The National Museum anchors the top of Wenceslas Square in Prague, and the building is as important as the collections. The Neo-Renaissance facade (1891) still bears bullet holes from 1968, when Soviet troops opened fire after mistaking it for the Czechoslovak Parliament. The interior’s grand staircase and domed Pantheon with 48 statues of Czech cultural heroes are highlights in their own right. Metro to Muzeum; open daily 10:00-18:00.
museum in Prague
National Museum Prague
Also known as Národní muzeum
The facade of the National Museum still carries bullet holes and shrapnel scars from 1968, when Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops opened fire on the building after mistaking it for the Czechoslovak Parliament.
- Type
- museum
- Destination
- Prague
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1891
- Era
- Neo-Renaissance
- Address
- Vaclavske namesti 68, 110 00 Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.0789, 14.4310
- Official website
- Visit website