Museum Fotoateliér Seidel (Český Krumlov)
The Seidel Photo Studio Museum is located in the original building that the important early 20th century photographer, Josef Seidel, had built in 1905 as a photographic studio. An archive numbering 140,000 images, mostly glass negatives, has still been preserved from the studio’s heyday, in which Josef Seidel captured Český Krumlov, its inhabitants, the town’s surroundings, and a large part of the Šumava Forest. The museum still maintains the preserved and functional equipment and darkroom as well as the photographer's personal belongings. You can even have your photograph taken in period dress before an original historical backdrop.
In 1948, the son of the famous photographer, František Seidel, was subject to the nationalization of a large number of his father‘s postcard negatives. From that moment, the photographer almost never returned to the studio, working only in his darkroom, and this is probably why the studio is still preserved in its original form.
The Seidel Photo Studio Museum is located in the original building that the important early 20th century photographer, Josef Seidel, had built in 1905 as a photographic studio. An archive numbering 140,000 images, mostly glass negatives, has still been preserved from the studio’s heyday, in which Josef Seidel captured Český Krumlov, its inhabitants, the town’s surroundings, and a large part of the Šumava Forest. The museum still maintains the preserved and functional equipment and darkroom as well as the photographer's personal belongings. You can even have your photograph taken in period dress before an original historical backdrop.
In 1948, the son of the famous photographer, František Seidel, was subject to the nationalization of a large number of his father‘s postcard negatives. From that moment, the photographer almost never returned to the studio, working only in his darkroom, and this is probably why the studio is still preserved in its original form.
October–April (Tu–Su)
9:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00, last tour 16:00
May–September (Mo–Su)
9:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00, last tour 16:00
Linecká 272
Český Krumlov
Phone: +420 736 503 871
info@seidel.cz
www.seidel.cz/
