Museums in Prague

City of Prague Museum / Muzeum hlavního mesta Prahy

Na porící 52, Prague 8
Metro: Florenc (B/C)
Admission: n/a
Hours: n/a
www.muzeumprahy.cz

The Museum of the City of Prague focuses on the history of Prague from the 9th century to today. The main attraction is the eccentric Antonin Langweil's 20 sq. ft. (2 sq. m.) paper-and-wood model of the city of Prague. The project took Langweil over 10 years to complete. Langweil could not find a sponsor for his project and died a poor man.

Communism Museum/Muzeum komunismu

Na Prikope 10, Prague 1
Metro: Nam. Republiky (B), Mustek (A)
Admission: 180 Kc (adults), 140 Kc (students), free (children under 10), group tickets available
Hours: Every day from 9 am to 9 pm including holidays except for December 24th.
www.muzeumkomunismu.cz

"The museum focuses on the totalitarian regime from the February coup in 1948 to its rapid collapse in November 1989. The theme of the Museum is 'Communism- the Dream, the Reality, and the Nightmare' and visitors will be treated to a fully immersive experience. Impressive factories, a historical schoolroom, an Interrogation Room, or the video clips in our Television Time Machine are all part of the experience. The museum is a great introduction before you step back even further in time and experience the wonders of The Golden City."

Franz Kafka Museum

Hereto Cihelna, Cihelna 2b, Prague 1
Metro:
Admission: 180 Kc (adults), 140 Kc (students), free (children under 10), group tickets available
Hours: Daily from 10 am to 6 pm
www.kafkamuseum.cz | info@kafkamuseum.cz  | Tel: +420 221 451 333; Fax: 420 221 451 414

The museum offers a unique view into the life of one of the greatest figures of 20th century literature, Franz Kafka (1893-1924).

 

 

Jewish Museum in Prague/židovského muzea v Praze

U Staré školy 1, Prague 1
Metro: Staromestská (A)
Admission: 290 Kc (adults), 190 Kc (below 15 and students), free (below 6)
Hours: November - March 9 am - 4.30 pm, April - October 9 am- 6 pm except Saturdays and Jewish holidays.
www.jewishmuseum.cz/aindex.htm

[Review] This most visited museum captures the long history of Jewish settlement in Prague and in the Czech Republic. For one entrance ticket, visitors see five synagogues and a cemetery: the Maisel Synagogue, Spanish Synagogue, Pinkas Synagogue, Klausen Synagogue, Old Jewish Cemetery and Ceremonial Hall.
The Old New Synagogue (separate ticket), one of the oldest synagogues in Europe, can only be seen from the outside since Jewish ceremonies are regularly held there. All of these buildings, the remainders of a Jewish settlement in Prague, are located within walking distance from one another.
If you have to choose one museum to go to, pick this one and skip everything else. It is worth the money.

Kampa Museum - Central European Modern Art

U Sovoych  mlynu, Panská 7, Prague 1
Metro:
Admission:
Hours: Daily from 10 am to 6 pm
www.museumkampa.com

Mrs. Mladek and her late husband, Jan Mladek put together and donate their art collection to the city of Prague. These exhibitions are now housed in this museum.

Mucha Museum/Muchovo muzeum

Kaunický palác, Panská 7, Prague 1
Metro: Nam. Republiky (B), Mustek (A)
Admission: na
Hours: Daily from 10 am to 6 pm
www.mucha.cz | Tel: + 420 221 451 333

The Mucha Museum features the Art Nouveau work of Czech artist Alphons Mucha while he was living in France: paintings, photographs and drawings. Read more about Mucha and see his beautiful art posters.

National Museum/Národní museum

Václavské námestí 68, Prague 1
Metro: Muzeum (A/C). Tram: 11
Admission: 120 Kc (basic), 70 Kc (reduced) family and group tickets available.
Free every first Monday of the month.
Hours: October - April 9 am - 5 pm, May - September 10 am - 6 pm Mon to Sun. Closed every first Tuesday.
www.nm.cz/english/

The Czech National Museum consists of 20 museums scattered in many locations in Czech, 12 of which are in Prague: Music; Pharmacy; Dvorak; Smetana; Asian, African and American Culture, etc. With the basic ticket (120 Kc), you can only go to the main building, behind the horse statue on of Wenceslas Square. The museum has an extensive collection of prehistoric artifacts from Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia, as well as exhibits on mineralogy, paleontology, zoology and anthropology.
To take pictures, you pay 50 Kc extra.

Prague's Toy Museum / Muzeum hraček

Jirská 4, Prague 1, Hradčany (Prague Castle)
Metro: Malostranská (A). Tram 12, 18, 22, 23
Admission: 20 Kc
Hours: 9am to 5.30pm daily
www.barbiemuseum.cz

The Toy Museum, ideally for kids, is located in the complex of Prague Castle, housing the second largest compilation of toys in the world. The museum showcases old European and American toys. Your kids and maybe you will be amazed by rich collections of wooden and tin toys: cars, aircraft, airplanes and trains and a section of Barbie dolls.  

 

W. A. Mozart and the Dušeks Museum/Muzeum W. A. Mozarta a manželů Duškových

Vila Bertramka, Mozartova 169, Prague 5
Metro: Andel (B). Tram: 4, 6, 9, 12, 14
Admission: 110 Kc (adults), 50 Kc (students), 30 Kc (children), group tickets available.
Tel: +420 257 318 461; Hours: April - October: 9 am to 6 pm, November - March: 9.30 am to 4 pm
www.bertramka.com / mozart@bertramka.cz

When Mozart lived in Prague; he spent his time in Dusek's villa. This is the place where Mozart completed the famous opera "Don Giovanni" and conducted it for the first time. Prior to Prague, Mozart performed "The Marriage of Figaro" in Vienna and did not gather positive reviews from the critical Viennese audience. But in Prague, he found what he looked for, "My Praguers understand me." Today, the village becomes a popular Mozart's museum and concert hall.