Postal Museum Vyšší Brod
Visit the branch of the Postal Museum located in the grounds of the 13th-century Cistercian monastery.
You’ll find the branch of the Postal Museum in Vyšší Brod in the historic building of the former abbey of the 13th-century Cistercian monastery. The exhibition, covering almost 2,000 m², vividly presents the development and transformation of postal services.
What awaits you?
- A comprehensive exhibition on the history of postal services in the Czech lands from 1526 to the present
- The largest collection of carriages and coaches from the 19th century in the Czech Republic
- Historical postal uniforms, signboards, cash registers, mailboxes, and maps
- Samples of correspondence, old writing instruments, franking and stamping machines
- Reconstructions of post offices from the 18th and 20th centuries
- Telegraph, teletype, and telephone equipment
- Late Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque interiors
- … and plenty of other fascinating items
