Back in the game We’ve built a time machine. Buckle up! Prague of Charles IV – The Medieval Town

Back in the game

After the renovation, we’ve reopened the main building at Florenc and begun writing its new chapter. You can see the first glimpse in our new spot.

We’ve built a time machine. Buckle up!

Step into our immersive hall, where history surrounds you and awakens every sense, drawing you deeper into its stories.

Prague of Charles IV – The Medieval Town

The permanent exhibition features Charles IV’s ideas and the real transformation of the Prague conurbation.

Where can I find you

Map of Prague

Museum of Prague’s Main Building

This is where Grifo lives. You’ll see him below the ceiling from time to time. But he only talks to kids. There are lots of other things to look forward to: Langweil’s model of Prague with teeny-weeny figures in teeny-weeny streets, or the immersive hall that will transport you into the Prague of days gone by. When will you stop by?

Where

Na Poříčí 1554/52
180 00 Prague 8

When

Tuesday–Sunday
10 am–6 pm, Thursday until 8 pm 

Clam-Gallas Palace

This place was buzzing in the Baroque era. The giants on the palace façade still recall Braun, Mozart or Beethoven walking in – and sneaking out after wild parties in someone else’s wig. Today you can step into their shoes yourself: wander through the lavish chambers, stop by a concert, or join a great workshop.

Where

Husova 158/20
110 00 Prague 1 – Old Town
+420 605 488 064


When

Tuesday–Sunday
10 am–6 pm

House at the Golden Ring

Discover medieval Prague with Emperor Charles IV and the early modern age with Rudolph II. Afterwards, enjoy coffee and cake – and be glad you live today.

 

Where

Týnská 630/6
110 00 Prague 1 – Old Town
+420 601 102 961

When

Tuesday–Sunday
10 am–6 pm

Villa Müller

The first flat-roofed building in Prague’s Střešovice district. Neighbours thought another floor would be added, but it isn’t divided into floors at all. Inside are rooms of varying heights and sizes, fitting together like a 3-D jigsaw puzzle to form an original mansion. You can see for yourselves once we reopen.

Where

Nad Hradním vodojemem 642/14
162 00 Prague 6

When

Closed from February 2025.
We’re renovating!

Podskalí Customs House at Výtoň

This building looks half-sunk because the riverbank of the Vltava was raised to prevent flooding. The old customs house was left intact, and it’s lucky it was. Inside you can explore how timber was once floated into Prague on rafts. Because without wood, you can’t even build a woodshed.

Where

Rašínovo nábřeží 412/30
120 00 Prague 2

When

Saturday and Sunday
10 am–6 pm

Ctěnice Chateau

Ctěnice Chateau was passed around between aristocrats like syphilis: it changed hands from the Hazmburks to the Windischgrätz family and even Petr Myška of Žlunice. Don’t worry, nobody’s heard of him either. The grounds contain all the usual chateau trappings: 
a granary, a coach house and the dreaded bailiff’s office.

Where

Bohdanečská 259/1
190 17 Prague 9
+420 770 174 959

When

Friday–Sunday
10 am–6 pm

Villa Rothmayer

Blocks and cylinders. Otto Rothmayer wanted to prove that architecture needs only basic shapes. The villa’s practical simplicity feels almost Mediterranean – only without the seagulls or the sea. Recently renovated, it shows how great architecture can also feel homely.

Where

U Páté baterie 896/50
162 00 Prague 6 ‒ Břevnov
+420 731 293 528

pokladnarv@muzeumprahy.cz

When

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
Tours start every 2 hours.

Norbertov Study and Documentation Centre

A treasure trove for architecture buffs. If you love inter-war and post-war buildings, furnishings and fittings and applied art as much as we do, you’ll find loads to sate your appetite here. And the Müller and Rothmayer villas are just round the corner, so you can then compare theory with practice.

Where

Nad Hradním vodojemem 53/13
162 00 Prague 6
+420 603 215 371

When

We are closed. We’re preparing a café and new study spaces for you. We’ll see you again during the summer holidays.

Where can I find out more

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Grif mascot

Hi, I’m Grifo, and I’m a griffin.

Here at the museum, I’ve got everything under my claw. Figuratively and literally. You’ll actually find my statue up on top of the main building. And every now and then, I even swoop down to visit an exhibition.

But don’t try to look for me. I only talk to kids. Adults would immediately dump their family troubles, burnout syndromes, and political preferences on me. At best. At worst, they’d want to examine me in some lab, and I really don’t have time for that. I’ve got my mane full of work here at the museum.

Most of you keep asking the same three questions over and over again. So I’ll answer them right away:

1. What exactly is a griffin anyway? Some kind of mutant or what?
We griffins are mythical creatures people have been telling stories about for over 5,000 years. We’re depicted in many different ways. I have the body of a lion, plus eagle wings and talons — which is, of course, the best possible version.

2. Why did the museum choose me as its mascot?
Because griffins are symbols of resilience and perseverance. Just like history itself. I have the honor of building a magnificent bridge between the past and the present.
Alright, you got me. The Prague Museum chose me because I’m cute, capable, and easygoing. And also because I’m already up there on the roof, right?

3. Why is my name Grifo spelled with a soft “i” when “griffin” usually isn’t?
Because I like it. I want to be something special, just like our museum is different from other museums. And hey — even spelling can change over time.
And in English, a griffin is called a griffin. That has a soft “i” and looks pretty cool. So that settles it.

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