Dům přírody Žďárských vrchů

Dům přírody Žďárských vrchů is a nature house presenting the Žďárské vrchy landscape as a “museum that isn’t a museum”. It is housed in a historic rural farmhouse from the second half of the 19th century, and visitors are invited to experience the landscape with all their senses.

The exhibition traces the landscape through time: from before humans arrived and the medieval colonization, through local industrial development and agricultural collectivization, with a glimpse of the future.

• Peat bogs and wetlands where rivers begin, with waters flowing into two different seas
• Krátká, a village conservation reserve that has kept its original character
• Dářko and Radostínské rašeliniště, among the oldest nature reserves in the country
• Educational programmes for visitors, plus a virtual tour available online

The house won the Cena hejtmana kraje Vysočina and the public prize (Cena veřejnosti) in the 2020 Vysočina Region ‘Building of the Year’ competition.