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Find a wide variety of museums covering almost anything you can think of: sex, communism, torture, and even national history. Check out our selection below for some highlights of the city´s archives. There are many museums to visit in Prague. To see all of them would take several days. 
 The opening times and prices below are subject to change. Please check www.nm.cz for current information. Reduced admission usually refers to children aged 6 - 16, students, Czech senior citizens, members of the army and disabled persons.

Expositions of the National Museum:
www.nm.cz

Approximate opening times at the end of December:
December 24: Closed
December 25: 11.00 - 17.00
December 26: 9.00 - 17.00
December 27 - 30: 9.00 - 17.00
December 31: 9.00 - 15.00
January 1: 11.00 - 15.00

• 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
Getting there: Metro A/C or tram 11 to Muzeum
Hours: 10.00 - 18.00 (May - Sep.), 9.00 - 17.00 (Oct. - Apr.), closed every first Tuesday of the month
Admission: Full 80 Kč/reduced 40 Kč; free every first Monday of the month
Website: www.nm.cz/english/

• 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
Getting there: Tram 22 or 23 to Pražský hrad
Hours: 9.00 - 17.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: Full 40 Kč/reduced 20 Kč; free every first Wednesday of the month

• 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: Výstaviště 422, Prague 7 (trade fair area)
Getting there: Metro C to Vltavská or Nádraží Holešovice or tram 5, 12 or 17 to Výstaviště
Hours: Tue-Fri 12.00 - 18.00, Sat-Sun 10.00 - 18.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: Full 20 Kč/reduced 10 Kč

• Antonín Dvořák Museum (Muzeum Antonína Dvořáka)

The life and work of composer Antonín Dvořák.

Address: Ke Karlovu 20, Prague 2
Getting there: Metro C to I. P. Pavlova
Hours: 10.00 - 17.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: Full 40 Kč/reduced 20 Kč

• Bedřich Smetana Museum (Muzeum Bedřicha Smetany)

The life and work of composer Bedřich Smetana.

Address: Novotného lávka 1, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro A to Staroměstská
Hours: 10.00 - 17.00, closed 12.00 - 12.30, closed on Tuesdays
Admission: Full 50 Kč/reduced 20 Kč

Other Museums:

• Museum of Decorative Arts (Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum)

Exhibition of textiles, fashion, applied graphic, photography, glass, ceramics, metal, etc.

Address: 17. listopadu 2, Prague 1
Getting there: Metro A to Staroměstská
Hours: 10.00 - 18.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: permanent exhibits: full 80 Kč/reduced 40 Kč; temporary exhibits: full 60 Kč/reduced 30 Kč
Website: www.upm.cz/index.php?language=en

• 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
Getting there: Metro B/C to Florenc
Hours: 9.00 - 18.00 (closed on Mondays); 9.00 - 20.00 every first Thursday of the month
Admission: Full 40 Kč/reduced 20 Kč; 1 Kč every first Thursday of the month
Website: www.muzeumprahy.cz

• National Technical Museum (Národní technické muzeum)

Closed for reconstruction from September 12, 2006 through 2007.

Eight permanent expositions including time-measuring techniques, transportation (trains, historical cars and planes), photography and film, acoustics, astronomy, telecommunications.

Address: Kostelní 42, Prague 7
Getting there: Tram 1, 8, 25 or 26 to Letenské náměstí
Hours: 9.00 - 17.00, closed on Mondays
Admission: Full 70 Kč/reduced 30 Kč; free every first Friday of the month from 12 noon.
Website: www.ntm.cz

• Prague Public Transport Museum (Muzeum městské hromadné dopravy v Praze)

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
Getting there: Tram 1, 2 or 18 to Vozovna Střešovice
Hours: 9.00 - 17.00; open from April through October on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Website: www.dp-praha.cz/en/hist-muz.htm

• Sex Machines museum

Melantrichova 18, Prague 1 (+420) 224 216 505...the first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgets...

http://prague.tv/prague/arts/museums/sex-machines-museum

• Villa Bertramka - Museum of W. A. Mozart and the Dušeks
(Vila Bertramka - Muzeum W. A. Mozarta a manželů Duškových)

Permanent exhibition from the time when Mozart was the guest of the Dušeks, leading Czech musicians, at their villa Bertramka.

Address: Mozartova 169, Prague 5
Getting there: Metro B to Anděl
Hours: 9.00 - 18.00 (spring, summer), 9.30 - 16.00 (fall, winter)
Admission: Full 110 Kč/students 50 Kč
Website: www.bertramka.com

• 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
Getting there: Metro A/B to Můstek
Hours: Daily 10.00 - 18.00
Admission: Full 120 Kč/reduced 60 Kč
Website: www.mucha.cz

 

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