Mendel Museum
Mendelovo muzeum
The monastery where Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, carried out his pea experiments. The museum tells the story of how the laws of heredity were discovered, and you can visit his garden.
Gregor Mendel was a monk and abbot at the St. Thomas Augustinian Monastery. In the 1860s, in the monastery garden, he discovered the laws of heredity through pea hybridization experiments. The museum belongs to Masaryk University and displays his life story, experiments and manuscripts. In the garden you can see the foundations of his greenhouse and the pea field. The monastery’s Basilica of the Assumption, as well as the library and refectory, which open in summer, are also worth seeing. Admission is about CZK 200, and a visit takes about one hour. It is in the old Brno district and is about a five-minute tram ride from the city center.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–18:00 (shorter in winter; closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Špilberk Castle
- 10-Z Bunker
- VIDA! Science Center
- Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno
- Old Town Hall, Brno
- Zelný trh & Labyrinth
- Freedom Square & Brno Astronomical Clock
- Brno Ossuary