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Museums

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NATIONAL MUSEUM

Vaclavske namesti 68, Prague 1

The largest and oldest Czech museum founded in 1818. It is situated in the imposing neo-renaissance edifice from 1885 - 1890, which is the dominant feature of Wenceslas square.

• Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (May - September), daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (October - April), every first Tuesday in the month closed, every first Monday in the month entrance free of charge.
• Entrance: full 110,- CZK, discounted 60,- CZK.family entrance: 130,-CZK (max.2 adults, total 4 persons), school groups: 40,-CZK/person, permanent 1-year entrance for students: 220,-CZK
  Entrance to all Prague objects of the National Museum valid for 3 days: Full: 110 CZK, discounted: 80,- CZK, family: 200,-CZK
• Permanent exhibitions: Prehistory in Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia, Zoological exhibition, Mineralogical and Perological exhibition, Palaeontological exhibition, Anthropological exhibition, Decorations and Medals of European Countries in the 19th and 20th Century.

NAPRSTEK MUSEUM

Betlemske nam. 1, Prague 1

• Opening hours: daily except Monday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., entrance free of charge every first Friday in the month.
• Entrance: full 80,- CZK, discounted 40,- CZK, free of charge/children up to 6 years, school groups: 30,-CZK (during the school time, more than 5 persons), family entrance: 120,-CZK (Max.2 adults), one year entrance: 160,-CZK.
• Permanent exhibitions: Indian Cultures of North and South America. Cultures of Australia and Oceania.

PRAGUE CITY MUSEUM

Na Porici 52, Prague 8

• Opening hours: daily except Monday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; the first Thursday in the month 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. and the entrance fee 1, -CZK.
• Entrance: full 80,- CZK , discounted 30,- CZK, family 160,-CZK, school groups 20,-CZK, children up to 6 for free.
• Permanent exhibitions: Prague in prehistoric times and Middle Ages. Prague in the time of high Middle Ages. Prague between the Middle and New Ages. Baroque Prague. Langweil's model of Prague from 1826 - 1837, a unique three dimensional representation of the city made of paper and wood covering 20 square-metres.

BERTRAMKA - MEMORIAL OF W. A. MOZART AND MR. AND MRS. DUSEK

Mozartova 169, Prague 5

A manor from the second half of the 17th century, where W. A. Mozart lived during his opera Don Giovanni.

• Opening hours: daily 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (April - October), daily 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (November - March).
• Entrance: full 110,- CZK, students 50,- CZK, children 30,-CZK, groups (over 10 people) 80,-CZK, groups of students 40,- CZK.
• Permanent exhibition:Personal items, musical instruments, historic engravings, paintings and documents documentating Mozart’s visit to Bertramka and Prague.

ARTS AND CRAFTS MUSEUM

17. Listopadu 2, Prague 1

• Opening hours: daily except Monday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., entrance free of charge every first Friday in the month.Tuesday 10 a.m – 7 p.m.
• Entrance: full 130,- CZK, discounted 80,- CZK, family entrance 200,-CZK, children up to 10 years for free.
• Permanent exhibitions: Czech and Central European art handicraft of the 16th - 19th century. Collection of glass, ceramics, porcelain, furniture, works of metal, textiles, dress accessories, miniatures, book culture, applied graphics and photograps.

ALFONS MUCHA MUSEUM

Panska 7, Prague 1

• Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (March - December), daily 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (January, February)
• Entrance: full 120,- CZK, discounted 60,- CZK.
• Permanent exhibitions: Work of Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - the most famous artist among the founders of the Art Nouveau.

FRANZ KAFKA EXHIBITION

Cihelna 2b, Prague 1

• Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Entrance: 120,- CZK, reduced 60,-CZK
• Permanent exhibitions: The Memorial Hall commemorating the life of the best-known representative of Prague German literature.

NATIONAL TECHNICAL MUSEUM

CLOSED FOR RECONSTRUCTION

ANTONIN DVORAK MUSEUM

Ke Karlovu 20, Prague 2

Original scores, quill and other belongings are on display in fabulous baroque Villa America devoted to the life and works of the famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904) - author of Slavonic dances and the symphony From the new World. The cap and gown he wore when he recieved a honorary doctorate at the Cambridge University in 1891 is on display, too.

• Opening hours:April – September daily except monday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. October – March 9.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Entrance:: full 50,- CZK, discounted 25,- CZK, school groups 10,- CZK Entrance to all Prague objects of the National Museum valid for 3 days: Full: 160 CZK, discounted: 80,- CZK, family: 200,-CZK .
• Long-term exhibition: Life and Work of Composer Antonin Dvorak

BEDRICH SMETANA MUSEUM

Novotneho Lavka 1, Prague 1

Museum located in a neo-renaissance building on a mini peninsula by the side of Charles Bridge dedicated to the love and works of the famous czech composer Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884), author of the Cycle of Symphonic Poems my Fatherland. There are original scores, family photos and newspaper reviews displayed.

• Openings hours: daily except Tuesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Entrance: full 50,- CZK, discounted 20,- CZK, school groups 10,-CZK Entrance to all Prague objects of the National Museum valid for 3 days: Full: 160 CZK, discounted: 80,- CZK, family: 200,-CZK .
• Long-term exhibition:Life and Work of Composer Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

MUSEUM OF TOYS

Jirska 4, Prague 1

Situated in the former Count's Chambers of Prague Castle. Spread over two floors, the museum showcases old European and American toys, also incorporating part of a collection belonging to Czech emigre film-maker Ivan Steiger. Elsewhere, sections are devoted to wooden and tin toys - including all sorts of cars, aircraft, airplanes and trains - along with a huge collection of Barbie dolls (there is even a pregnant version of these).

