The castle theatre contains one of the most remarkable collection of theatre costumes from the 17th and 18th century in Europe: more than 150 pieces of theatrical and...

Authors: Hans Wetschel and Leo Märkel,

The decorations of the Krumlov theatre were painted by Viennese painters Johann Wetschel and Leo Merkel in 1766 and 1767. The large collection contains eleven complete...

The lightning played a significant role the 18th century theatre. Therefore, it is very important that more than 400 pieces of lights and equipment have been preserved...

The painters of decorations, Wetschel and Merkl, painted the auditorium including the ceiling, where they depicted various ancient gods with Apollo in the middle of...

There are more than 170  stage props  as a part of the preserved equipment,  mostly from the second half of the 18th century.

The castle theatre has been preserved with complicated stage machinery, primarily created for scenery changes on an open stage and for various effects, including several...