Slate Museum in Budišov nad Budišovkou

Visitors to the Slate Museum in Budišov nad Budišovkou will learn about the history of slate mining and the ways in which the stone was processed. It is housed in a listed old mill from the 18th century and presents the seven-century history of slate in this part of Opavské Slezsko.

Visitors will learn that slate was not only used for roofing. In the museum, they will see a slate clock, writing tablets used in schools and an inkwell. Slate was also used to make gramophone records.

Among the museum’s exhibits are old mining carts, which enthusiasts have managed to save and preserve so that people can now get an idea of how slate was mined. In addition, a documentary film from the underground of the slate mine will also bring the atmosphere of the mine to life.

Slate mining has been a part of the area around Budišov nad Budišovkou for centuries. It was mined here as early as the 13th century and, according to historians, the very name of the town of Budišov was created thanks to mining activity – allegedly based on the fact that miners lived in shacks, i.e. in the vernacular “budach”.

Visitors to Budišov nad Budišovkou can learn about the history of slate from the educational Slate Trail.

Contact

Muzeum břidlice
Na mlýnské strouze 230
747 87 Budišov nad Budišovkou

E-mail: muzeum@krajinabridlice.cz
Web: http://www.krajinabridlice.cz/
Tel.: +420 725 852 076