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Museum Photo Studio Seidel Invites Its Visitors

The Museum Photo Studio Seidel has been festively opened on the 5th June. In attendance were members of the Seidel family, governor of the South Bohemian Region Mr. Jan Zahradník, First Deputy to the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic Mr. František Mikeš and other important partners of this project.

Members of the Seidel family during the festive opening of the Museum Photo Studio Seidel, 5th June 2008. Photo by: Lubor Mrázek

This Museum, dedicated to the famous local photographers, has been open to the public from Friday 6th June and can be visited daily between 9 am and 6 pm. Group viewings begin every hour on the hour and the last one starts at 5 pm. Entry fee is 130 Czech crowns.

Festive Opening of the Museum Photo Studio Seidel, 5th June 2008, photo by: Lubor Mrázek Governor of the South Bohemian Region Mr. Jan Zahradník, Town Mayor of Český Krumlov Mr. Luboš Jedlička, director of the ČKRF s.r.o. Mr. Miroslav Reitinger and Mr. Robert Baierl from the Böhmerwald-Museum Passau during the the festive opening of the Museum Photo Studio Seidel, 5th June 2008. Photo by: Lubor Mrázek Festive Opening of the Museum Photo Studio Seidel, 5th June 2008, photo by: Lubor Mrázek

The exhibition installed in the former photo studio of Josef and František Seidel will intrigue you with the well-preserved atmosphere from the 20’s and 30’s and a large number of unique period photos, photo postcards, glass negatives as well as original but still functioning instruments such as photo cameras, magnifiers or dark room equipment.

Festive Opening of the Museum Photo Studio Seidel, 5th June 2008, photo by: Lubor Mrázek Festive Opening of the Museum Photo Studio Seidel, 5th June 2008, photo by: Lubor Mrázek Festive Opening of the Museum Photo Studio Seidel, 5th June 2008, photo by: Lubor Mrázek

For detailed information on the museum, viewings and reservation, please view www.ckrumlov.cz/seidel.