As with the National Theater, the National Museum designed by the architect Josef Schulz is an emblematic building of the 19th century National Revival movement. It was built between 1885 and 1891 and was a witness to most major events of Czech history. Its façade riddled with bullets is marked by the 1968 arrival of soviet tanks, which put a brutal end to the Spring of Prague.

If you walk through its doors, you will be amazed by its collections that tell a whole different story: nothing less than the story of the Earth and of Men, of animal and vegetal species…
The rich natural science and natural history collections are presented in various sections, you can walk around from one to the other according to your desire and your passion. The first level shelters prehistoric items set in amazing reconstructions that contribute to making the visit quite dynamic. The exhibition continues with one of the world’s most beautiful mineralogy collections, where precious and semi-precious stones are given place of honor, and finally the numismatic collection. The second level is dedicated to zoology (with a rich fossil collection) and to anthropology.

The National Museum is ideal for a family trip and Prague inhabitants enjoy exploring its treasures with their kids, who can encounter a gigantic Mammoth hunted down by a prehistoric hunter, anacondas and other predators from the realms of the land and the sea, including the huge skeleton of a whale.
Music lovers will be interested by the accompanying program organized by the National Museum, with chamber music and choir concerts taking place in the museum’s entrance hall.

Národní muzeum – National Museum
Václavské náměstí 68 (Wenceslas Square 68)
Prague 1 – New Town
www.nm.cz

How to get there:
Subway Green line A, station “Museum”

Opening hours:
May to September: every day from 10am to 6pm
October to April: every day from 9am to 5pm
Closed: 1st Tuesday of each month