Education Programs Lobkowicz Palace

Discover the treasure trove that is the Lobkowicz Collections with a guided tour of the permanent exhibition at the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague Castle. Students will be introduced to selected themes and objects on display. Highlights include the Infant Jesus of Prague, pomander, dinner services, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Haymaking. The tour will be followed by two interactive workshops in which students will use special techniques to create Renaissance jewelry, as well as learn about the basic principles of landscape painting.

Age Group: 5–11 years old 

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Program Duration: 90 minutes 

Capacity: 25 + 2x teachers/guardians for free (please contact us for larger group requests) 

Admission: 80 CZK per student

Learning Outcomes: Children learn the basic components of pre-modern society and can name them (ruler, nobility, church, subjects), understand the importance of noble portraits for representation and communication, familiarize themselves with the history of pomander, and identify the periods of Renaissance painting. 

Subjects: Art and Culture 

Location: Lobkowicz Palace

Join us for a playful guided tour of Nelahozeves Castle, introducing you to a range of subjects and historical objects that span the vast Lobkowicz Collections. Individual tasks, combined with an accompanying worksheet, relate to the subjects of music, fine and decorative arts. Highlighted themes include historic globes (the subject for a subsequent workshop), genealogy, Beethoven, Peter Paul Rubens’ Hygeia Nourishing the Sacred Serpent, hygiene, and Luis de Caullery’s Five Senses in the Garden of Love. 

Age Group: 7–11 years old

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Program Duration: 90 minutes

Capacity: 25 + 2x teachers/guardians for free (please contact us for larger group requests)

Admission: 150 CZK per student 

Learning Outcomes: Students learn about the highlights of the Lobkowicz Collections and family history, understand the importance of historical art collections and their cultural role in society today, and identify the elements of Renaissance architecture. 

Subjects: Art History, History, Architecture 

Location: Nelahozeves Castle 

Notes/Prerequisites: This tour is additionally offered to families on weekends.

The Curator Challenge is a program that allows students to assume the role of curators to inspect, document, and research an uncatalogued object from the Lobkowicz Collections. Their task is to determine what the objects are, how they were used historically, and what impact they had on society. After completing their research, students present their findings at the Lobkowicz Palace or Nelahozeves Castle to peers, parents, teachers, and the Lobkowicz Collections team. We have been facilitating this program since it was first developed in 2010 by Alexandra Lobkowicz in cooperation with the International School of Prague. The accredited program won a TieCare International Service Learning Award from the Central and Eastern European School Association in 2014.

Age Group: This program can be adjusted for different age groups, from 11–13 years old (middle school students) to 18–22 years old (undergraduate students)

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Program Duration: 3–4 months 

(hands-on analysis of objects + research period + final presentation) 

Capacity: Adjustable based on individual requests 

Admission: Adjustable based on individual requests

Learning Outcomes: Students gain critical thinking and research skills, develop a greater understanding of the purpose and provenance of their objects, and enhance their public presentation capabilities.  

Subjects: History, Art History 

Location: Lobkowicz Palace, Nelahozeves Castle 

Prerequisites/Notes: Please note this program requires considerable planning and preparation well in advance. Thus, our team has limited capacity for its frequency and availability in one academic year. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us.