About House of Lobkowicz

House of Lobkowicz shares 700 years of Bohemian inspiration. Discover five unique cultural heritage sites offering full-service event design and hospitality management, diverse cultural tourism experiences, and the Lobkowicz Collections—one of Europe’s oldest and finest private art collections.
 
The 700-year-old Lobkowicz family is one of the oldest Bohemian noble families whose successive generations have played an influential role in European politics and society, especially as patrons of the arts.

The family’s art collections and properties were confiscated twice, first in 1939 by the Nazis and again after 1948 by the Communists. The Lobkowiczes were persecuted and forced to flee their homeland. After the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the family returned to then Czechoslovakia and began the restitution process to reclaim, reassemble, and restore their lost cultural heritage, permanently opening these previously hidden treasures to the public, for the first time in history.  
  
House of Lobkowicz oversees five cultural heritage sites which include the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague Castle, Nelahozeves Castle and the adjacent Antonín Dvořák Birth House, Roudnice Castle, and Střekov Castle.
 
These historic locations offer exhibitions, gastronomy, gift shops, concerts, festivals, education and research programs, and event rental opportunities for weddings, corporate functions, social celebrations, and more.

Our Vision

Sharing the past, creating the future.

Our Values

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Excellence

We are proud of what we do.

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Respect

We serve others.

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Optimism

We meet challenges with positive energy.

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Innovation

We foster experimentation.

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Community

We share and connect with others.

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Authenticity

We dare to be true.

Message From the Lobkowicz Family

The call of our roots was urgent and compelling after the seismic world events of the Velvet Revolution of 1989. It offered an unprecedented moment in history—to participate directly in the historic changes which took place in what has been our ancestral home for seven centuries.

Since our permanent return to the Czech Republic in 1991, we have completed the restitution of our confiscated cultural heritage. This 25-year process was made possible by the passage of three restitution laws under the enlightened leadership of President Václav Havel.

Our family returned as refugees, without the financial underpinnings available to our ancestors, but guided by family, faith, friends, and education. We believe these values have allowed us to survive against all the odds of history—wars, bankruptcies, Nazi and Communist confiscations, and 50 years of exile.

Today, we have an historic opportunity and responsibility: to preserve, study, and share a 700-year-old heritage with the world. We do not consider ourselves owners, but rather custodians of culture. We are not just preserving, but actively transforming the collections and properties into an expanded, dynamic, and contextual cultural heritage. Through creative stewardship, spirited public-private partnerships, and visionary benefactors, we strive to create an inspiring connection and lasting contribution to world culture and civil society.

We believe culture is something universal that serves as a bridge between the past, present, and future. It doesn’t just tell us about a time in history. It also tells us something about who we are today—and where we are going tomorrow.

We hope you will join us on this House of Lobkowicz journey of sharing the past and creating the future.

Get to Know Us

William Lobkowicz

Alexandra Lobkowicz

William Rudolf Lobkowicz

Ileana Lobkowicz

700 Years of Inspiration

700 years of leadership, wars, wine, defenestrations, love, music, literature, democracy, Nazis, Communists, restitution, restoration, blockchain...and the story continues.

2024  Opening of the Antonín Dvořák Birth House

Public opening of the renovated Antonín Dvořák Birth House as a new museum and international musical heritage site.

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2022  A Tribute to Heroes

House of Lobkowicz hosts A Tribute to Heroes Benefit event for Ukraine. It includes a performance of Beethoven’s Third Symphony (Eroica), the “Heroic Symphony,” by the Czech Sinfonietta, followed by a silent auction of works from the exhibition Queens of Ukraine, which highlights the stories of Ukrainian women affected by the war. The auction raised 250,000 CZK, which was donated to the humanitarian organization Magna to supply medicine and materials for hospitals and clinics in Ukraine.

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2021  Cellist Yo-Yo Ma visits Antonín Dvořák’s Birth House

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma visits the Antonín Dvorak Birth House, marking a historic moment where he performs the first movement of Dvořák’s American String Quartet, op. 96, in a masterclass with young musicians from the Czech Chamber Music Academy (AKH).

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2024  3D Scan of Střekov Castle

Completed 3D scan of Střekov Castle in partnership with ČVUT (Czech Technical University)

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2021  Non-Fungible Castle is born

Launch of Non-Fungible Castle, which explores the convergence of the arts with NFTs (non-fungible tokens), blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence as a creative platform and philanthropic tool to restore, preserve, and authenticate cultural heritage. The sale of NFTs from this event funded an unprecedented over 60 restoration projects in the Lobkowicz Collections.

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2020  250th Anniversary of Beethoven

On the occasion of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, we celebrated his legacy by lending some of our greatest Beethoven works, including the Fifth Symphony and original accounting records, to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna for a monumental exhibition, Beethoven Moves, and the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn. In addition to a temporary exhibition dedicated to Beethoven in the Lobkowicz Palace, we also published a catalogue entitled: The Lobkowicz Collections Music Series: Beethoven.

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What does stewardship mean to us?

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Restoring

Restoring allows us to bring damaged cultural heritage back to life.
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Preserving

Preserving safeguards cultural heritage–and its stories–for future generations.
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Sharing

Sharing makes cultural heritage accessible to the world.
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Engaging

Engaging offers meaningful experiences with culture through events, research, and education.
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Creating

Creating something new, inspired by the past, invites others to participate.
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Building

Building and rebuilding community connects us to one another.

Media

Památník Antonína Dvořáka v Nelahozevsi

Původně barokní rodný dům slavného českého skladatele Antonína Dvořáka, nacházející se v blízkosti nelahozeveského zámku, představuje velmi důležitou destinaci pro milovníky hudby z celého světa. Areál spravuje nezisková společnost Lobkowicz Collections, která představí koncem dubna jeho proměnu v hudebně zaměřené kulturní centrum.

Nevšední zážitek v Lobkowiczkém paláci

Donátorská řada Lobkowicz abonmá orchestru PKF – Prague Philharmonia je svého druhu specifickým cyklem směřovaným zejména mecenášům. Pro letošní rok organizátoři připravili čtyři koncerty, přičemž celá řada má podtitul . Zahajovací koncert nazvaný proběhl ve čtvrtek 4. dubna v reprezentativních prostorách Lobkowiczkého paláce na Pražském hradě.

Interview: William E. Lobkowicz on the power of culture to unite a fractured world

The head of the House of Lobkowicz discusses change at Prague Castle, the renovation of Dvořák’s Birth House, and Czechia’s rich cultural heritage. Meet William E. Lobkowicz for the first time, and you might not suspect that he belongs to a noble family that was, for centuries, among the most powerful in Bohemia.

Blockchainový aristokrat William R. Lobkowicz

Čerstvý třicátník William R. Lobkowicz se pomocí moderních technologií vrhá do péče o sedmisetleté dědictví roudnické větve českého šlechtického rodu. A prošlapává cestu filantropii a mecenášství do jednadvacátého století.