Next week, the reconstruction of the new museum will begin in Kolín

Kolin - Next week, reconstruction of the new main building of the regional museum, known as the Veigert House, will begin at Karlovo náměstí in Kolín. Along with the repairs, archaeological research will also be conducted on site, said the museum director Vladimír Rišlink to ČTK. The restoration of the cultural monument from the 13th century, managed by the Central Bohemia region, will cost approximately 133 million crowns, part of which will be financed by European funds.
    The new regional museum building in Kolín is expected to open to the public next summer. "The archaeological research is linked to the removal of items that are in the courtyard. The concrete foundations of the unfinished auditorium and the summer stage, which was planned there in the 1980s, must be demolished," said Rišlink to ČTK.
    After the completion of the work, visitors will find a museum shop and a city information center on the ground floor of the building, which will move there from Na Hradbách street. The museum will feature several exhibitions, such as one on the Battle of Kolín or a natural science exhibit, which the town has not had until now. According to Rišlink, there will also be an exhibition on the history of the house, storage for collectible items, a research room, and a multipurpose hall for events, concerts, discussions, or educational programs.
    The regional museum in Kolín is currently located in three buildings on Brandlova street. The Červinkovský House will be used to host exhibitions of visual arts and artistic crafts. Dvořák's Museum, also known as the new parish school, will continue to display a prehistoric exhibit, and the so-called old parish school will return to the town.
    The Veigert House at Karlovo náměstí in Kolín was built in the second half of the 13th century. In the late 15th century, its owner was Jakub Krčín the Elder from Jelčany, the grandfather of the famous fishpond owner Jakub Krčín from Jelčany. In the first third of the 18th century, the house was owned by a municipal official and later manager of the Radovesnice estate, Pavel Samuelis. At that time, a Baroque reconstruction was carried out. In the 18th century and at the beginning of the 19th century, the house was owned by the wealthy Veigert family. It was reconstructed into its present late classicist form in 1863 by merchant Josef Turnau.