Letecké muzeum Ing. Jana Kašpara
Museum Dedicated to the History of Czech Aviation and Pioneer Jan Kašpar
The Ing. Jan Kašpar Aviation Museum is a specialized aviation and technology museum located in the city of Pardubice in the Pardubice Region. The museum is housed on the former airport grounds and is dedicated to the history of Czech aviation, with an emphasis on pioneer flights and the work of Ing. Jan Kašpar, who performed the first Czech flight in Pardubice. It offers extensive exhibitions including a collection of historical aircraft, engines, uniforms, and documentation on the development of air transport.
Access
The museum is located on the outskirts of the city of Pardubice (accessible from the D35 motorway) in the direction of Hradec Králové. Visitors are advised to park in the free parking lot with sufficient capacity, which is located directly in front of the museum grounds near the main entrance. From there, it is only a few meters to the entrance. The nearest railway station, Pardubice hlavní nádraží, is less than five kilometers away.
Things Worth Discovering
Nearby is the historic city of Pardubice with the dominant Zámek Pardubice and Zelená brána Pardubice. Less than twenty kilometers to the north lies the extensive Zámek Kunětická hora and the city of Hradec Králové with the Bílá věž Hradec Králové. It is also worth visiting the Rozhledna na Kunětické hoře and the Veselý Kopec Open-Air Museum.
