Prague - Heart of Europe
For visitors to Prague from abroad. Catalogues of Concerts, theatres, Museums, Galleries, Monasteries and Antiques.
The year 2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Hitler planned to make a museum in Prague that should be 'a museum of an extinct race'. That's why some of the oldest religious objects in Europe ended up in Prague and are now a part of the collection.
If there is one Czech composer that is known by foreigners it's probably Dvorák. The Museum focuses on collecting, maintaining and displaying documents concerning the Maestro´s life and work.
Jan Amos Komensky - also known as Comenius was a thinker, philosopher, writer and educator. His ideas about teaching and pedagogical methods were far ahead of his time. His portrait can be seen on the Czech 200 crown note.
Tel. 224 816 773 or 606 859 951, open daily except Monday - from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the first Thursday of every month open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and entry 1 CZK for children, students, parents with children, and seniors; a fee of 100 CZK is charged for foreign language commentary per person.