Tours and tickets

The guided tour Architecture of Dolní Vítkovice will take you through both the original and revitalised parts of the area. You will learn about 19th-century industrial architecture, the transformation of the steel city, and what brownfields are. The tour starts at the Gong Gallery and lasts for 100 minutes.

A guided tour of Blast Furnace No. 1 in Dolní Vítkovice during the evening hours. You will take the skip lift to a platform at a height of 45 metres, see the tapping point and the original control room, and ascend to the Bolt Tower at the top of the furnace.

A guided tour of Blast Furnace No. 1 in Dolní Vítkovice. The skip lift takes you to a platform at a height of 45 metres, where you will learn how iron was smelted. You will see the tapping point and the original control room, and ascend to the top of the furnace at Bolt Tower.

When visiting Bolt Café, you will ascend to Bolt Tower, the observation extension of Blast Furnace No. 1 in Dolní Vítkovice. The price includes prepaid consumption in the café nearly 80 meters above the ground, and you can also use Bolt Tower as a viewpoint for Ostrava and the Beskydy mountains.

With a guide, you will ascend to the top of Blast Furnace No. 1 in Dolní Vítkovice and enter the viewing platform of Bolt Tower. You will have free time at the viewpoint, after which you will return down with the guide. The tour lasts approximately 60 minutes.

Guided tour of the former coke plant in Dolní Vítkovice. You will walk through the tunnel of the coke battery and the machine maintenance workshop to the control room, from where the coal supply was managed. You will learn how coke was produced from coal for the blast furnaces.

During the Halloween event, the Bolt Tower at the blast furnace in Dolní Vítkovice transforms into a dark haunted tower. Expect ghosts, games, and surprises for the whole family. Tours depart at 16:00 every half hour.

The Coal Journey – Special is a guided tour of Dolní Vítkovice following the trail of coal that was prepared here for coke production. It will take you to the tippler, the coal mill, and the control room of the coal service, and augmented reality will show you the coke batteries at their peak.

One ticket for the Great World of Technology and the Small World of Technology U6 in Dolní Vítkovice. With one ticket, you will see modern interactive exhibitions as well as the history of technology in the former energy headquarters. Both venues are wheelchair accessible, and U6 has a platform for wheelchair users.

Creative workshops are Saturday afternoon workshops for parents with children at the Great World of Technology in Dolní Vítkovice. Under the guidance of instructors, you will create something to take home. On Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 14:00, the workshop will transform into a slime laboratory.

The Great World of Technology in Dolní Vítkovice is an educational centre with permanent exhibitions including Children's World, World of Science and Discoveries, World of Civilisation, and World of Nature. You can try out hundreds of interactive exhibits yourself.

At the Great World of Technology in Dolní Vítkovice, you can enjoy the interactive exhibition Czech RepuBRICK: The World of LEGO® Bricks. You can take a close look at the LEGO® models and engage in a fun way during your visit.

Happy Hour is the evening entry to the Children's World in the Great World of Technology in Dolní Vítkovice between 17:00 and 18:00. The exhibition is intended for children aged 2 to 6 years accompanied by an adult, and in 17 thematic areas, children can try out various professions.

Children's World is a play area for children aged 2 to 6 and their companions on the ground floor of the Great World of Technology in Dolní Vítkovice. In over 950 m², children can experience the adult world in miniature – a construction site, car service, doctor's office, farm, and music studio.

The Little World of Technology U6 is located in the historic Hall VI of the Energy Centre in Dolní Vítkovice. The interactive exhibition guides visitors through the history of technology from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, and features a viewing terrace above the blowers. U6 is equipped with a platform for wheelchair users.

A guided tour of the Landek Park Mining Museum in Ostrava-Petřkovice. You will descend into the underground of the Anselm Mine with 250 metres of tunnels and life-sized figures of miners, and explore the mining rescue exhibition, which is among the largest of its kind in the world.

A guided tour of the mining rescue services exhibition at the Landek Park Mining Museum. You will see the development of breathing apparatus from the 19th century, children can try training on the rescue polygon, and in the memorial room, you will pay tribute to the fallen rescuers.

Mining with a Stajger is an experiential tour of the underground of the Landek Park Mining Museum in Ostrava-Petřkovice. You will explore the development of mining in the Ostrava-Karviná region and try your hand at building a mining structure and extraction. The programme is for more active visitors aged 15 and over.

The Gong Gallery on the ground floor of the Multifunctional Aula Gong in Dolní Vítkovice offers an unaccompanied tour of current exhibitions. Until 6 December 2026, it features the exhibition Light – a tribute to Milan Dobeš.

A guided tour of Vítkovice Castle in Dolní Vítkovice. The Empire-style building from 1847 was the residence of the directors of the Vítkovice Ironworks, fell into disrepair after 1939, and was reopened in 2009 after restoration. The route includes stairs.

The guided tour of Vítkovice Castle will introduce you to the Empire-style building from 1847, which served as the residence of the central directors of the Vítkovice Ironworks. You will learn about the Rothschilds, the directors, and the restoration of the castle, with the route leading up the stairs.