Reopening of the Imperial Spas

In the collection of Stanislav Burachovič we often come across charming prints. One of them is a view of the Karlovy Vary bourgeois brewery, which stood on the site of today's Imperial Spa since 1732. Even though the picture is idyllic and the summer beer garden is a real lure to sit in, the brewery was a thorn in the side of many Karlovy Vary townspeople. The tall smoking chimney right in the spa centre suggests why. Originally [...]

One of two monumental paintings by the Carlsbad painter Wilhelm Schneider hangs in the men's lounge, which was formerly used for the rest of the men's guests after their baths. The artist captured famous visitors to Karlovy Vary in 1914. This canvas, depicting spa guests from 1791 to 1914, gives pride of place to the then Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. [...]

The year 2024 was an extremely dynamic period for the Imperial Baths, full of changes, development and challenges. We are proud to present the results of our activities as a contributory organization of the Karlovy Vary Region, which in the past year was not only the administrator of this unique national cultural monument, but also an active creator of cultural, social and educational life in the region. What has been achieved? 🔧 Technical adaptations and [...]

Let not thirst be thy sorrow, for our cellars are full of barrels! This is how one can loosely translate the German rhyme from the wine list of the hotel "At Archduke Charles", which used to stand in today's Moravská Street just a short walk from Vřídlo. We found the wine menu of the local "Old German cellar" in the collection of Stanislav Burachovich and we want to share this charming archival relic. [...]

More than seven months after its opening, the Imperial Spa are still in the public and media spotlight, which we are very happy about. This week we were visited by Mr. Václav Žmolík from the Czech Radio Two and he and our colleague Miloš Bělohlávek toured all the interesting places and corners of the spa building for the After the Czech Republic programme. If you [...]

Since September 2023 we have been looking after the extensive archive collection of Stanislav Burachovich, which was entrusted to us free of charge by his family. We have started organizing, inventorying and preparing it for access to researchers and the public. It will take some time, but already now we want to share the selected treasures and inspirations. The first topic will be prosaic. It will be about money. The Imperial Spas attracted [...]