens, visitors can enjoy a special binocular magnifying glass, beekeeping suits, an educational beehive, a short video about bees for children, tactile boxes with mysterious objects, and the "Insect Detectives" search game for families with children. The museum has prepared an educational programme for schools and a rich accompanying programme for the public: a lecture by the only forensic entomologist in the Czech Republic, lectures by Pavel Krásenskýabout ants and his workshop on insect photography, Insect Museum Night, Butterfly Night in Bezručovo údolí, and guided tours of the exhibition.

The exhibition is realised with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.