The Regional Museum of Valpovo is located in the former family residence of the Valpovo nobility, the Baroque castle Prandau-Normann, in the centre of Valpovo. The families of the barons Hilleprand von Prandau and counts von Norman Ehrenfels were in the possession of the castle – fort from 1721 to 1945. During those two and a half centuries, the estate dictated the entire cultural life of Valpovo, but also of Slavonia and Baranja. The Museum today keeps a valuable collection from the heritage of the noble families. Considering that the Regional Museum of Valpovo is located in the family home, the heritage has been presented in an authentic ambience. The objects from the inventory of the castle tell us about the preferences and the lifestyle of the family that was surrounded by them every day. Today, the objects are demonstrating the wealth and the refined taste of the family members, but also the organisation of the household.
The exhibition presents a porcelain collection, a glassware collection, a silverware collection, and several items of furniture. The holdings of the Valpovo museum also include works of fine art: miniatures on ivory, oils on canvas, aquarelles, copper-plate etchings and copper-plate engravings, and lithographs by famous authors. We are also presenting a valuable collection of old photographs from the family heritage. The authors of those photographs are world-famous photographers from the period when photography was in its infancy.
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