The Moravian Museum occupies a grand 18th-century palace on Zelný trh and is the second-largest museum in the Czech Republic. Its collections span natural history, archaeology, and the ethnography of the Moravian region, with particular strength in its prehistoric holdings. The Anthropos Pavilion, a satellite building dedicated to prehistory, houses the Venus of Dolní Věstonice and an extensive collection of Ice Age artefacts from South Moravian excavation sites.
The main museum building covers geology, mineralogy, zoology, and botany alongside the cultural history of Moravia from the Roman period through the 19th century. The collections are well presented but extensive — a full visit takes several hours. If time is short, head directly to the Anthropos Pavilion for the prehistoric highlights.