NZM Ohrada

Museum of Forestry, Game-keeping, and Fisheries

Chateau Ohrada was built in the years 1708–1713 in baroque style according to the design of architect P. I. Bayer for Prince A. F. Schwarzenberg as a hunting lodge for organizing hunts and ostentatious hunting festivities. The hunting museum at Ohrada was founded as early as 1842, when vast collections of hunting trophies and stuffed animals were concentrated therein. It is one of the oldest Czech museums in general. The museum is located on the shore of Munický fish-pond, with the Ohrada zoo garden in close vicinity.

Exhibitions

Forestry

Exhibition on forest life, growing of forest stands, and on the development of felling and transport of timber.

Game-keeping

The exhibition maps the development of Czech game-keeping; its part is a collection of historical cold- and fire-arms.

Fisheries

The exhibition documents the development of fisheries and of the South-Bohemian fish-pond management.

Events

The NMA Ohrada organizes short-term exhibitions, prepares accompanying and education programmes for schools.

The museum organizes events for the public of which the best known are the National game-keeper festivities, which take place in June every year.

Services

The Museum offers renting of spaces for company and social events, for filming, etc.