Culture

You can enhance your stay in Karlovy Vary by visiting a museum, theater, cinema, or concert. There is a wide selection of cultural events in Vary.

Museums

Visit product museums typical for Karlovy Vary. You can learn about the history and production of Becherovka or about the operation of the world-famous Moser glassworks. Art lovers will enjoy several museums and galleries.

Historic coral building with Becherovka sign, ground-floor café and specialty shop on a lively city square

Jan Becher Museum

Pastel-pink three-story museum on a riverside street, arched ground-floor windows, central entrance with visitors and parked cars

Karlovy Vary Museum

Orange historic-style hotel with glass canopy entrance, paved path and three tall reflective metal sculptures on the lawn.

Moser Museum

Historic white riverside building with grand central entrance, red banners, pruned trees and grassy promenade beneath wooded hillside.

Art Gallery

Giant white teapot and cup sculpture on a lawn beside the Thun ceramics factory shop with the factory building behind

Thun - Porcelain Factory

Municipal art gallery façade with large display windows, wooden double doors, ceramic artworks and seasonal displays on a paved plaza.

Karlovy Vary City Gallery

Theatres

Vacation is an ideal opportunity to attend a theater performance.

Ornate historic hotel façade with arched windows, balconies and grand entrance lit at dusk, potted palms and street parking

Karlovy Vary City Theatre

Historic green three-story building with tall windows and gated entrance, empty parking lot, leafy trees and wooded hillside in background

Husovka Theatre

Cinemas

Karlovy Vary is a city of film, visit some of the cinemas and choose a movie according to your preference and mood.

Čas Cinema

Navy-and-orange cinema facade Kino Drahomíra with arched poster windows, framed movie posters and yellow double doors

Drahomíra Cinema

Festivals

Karlovy Vary is the venue for several significant events. The film festival's reputation is worldwide, but Karlovy Vary offers more. Food lovers, classical music enthusiasts, and jazz fans will find their festival here.

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Elegant hotel ballroom concert: conductor and soprano leading full orchestra amid seated audience under chandeliers

Beethoven Days

Full symphony orchestra on stage with conductor and solo violinist, strings, winds, harp and double basses in formal concert setting

Dvořák Karlovy Vary Autumn

Jazzfest

Full symphony orchestra on a red-lit concert stage, conductor acknowledging applause from a seated, well-dressed audience in grand hall

Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

If you are music lovers, you will surely appreciate the opportunity to attend one of the concerts of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra. This successful orchestra, which participates in Czech and international music festivals, guarantees a high-quality experience.

Small indoor planetarium with hanging planet models, star-painted ceiling, central projector on a tripod and illuminated rocket display case

František Krejčí Observatory

You will have an extraordinary experience by visiting the František Krejčí Observatory. You can attend the evening sky observation and learn interesting information about the mysterious distances that surround us.