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National Museum in Prague (Národní Muzeum v Praze)

The founding of the National Museum should be seen in the context of the times, where after the French Revolution, royal and private collections of art, science, and culture were being made available to the public. The beginnings of the museum can be seen as far back as 1796, when the private Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts was founded by Count Casper Sternberk-Manderschied and a group of other prominent nobles. The avowed purpose of the society was “the renewed promotion of art and taste”, and during the time of Joseph II, it would be adamantly opposed to the King. In 1800 …

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National Gallery in Prague (Národní Galerie v Praze)

National Gallery in Prague manages abundant collections of both Czech and foreign works of art. The following sites are open to the public:  – Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia (Klášter sv. Anežky České) – Collection of old art (Medieval Art of Bohemia and Central Europe) – St. George's Convent (Klášter sv. Jiří) – Collection of old art (Rudolphine art, Baroque art) – Kinský Palace (Palác Kinských) – Exhibition of Czech landscape painting of 17th to 20th century – Sternberg Palace (Šternberský palác) – European Art from the Classical Era to the Close of …

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National Technical Museum in Prague (Národní Technické Muzeum v Praze)

The National Technical Museum in Prague is the largest institution dedicated to preserving information and artefacts related to the history of technology in the Czech Republic. The museum was founded in 1908 and has been in its current location (adjacent to Letná Park) since 1941. The museum has large exhibits representing approximately 15% of its total collection. The museum also manages substantial archives consisting of approximately 3,500 linear shelf meters of archival material and about 250,000 books. In 2001 the museum opened a Railroad Museum that contains about 100 railway …

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City Gallery Prague (Galerie hlavního města Prahy)

The City Gallery Prague, which is focused on Czech 20th century art, displays its collections at several sites: Golden Ring House (Dům U Zlatého prstenu) Czech 20th-century art. Exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. Address: Týnská 6, Prague 1. Stone Bell House (Dům U Kamenného zvonu) Exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. Address: Staroměstské nám. 13, Prague 1. Old Town Hall (Staroměstská radnice) Exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. Address: Staroměstské nám. 1, Prague 1. Bílek Villa František Bílek's …

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Prague City Museum (Muzeum hlavního města Prahy)

The museum's main building at Florenc houses the permanent exhibition called Historic Prague – History of the Town and Its People from Prehistory to 1784. Langweil's mo­del of Prague of 1826–34 is unique, and obviously the most attractive, exhibit. Address: Na Poříčí 52, 180 00 Prague 8. Furthermore, the museum administers the Műller Villa, which is one of the best achievements of the renowned architect Adolf Loos, and one of the most significant modern structures in the nation. Address: Nad Hradním vodojemem 14 / 642, 162 00 Prague 6 – Střešovice Prague City Museum's …

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Jewish Museum in Prague (Židovské Muzeum v Praze)

Present at the establishment of the Jewish Museum in Prague in 1906 were the historian Dr. Hugo Lieben and Dr. Augustin Stein, the representative of the Czech Jewish movement and later head of the Prague Jewish Community. The original aim was to preserve valuable artefacts from the Prague synagogues that had been demolished during the reconstruction of the Jewish Town at the beginning of the 20th century. The Museum was closed to the public after the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia on 15 March 1939. In 1942 the Nazis established the Central Jewish Museum, to which were shipped …

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Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague (Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze)

The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague collects and preserves for future generations — in both national and international contexts — examples of historical and contemporary crafts, as well as applied arts and design. We believe in harmony between function, quality and beauty; our ambition is to inspire, educate and entertain in a unique way. Exhibition activities – new themes Since 1989 exhibitions presenting new trends have been included in our programme: for example post-modern applied art in 1990 and the work of living Czech artists of international standing, among …

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Czech Museum of Fine Art in Prague (České muzeum výtvarných umění v Praze)

