Port 1560. A new cultural and social centre of Český Krumlov built on the premises of a former Schwarzenberg brewery.
Port means entrance, a gate, a harbour. And the date 1560? That is the year when in the barbican of Český Krumlov beer was brewed for the first time.
The first premises you come across is an architectural rarity: Portál, the portal of the visitor centre. The koehlschips used to be placed in here and now it has become the entrance gate to the premises.
Buy tickets More about PortálCarefully selected exhibition Work in Varna will show you how beer was brewed at the end of the 19th century and that it was not easy at all.
More about the exposition More about VarnaIt is full of artistic imaginations that come into life in symbiosis with one-hundred-year-old technologies. Expect the unexpectable and set off for the exhibition Dreams.
More about the exposition More about HvozdIn the reconstructed original widow´s residence of Anna von Regendorf you will find an interactive exhibition Life, which introduces common days of the citizens one hundred years ago.
More about the exposition More about PalácUnder the common name Art, it presents projects of renown artists (members of the Association of Czech Graphic Artists HOLLAR Prague) and art workshops.
More about the exposition More about PalácAn oasis of green tranquillity just next to the premises. An ideal place to enjoy a picnic, something from the café or the snack bar and to experience a cultural event from local as well as world artists.
More about ZahradaAs the only local brewery in Český Krumlov we follow up on the successful historical tradition of the Schwarzenberg brewery.
More about the breweryThe first premises you come across is an architectural rarity: Portál, the portal of the visitor centre. The koehlschips used to be placed in here and now it has become the entrance gate to the premises.
Buy tickets More about PortálCarefully selected exhibition Work in Varna will show you how beer was brewed at the end of the 19th century and that it was not easy at all.
More about the exposition More about PortálIt is full of artistic imaginations that come into life in symbiosis with one-hundred-year-old technologies. Expect the unexpectable and set off for the exhibition Dreams.
More about the exposition More about HvozdIn the reconstructed original widow´s residence of Anna von Regendorf you will find an interactive exhibition Life, which introduces common days of the citizens one hundred years ago.
More about the exposition More about PalácAn oasis of green tranquillity just next to the premises. An ideal place to enjoy a picnic, something from the café or the snack bar and to experience a cultural event from local as well as world artists.
More about the exposition More about ZahradaAs the only local brewery in Český Krumlov we follow up on the successful historical tradition of the Schwarzenberg brewery.
More about the brewery
Český Krumlov is one of the most picturesque towns not only in the Czech Republic, but in all Europe. Every person that visited this place just ones knows what we are talking about. There are thousands of reasons why to fall in love with this town on the Vltava River. Preserved historical centre full of beautiful Renaissance and Baroque buildings, dominant castle, the Latrán district, churches, monasteries, chapels, the picturesque squares as well as the meandering presence of the river. However, also the many cafés, restaurants, galleries, concerts, romantic streets, and nooks, where the time has stopped.
And the surrounding areas? Just as attractive as the town itself. Ideal for hiking, cycling, canoeing but also just wandering in two. Český Krumlov is a place rich with its history, culture and beautiful nature that attracts tourists from all around the world. And among its monuments a new one has been added now - the new cultural and social centre Port 1560.
The first mention can be found in the written documents from 1253, where Krumlov is identified as Chrumbenowe. In the Latin documents the town was called Crumlovia or Crumlovium.
Book April 13 and 14 for the first creative linocut workshop for children as well as adults under the supervision of Pavel Piekar.
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The iconic premises of PORT 1560 is the Hvozd. Here one of the key process of beer brewing processes was taking place: drying of sprouted barley and is transformation into malt.
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On the last day of February, we will be opening the cultural and social centre Port 1560 to public. You can visit our expositions Life. Work. Dreams. Art. in the premises of Palác, Varna, Hvozd and Galerie.
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