Capital of the Czech Republic, the Bohemian city of Prague (Praha) is the geographical ‘heart of Europe’ and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Prague’s museums and galleries highlight the many differing influences on the city, from Charles IV’s empire to Art Noveau and Communism.
Following are few of the Galleries and Museums of Prague:
Galleries:
House at the Golden Ring (Dům U zlatého prstenu)
Czech art of the 20th century.
Address: Týnská 6, Prague 1 (Ungelt)
Trója Chateau (Trojský zámek)
Czech painting of the 19th century, Czech sculpture 1900-1970.
Address: U Trojského zámku 1, Prague 7
The Bílek Villa (Bílkova vila)
Studio of the Czech art-nouveau symbolism sculptor Frantiąek Bílek (1872 – 1941).
Address: Mickiewiczova 1, Prague 6-Hradčany
House at the Stone Bell (Dům U kamenného zvonu)
Short-term exhibitions – current schedule applies
Address: Staroměstské náměstí 13, Prague 1
Old Town Hall (Staroměstská radnice)
Short-term exhibitions – current schedule applies
Address: Staroměstské náměstí 1, Prague 1
Strahov Picture Gallery (Strahovská obrazárna)
Gothic, Baroque and Rococo paintings and paintings of the first half of the 19th century.
Address: Strahovské nádvoří 1/132, Prague 1-Hradčany (Strahov Monastery)
Museum:
National Museum – main building (Národní muzeum)
Prehistory of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia, collections of rocks and minerals, paleontology, zoology, anthropology.
Address: Václavské náměstí 68, Prague 1
Lobkowitz Palace (Lobkovický palác)
The largest exposition on the history of the Czech lands (4th century BC – mid-19th century).
Address: Jiřská 3, Prague 1
Lapidarium (Lapidárium)
Czech stone sculptures of the 11th – 19th century. Priceless original sculptures collected from their former locations throughout Prague, including original statues from the Charles Bridge.
Address: Výstaviątě 422, Prague 7 (trade fair area)
Antonín Dvořák Museum (Muzeum Antonína Dvořáka) – Villa Amerika
The life and work of composer Antonín Dvořák.
Address: Ke Karlovu 20, Prague 2
Bedřich Smetana Museum (Muzeum Bedřicha Smetany)
The life and work of composer Bedřich Smetana.
Address: Novotného lávka 1, Prague 1
Museum of Decorative Arts (Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum)
Exhibition of textiles, fashion, applied graphic, photography, glass, ceramics, metal, etc.
Address: 17. listopadu 2, Prague 1
The City of Prague Museum (Muzeum hlavního města Prahy)
The history of Prague from prehistoric times to present. Includes Langweil’s three-dimensional model of Prague from the first half of the 19th century, made from paper and wood and measuring about 20 square meters.
Address: Na Poříčí 52, Prague 8
National Technical Museum (Národní technické muzeum)
Eight permanent expositions including time-measuring techniques, transportation (trains, historical cars and planes), photography and film, acoustics, astronomy, telecommunications.
Address: Kostelní 42, Prague 7
Prague Public Transport Museum
(Muzeum městské hromadné dopravy v Praze)
www.dp-praha.cz/en/hist-muz.htm
Unique collection of exhibits illustrating the history of public transport in Prague, including over forty historical vehicles and many other exhibits such as models, photographs, and historical documents.
Address: Patočkova 4, Prague 6
Mozart Museum – Villa Bertramka – Museum of W. A. Mozart and the Duseks
(Vila Bertramka – Muzeum W. A. Mozarta a manľelů Duąkových)
Permanent exhibition from the time when Mozart was the guest of the Duąeks, leading Czech musicians, at their villa Bertramka.
Address: Mozartova 169, Prague 5
Mucha Museum (Muchovo muzeum)
The life and work of Alphonse Mucha, a Czech-French art nouveau painter. Over 100 exhibits including paintings, photographs, charcoal drawings, pastels, lithographs and personal memorabilia.
Address: Panská 7, Prague 1
Military Museum of Prague (Vojensky Historicky Ustav)
All about the the Czech military, especially in the 20th century.
Address: U Pamatniku 2, 130 05 Prague 6
Heydrichiad Museum - National Memorial to the victims of Post-Heydrich Terror in the Orthodox Church of St. Cyril and Methodius
The scene of the fight of the Czechoslovak parachutists who performed a military assignment , the assasination of Rheinhard Heydrich – also knows as the “Butcher of Prague”, during the Second World War. Depiction of post-Heydrich terror.
Address: Resslova 9, Praha 2
