Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Galerie Mánes
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Dvo∫ák Museum
Galleries and Museums
Galerie Mánes
Occupying the southern tip
of Δofín Island, this contempo-
rary art gallery hosts both Czech
and foreign artists.
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Masarykovo
náb∫e≈í 250 • Map E5 • Open 10am-6pm
Tue-Sun • Adm
Museum of Communism
A triptych of the dream,
reality and nightmare that was
Communist Czechoslovakia. To fill
the museum, its creators combed
the country for mementos of its
totalitarian past
(see p37)
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Oskar Kokoschka Gallery
The gallery of the Austrian
Cultural Institute highlights the
shared cultural heritage of Prague
and Vienna. Shows have included
retrospectives of Oskar
Kokoschka and Gustav Klimt.
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Jungmannovo nám∂stí 18 • Map M6
• Open 10am-1pm, 2-4pm Mon-Fri • Adm
Wax Museum Praha
Madame Tussaud's, it isn't,
but its collection includes the
best - and likely only - waxwork
representations of President
Václav Havel, tennis star Martina
Navrátilová and author Franz
Kafka
(see p50)
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National Museum
Palaeontology, mineralogy
and a host of other “ologies . The
museum's collections are scat-
tered throughout the country, but
the Wenceslas Square edifice is a
cultural artifact in its own right
(see p36)
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Václavské nám∂stí 68
• Map G5 • Open Oct-Apr: 9am-5pm
daily; May-Sep 10am-6pm (closed first
Tue of month) • Adm
Postage Stamp Museum
Philatelists' mouths water
over this one. Its exhibitions
illustrate the colourful history of
postage stamps in the Czech
Republic and Europe. Sells com-
memorative sheets and graphic
works too.
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Nové ml†ny 2 • Map G4
• Open 9am-noon, 1-5pm Tue-Sun • Adm
Museum of the
City of Prague
Visitors can explore 19th-century
Prague with Antonín Langweil's
scaled replica of the city.
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Na
Po∫í≤í 52 • Map P3• Open 9am-6pm
Tue-Sun • Adm
Police Museum
The museum documents the
police's efforts with engaging
exhibits, such as an interactive
crime scene.
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Ke Karlovu 1 • Map
G6 • Open 10am-5pm Tue-Sun • Adm
Mucha Museum
Art Nouveau artist Alfons
Mucha is a national hero. Here
you'll find his journals, sketch-
books and paintings, both private
and commercial.
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Panská 7 • Map
N5 • Open 10am-6pm daily • Adm
Dvo∫ák Museum
This Baroque palace houses
the 19th-century composer's
piano and viola, as well as other
memorabilia of his life and work
(see p45)
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Ke Karlovu 20 • Map G6
• Open 10am-5pm Tue-Sun • Adm
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