4. 11. 2011
Jewish Museum(czech: Židovské muzeum) in Prague currently administrates the world´s most extensive collections of objects with the Jewish matter. This primacy
particularly belongs to the museum based on more than forty thousand of collection objects and hundreds of thousands books. The museum provides complete information mapping out the life, customs and traditions of the Jewish population in the territory of our country. » More »
Tag: Jewish monuments, Monuments Prague 1, Museums, Museums in Prague
Category: Prague Monuments
8. 9. 2011
Kinský Summer Palace. Former summer residence of a princely dynasty located in the beautiful Kinský Garden underneath Petřín in Prague. Ancient elements provide the construction with touch of nobleness and representativity. Musaion is nowadays visited especially due to the ethnic expositions of the National Museum. The emphasis on folk customs and traditions is replenished also with folk concerts in the museum. » More »
Tag: Monuments Prague 5, Museums, Museums in Prague, Significant buildings
Category: Prague Monuments
22. 11. 2010
Our further excursion in the tracks of the significant sacred monuments of Prague will take us to Karlov today where there has been a proud gorgeous Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Charles the Great for centuries. Let´s discover the beauty of the splendid Baroque premises with the beautiful Broque church and the Czech Police Museum which is very popular with the tourists. » More »
Tag: Churches and cloisters, Monuments Prague 2, Museums in Prague
Category: Prague Monuments
10. 11. 2010
Bedřich Smetana Museum belongs to the museums which are incorporated under the National Museum in Prague. However do not look for it in the National Museum. It is located in the building of the previous Old Town Water Town on the right embankment of the river. We will proceed towards the Charles Bridge onto the Novotného footbridge where the museum has resided since May 12th, 1936. You have the opportunity to look at the Smetana Memorial right in front of the building so let´s find out more about the important Czech artist. » More »
Tag: Monuments Prague 1, Museums in Prague
Category: Prague Monuments
10. 3. 2010
This exhibition features a selection of the oldest and most interesting Haggadot (the plural of Haggadah) – liturgical texts used during the Seder celebration of the Jewish holiday of Pesach (Passover). As part of the Pesach festivities at home, the biblical story of the Exodus of the Jews from Egyptian slavery, which is related in the Haggadah, is commemorated along with other stories relating to the celebrations. » More »
Tag: Easy-Access Events and Exhibitions, Museums in Prague
Category: Live in Prague
9. 11. 2009
New museum for fans of great genius Jara Cimrman is placed at the basement of old TV tower on Petřín hill. The position of the museum is well chosen, because it was Jara Cimrman, who asisted with designing of famous Eiffel tower in Paris, which was the main inspiration for prague’s old TV tower architects. » More »
Tag: Museums in Prague
Category: Live in Prague
For those who are interested in medieval ways of torture, there is a Museum of medieval torture instruments in Prague. » More »
Tag: Museums in Prague
Category: Live in Prague, Museums in Prague
10. 9. 2009
Ecotechnical museum is placed at the buildings of old sewerage plant, which is one of the most important buildings of Czech industrial architecture. » More »
Tag: Museums in Prague
Category: What to see in Prague
31. 8. 2009
The Museum was founded in the International Year of Astronomy, 2009, under the auspices of the Mayor of the Capital City of Prague, Mr. Pavel Bém, and thanks to the generosity of the owner of the museum’s premises, » More »
Tag: Museums in Prague
Category: What to see in Prague
19. 8. 2009
The Šternberk Palace, accessed through a passageway in the lefthand gate of the Archibishop’s Palace, is a baroque work by Giovanni Santini and Domenico Martinelli (among others) dating from 1698 – 1707. » More »
Tag: Monuments Prague 1, Museums in Prague, Prague significant palace
Category: Prague Monuments