Location: Ostrava
Top Things to do in Ostrava
The 10 Best Museums in Ostrava, Moravia
Ostrava (Polish: Ostrawa, German: Ostrau or Mährisch Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and is the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is 15 km (9 mi) from the border with Poland, at the meeting point of four rivers: the Odra, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina. In terms of both population and area Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, the second largest city in Moravia, and the largest city in Czech Silesia. It straddles the border of the two historic provinces of Moravia and Silesia. The population was around 300,000 in 2013. The wider conurbation – which also includes the towns of Bohumín, Doubrava, Havířov, Karviná, Orlová, Petřvald and Rychvald – is home to about 500,000 people, making it the largest urban area in the Czech Republic apart from the capital, Prague.
Restaurants in Ostrava
1. Landek Park Mining Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 202 reviews
Reviewed By milis2013 - Prague, Czech Republic
We made a reservation by phone in advance. We took a bus, then take into consideration some upto 20 minutes of walk till you arrive at meeting place (behind Harenda Barborka). The guides both in the mine and at the museum are old miners, find of their job. And you feel it from their every word, their effort to explain, what, where, why. They make the tour most atractive and you are getting back with a lot of information. You will go through mine some 420 metres below and so you will get the very exact idea how difficult the miners' work was and still is. The museum shows the rescue facilities, the guide added a lot of stories. We recommend to visit this place and many many thanks to the excellent guides!
2. The House of Art
3. Svet Techniky
4. PLATO Ostrava
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
PLATO, an art gallery based in Ostrava. It showcases work by truly outstanding contemporary artists, both Czech-based and international, presented in the gallery's spaces and in the esplanade of the Multifunctional Hall Gong (1000 m2). PLATO provides opportunities to encounter a diverse range of contemporary art forms and amplifies discussions on its themes, subjects, contributions and possibilities.
5. Toy museum
6. Ostrava Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 32 reviews
The first museum in Ostrava was established already in 1872. It was founded by a teacher, cultural worker and collector Karel Jaromír Bukovanský in Silesian Ostrava. Is situated in one of the oldest buildings in Ostrava, in the former City Hall at the Masaryk’s square. During the reconstruction in 2005 a new carillon was installed, which consists of 22 bells weighing from 5 to 220 kg. The largest and heaviest bell weighs 234 kg and has the inscription Urbs in mótu (City in Motion). The carillon plays melodies typical of Ostrava. The museum focuses on the history of Ostrava and the social, scientific and natural conditions of the Ostrava region. Unique exhibits include Mašek's room astronomical clock from the beginning of the 20th century, an orchestration made by Jan Klepetář or Šusta's paleontological collection of carbon.
7. Milan Dobes Museum
8. Moravian-Silesian Railway Museum
9. The World of Miniatures
10. Planetarium Ostrava
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
