Easter at the Museum

Traditional Easter customs and related crafts will come to life on Saturday, March 28, at the Kinský Chateau in Valašské Meziříčí. Come and taste traditional pastries, make festive decorations or items needed for the traditional Wallachian Easter whipping (šmigrust), or try the Easter trail game around the chateau grounds. Skilled Easter egg painters and a woodcarver will demonstrate their craft. The atmosphere will be complemented from 1:00 PM by a musical performance by students of the Alfréd Radok Elementary School of Arts in Valašské Meziříčí.

PROGRAM

Easter egg painting demonstrations
Braiding traditional Easter whips (tatar)
Baking traditional jidáše pastries
Traditional egg dyeing
Making a Morena (spring ritual figure)
Easter treasure hunt
Wooden crafts by Krkosha
Pastry makers from Podlesí

During the event, you can also visit the permanent exhibition and the current temporary exhibition, relax in the museum café, or let your children play in the children’s playroom.