The Czech Museum of Fine Arts in Prague (originally the Mid-Bohemian Gallery), was founded in 1963 as a regional gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, and formed part of a network of state galleries in what was then Czechoslovakia. It began its activities at Nelahozeves Castle near Prague, where in 1964 it opened a permanent exhibition of Czech modern art (which was discontinued in 1971) and instead an exhibition of old European art (in particular Spanish art from the Roudnice-Lobkowicz collection) was assembled. This collection, as well as the castle itself, was returned to its …

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Brno City Museum (Muzeum města Brna)

Brno City Museum an institution that was charged with caring for the cultural heritage of its city when it was founded – has a history stretching back more than a hundred years. The opening ceremony for the City Museum was held on Sunday 18 September 1904 on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Brno’s mayor Sir Augustin Wieser coming to office. The museum was located in the historical premises of the former house of the Moravian estates (now the New Town Hall) and was connected here to the previous installation of the city gallery, created at the beginning of 1896 from a legacy …

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Moravian Gallery in Brno (Moravská Galerie v Brně)

The Moravian Gallery in Brno is the second largest museum in the Czech Republic and lays claim to an exceptionally extensive collection. As the only institution in the country focused on visual culture, the museum presents paintings, drawings, graphic art and sculptures dating from antiquity right up to the modern age, as well as photography, applied art, graphic design and architecture. Brno’s Moravian Gallery was founded in 1961, however its roots go back to 1817, when the František Museum was established. The gallery sits on five architecturally remarkable buidlings: the …

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Olomouc Museum of Art (Muzeum umění Olomouc)

The Olomouc Museum of Art (earlier the Gallery of Fine Arts) was founded in the year 1952 as part of the Natural History Museum. After the year 1989 the Museum of Art acquired a separate building in the centre of the city. From the year 1991 adaptations for museum purposes took place to the building. The Museum administers more than 65,000 art objects (from the areas of painting, sculpture, drawings, free and applied graphics, photography, applied art and architectural documentation) making it the third largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic. The Olomouc Archdiocesan …

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Military History Institute in Prague (Vojenský historický ústav Praha)

The Military History Institute in Prague is a military institution, governed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The Military History Institute consists of the headquarters and three specialized departments (the museum and administration department with the restoration section, the history and documentation department that manages also the military history library, and the operational/e­conomic department. The research activities focus particularly on the issues of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd resistance, and the personal issues of top military personalities. The Czech …

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Museum of Moravian Slovakia at Uherské Hradiště (Slovácké muzeum v Uherském Hradišti)

The main building of the ethnic museum at Smetanovy gardens in Uherské Hradiště is devoted to an exhibit of Slovácko or Moravian Slovakia and its ethnic, archaeological and historical treasures. In the museum’s gallery in Uherské Hradiště’s Otkarova Street, one can learn about the creative arts of south-eastern Moravia and see the works of Czech and foreign artists. In the Great Moravia monument in the Old Town, there is an exhibit presenting the most important parts of the history of the Czech Republic. In two agricultural buildings of folk architecture, one can also see exhibits …

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Terezín Memorial (Památník Terezín)

In the late 18th century the Habsburg Monarchy erected the fortress near the confluence of the Labe and Ohře Rivers, and named it after Empress Maria Theresa, Terezín. Construction started in 1780 and lasted ten years. The total area of the fortress was 3.89 km². The fortification was designed in the tradition of Sébastian le Prestre de Vauban. In peacetime it held 5,655 soldiers, and in wartime around 11,000 soldiers could be placed here, and neighbouring areas could be inundated. Fortress Josefov in eastern Bohemia was built at the same time and had a similar purpose. The …

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Lidice Memorial (Památník Lidice)

This village, Lidice, the name of which became a symbol of Fascist despotism in World War II, lies 20 km west of Prague and eight km from Kladno. Lidice is first mentioned in chronicles of the Zbraslav abbot, Petr Zitavsky, as being „held“ by a rich Prague citizen, Pavlík, around the year l300. The oldest public building was St. Martin's church (1352). It was destroyed in the Hussite wars, but Utraquist priests were preaching here as late as in the 16th century. It was again destroyed during the Thirty years' War, and Grand Duchess Marie Anna of Tuscany had a new, Baroque church built …

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