Museum sights in Plzeň
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Museum of Plzeň's Historical Underground
The extraordinary Museum of Plzeň's Historical Underground is a web of passages under the town. The earliest were probably dug in the 14th century, perhaps for beer production or defence; the latest date from the 19th century. Of an estimated 11km excavated in the 1970s and '80s, some 500m is open to the public.
Plzeň's wealthier set used to have wells in their cellars. Overuse led to severe water shortages until a municipal water system was established in the 15th century. When wells dried up they were often filled with rubbish and buried; these have yielded an amazing trove of artefacts. The tunnels are dotted with exhibits of wooden water pumps, mining tools, pewter, …
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Diocese Museum
In the former Franciscan monastery (klášter Františkánů) next door to the Assumption Church is the Diocese museum with tours of a fine collection of church statues. The real reason to visit is to see the little St Barbara chapel (kaple sv Barbory) on the cloister's eastern side; structurally unaltered since it was built in the 13th century, it bears the remains of decorative frescoes added as early as the 15th century.
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Brewery museum
The Brewery museum offers an insight into how beer was made (and drunk) in the days before Prazdroj was founded. Highlights include a mock-up of a 19th-century pub, a huge wooden beer tankard from Siberia and a collection of beer mats. All have English captions and there's a good English written guide available. Look out for the pic of Louis Armstrong enjoying a cold one, and enjoy a glass of tasty unfiltered beer afterwards in the attached pub.
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West Bohemian Museum
The West Bohemian Museum fills a magnificent agglomeration of buildings. In the basement the original armoury (zbrojnice) features a weapons collection; the ground floor has changing exhibits while the second floor houses an exhibit of glass and porcelain in the magnificent Art Nouveau Jubilee hall (Jubilejní sál).
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Ethnographic Museum
The Ethnographic Museum has a small collection of moderate interest.
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