The "Service Quarters of the Chateau" exhibition offers a compelling glimpse into aristocratic life at Kačina Chateau. Explore authentic basement spaces featuring reconstructed areas like the historical laundry, ironing room, and original wine and ice cellars. The central chateau kitchen, complete with a replica bread oven and period implements, showcases the essential daily operations. This unique perspective on "below stairs" existence perfectly complements the grand representative salons above.
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This exhibition, located in the authentic basement spaces of Kačina Chateau, presents the former service rooms essential for the chateau's inhabitants. Visitors can explore reconstructed areas like the chateau laundry, ironing room, wine cellars, ice room, and the central chateau kitchen.
Located in the authentic basement spaces of Kačina Chateau, the 'Service Quarters of the Chateau' exhibition offers a glimpse into the essential activities that sustained aristocratic life. Visitors can explore distinct areas such as the chateau laundry, complete with boiling cauldrons and equipment, and the ironing room featuring nineteenth-century mangles and irons. The original cellars have been renovated to showcase their past functions, including wine storage, preservation of fruits and vegetables, and the ice room, which was historically used for meat storage. Undoubtedly, the highlight is the chateau kitchen, which, despite retaining only a stone sink from its original setup, features a faithful replica of the bread oven combined with a cooking stove, a chimney for smoking meats, kitchen furniture, and a wide array of dishes and implements. Adjacent rooms include a pantry and a storage room for kitchenware. The exhibition also includes the living quarters for cooks and a woodshed. All reconstructions are based on inheritance lists of the Choteks and use surviving objects and nineteenth-century museum collection items, respecting the original use of each space. This exhibition complements the representative salons on the ground floor, offering a comprehensive view of both 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' life in an aristocratic home.
The 'Life Below the Stairs: Servants’ Quarters' exhibition is a non-guided tour with specific pricing for adults, students, and seniors. Children up to 18 years have free admission. The Exhibition Floor also offers a non-guided tour with similar pricing structures. Gift tickets are available for purchase online or at the museum box office and are valid for 365 days. Various categories of visitors, including children from orphanages, holders of specific disability cards, and museum association members, are eligible for free admission. Combined tickets are available for NZM Kačina and other partner institutions, allowing access to one tour at each location. Please check the website for detailed opening hours, as they vary significantly by month and season, and note that specific dates require advance booking for groups from May and September onwards. Prices are listed in CZK. For specific tour times and group bookings, visitors are directed to the museum's ticket information and contact details provided on the website.
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