• Opening hours: daily 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Entrance:full 60,- CZK, reduced 30,- CZK, family 120,- CZK, groups of children up to 15 years 15,- CZK, groups of adults 30,- CZK
• Permanent exhibition:The world’s second largest toy exposition including exhibits from the times of ancient Greece up to the most popular toys of the present time collected from all over the world.

U FLEKU BREWERY MUSEUM

Kremencova 11, Prague 1

Czechs produce arguably the best lager in the world (from the Pilsen and Budweis regions). The U Fleku Museum explains the production process at small breweries around Prague. It is set amidst one of the most famous beer halls in the Czech Republic - with a history dating back to the mid-14th century.

• Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., (reservations required).
• Entrance:50 CZK
• Permanent exhibition:: The exhibition presents production of beer and malt not only in U Fleku Brewery, but also in a number of small Prague breweries

PRAGUE WAX MUSEUM

Melantrichova 5, Prague 1

An entertaining, overpriced exhibition that includes a spectrum of Czech historical figures including Charles IV, Antonin Dvorak, Franz Kafka and Vaclav Havel as well as foreign pop and movie stars. A second wax museum in Prague (Prazske panoptikum) is located in the Palac Metro passage along Narodni Trida.

Melantrichova Street museum, over 50 Czech and World figures of culture, sport and politics from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, who changed local and world history, can be seen, spread throughout an area covering 250 sq meters.

• Opening hours: daily 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Entrance: full 120,- CZK, discounted 60,- CZK.

Mostecka 18, Prague 5

- Mostecka Street specialising in the early historical exhibits

• Opening hours: daily 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Entrance: full 110,- CZK, discounted 50,- CZK.

Combined tickets to visit both museums:

Entrance: full 180,- CZK, discounted 80,- CZK, family 440,-CZK, school groups 50,-CZK

JEWISH MUSEUM

U stare skoly 1, Prague 1

Exhibits documenting Prague's jewish community in historic synagogues (High, Spanish, Klaus, Maisel and Pinkas synagogues). Old Jewish Cemetery is a part of the museum and is accessible from Siroka street.
The exhibitions of the Jewish Museum in Prague are located in six historic sites:

• Opening hours: daily except Saturdays and Jewish religious holidays, 29 October – 24 March 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday – Friday and 26 March – 27 October 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Entrance:full 290,- CZK, reduced 190,- CZK, children under 6 years for free Entrance for all Jewish sites in the Old Town of Prague: full 470,-CZK, reduced 310,-CZK, children under 6 years free

THE MAISEL SYNAGOGUE – JEWISH MUSEUM
Maiselova 10, Praha 1 – Stare Mesto/Josefov

• Permanent exhibition: History of the Jews in Bohemia and Moravia from the beginning of colonization till the beginning of emancipation.

PINKAS SYNAGOGUE - JEWISH MUSEUM
Siroka 3, Praha 1 – Stare Mesto/Josefov

• Permanent exhibition: A memorial to 77 297 victims of the Nazi holocaust. Drawings of children from Terezin concentration camp.

SPANISH SYNAGOGUE – JEWISH MUSEUM
Vezenska 141/1,Praha 1 – Stare Město

• Permanent exhibition: History of Jews in Bohemia and Moravia since their emancipation until now.

OLD JEWISH CEMETERY – JEWISH MUSEUM
Siroka 3, Praha 1 – Stare Mesto/Josefov

KLAUSEN SYNAGOGUE
U Stareho hrbitova 3a, Prague 1

• Permanent exhibition: Jewish customs and traditions – the significance of the synagogue and of the Jewish holidays

THE CEREMONIAL HALL – Building housing the Burial Society
U Stareho hrbitova 3a, Prague 1

• Permanent exhibition: Jewish customs and traditions – The course of life – medicine in the ghetto, death, Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia and the activities of the Burial Society.

THE OLD NEW SYNAGOGUE – not a part of the Jewish Museum
Cervena 2, Prague 1

The oldest preserved synagogue in the Central Europe.

• Opening hours: daily except Saturdays and Jewish holidays November – March Sun. - Thurs. 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and April – October 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday - Friday
• Entrance: Adults 200 CZK, reduced 140 CZK, children under 6 free

MUSEUM OF COMMUNISM

Na Prikope 10, Prague 1

The museum is the only one of its kind in Prague. It presents the atmosphere of the communist era in Czechoslovakia and Prague in particular. The layout follows the origins, dreams and reality of communism as well as the nightmares of interrogation and imprisonment. Photography, video, 3D installations, sounds and displays as well as text in several world languages.

• Opening hours: Daily 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Entrance: full 180,-CZK, student 140,-CZK, group discount 130,-CZK/person (min.10 persons), children under 10 years free with paying adult
• Permanent exhibition: ‘Dreams, Reality and Nightmare of Communism’ reminds the past political regime in Czechoslovakia.

KAMPA MUSEUM

Jan and Meda Mladek Foundation
U Sovovych mlynu 2, 118 00 Prague 1

• Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Free entrance every Monday
• Entrance: full 120,- CZK, reduced 60,- CZK, family 180,- CZK, school groups (min. of 20 students) 40,- CZK
• Permanent Collection - The Jan and Meda Mládek Art Collectionincludes works by the great pioneer of abstract art, František Kupka, the Czech cubist sculptor, Otto Gutfreund, and contemporary works (from the 1960s onwards) by prominent Central European artists from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia.