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Church of the Holy Trinity in Valašské Meziříčí

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Church of the Holy Trinity in Valašské Meziříčí is a small half-timbered church from the latter half of the 16th century. Now listed in the register of national heritage, it was a church with regular services until the 1950s. In 1963, it was put in the care of the Wallachian Open Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and 8 years later, the predecessor of the Wallachian Regional Museum, the National History Institute in Vsetín took it over.

In 2018-2019 almost 12 million CZK was used to cover a large-scale renovation (for more information, click HERE). There is a permanent display of wood and stone sculptures from altars, gravestones and architecture. The church has occasionally been open for artistic and cultural events and after the next phase of renovation works, it should be open to the general public.

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The museum lapidary is located in the former church cemetery by the Church of the Holy Trinity in Valašské Meziříčí. This listed half-timbered church is an example of provincial church architecture of the 16th century with extensions in the style of Baroque. In architectural morphology: the reverberations of the Gothic style are combined with deliberate references to Gothic style and with elements in the style of the Baroque.
The cemetery Church of Saint Trinity was first documented in 1605. The side chapel was built in 1754 and the wooden church nave, lined with a gallery on the outside, is from the same time period. An engraving of the knight Jan Žernovský of Žernoví on a tombstone inside is marked with the year 1585. In 1908, the church was going to be demolished, but thanks to Prof. E. Domluvil, it was saved and adapted for church services for grammar school students. There also used to be pilgrimages here on Trinity Sunday and church services would traditionally be held on this holiday.
In 1919, the cemetery around the church was closed. The church served its original purpose until the 1950s and in 1963 it was entrusted to the museum for preservation. The Wallachian Open Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm had the roof repaired and installed a small tower on the church.
The National History Institute in Vsetín took it over in 1971. Renovation was finished in 1980, when the first lapidary exhibit was open. In the late 1990s, another major restoration was needed and the lapidarium was re-opened in 2001.

The Regional Wallachian Museum makes the renovated Church of the Holy Trinity available for rent. The space can be used for weddings, performances or other artistic or cultural events.

WEDDINGS
The museum rents out the premises but the ceremonies need to be arranged with the City Register Office in Valašské Meziříčí (Phone: 571 674 255 or 571 674 256). With the museum you can rent the church for a wedding by signing a simple contract.

Wedding Ceremony: 3 000 Kč

RENTING PREMISES FOR ART EVENTS

Church Space
- suitable for concerts, fashion shows, discussions or art events
- 205 m², dimensions 27.7 × 6.7 m
- seats up to 150 in an arrangement like in a theatre auditorium
- stage lighting system is available
- there are no bathrooms in the church!
- shortest rent period is 2 hours
PRICE 500 Kč/hr.

Additional Services
- subject to agreement, space setup prior and post-event 270 Kč/hr
- setup and use of data projector can be provided for extra charge 200 Kč/hr

The rental price includes basic cleaning

If you are interested in renting space at the castle, please contact us and we will be happy to show you around. We will do our best to meet your needs.

Melichaříková Bohdana, Marketing Assistant – Rentals
Phone: 734 420 009
e-mail: melicharikova@muzeumvalassko.cz