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One of the first words I learned in Czech this time was Národní, meaning national, since there are lots of "national" things in Prague.
As a non-nationalist I am not terribly enthusiastic about this. I tend to agree with Karl W. Deutsch (1912-1992), who was born in Prague and studied here until the Nazis seized power. He then moved to America and became a professor at MIT, Yale and Harvard. In his book Nationalism and its alternatives he wrote that a nation is a group of people united by a mistaken view about the past and a hatred of their neighbors. (This statement is often quoted in various forms; I don't know which is the original.)
Anyway, in Prague there is a National Theater (Národní divadlo) which is on the National Street (Národní ulice), and of course there is also a National Museum (Národní muzeum).
I didn't visit the National Museum this time, thinking I could go there any old time when the weather wasn't so good, but now it turns out that the main museum building at Wenceslas Square will be closed for badly needed repairs and reconstruction work for nearly four years from July 2011 to June 2015.
The museum website lists various problems that have arisen since this building was first opened in 1891, including damage by a German bomb in 1945 and machine-gun fire by Russian soldiers in 1968, followed by damage during the construction of the Metro station (line A) in 1978.
The website also says: "The greatest threat to the building was probably the thoughtless and insensitive construction of the so-called North-South Highway which was taken right through the centre of the city, the two sides of which embraced the National Museum itself. The paradox is that the opening ceremony for this highway in 1978 was held in the Pantheon of the National Museum. The building has been cut off from Wenceslas Square by the lower lanes of the motorway, both as regards communications and also visibly, and has begun to suffer from the excessive noise, dangerously high level of dust and constant vibrations."
This is the same motorway which cuts off the State Opera from the rest of the city.
The museum website notes that "the problem of the motorway has not been solved satisfactorily yet."
Updated Jun 4, 2011
Address: Václavské náměstí 68, 115 79 Praha 1
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/english/historie-budova.php
When I joined a bus tour, we just stopped in front of the museum and took photos of the museum and Nove Mesto. I told myself that when I visit Prague again, I would go inside the national museum and I did.
The queue to the ticket office was a bit long but I decided to wait just the same. And it was worth it. I can not think of another museum I have visited so far which displays a lot of mineral/precious stones. And the exhibitions of creatures that lived in and around Czech are awesome. There were proofs that species I thought were just created in movies really existed. I was really impressed.
The Czechs have also designed an area to make it enjoyable for young visitors (kids) to enjoy and learn in the national museum. It was so cute; you've got to see it.
Written Oct 26, 2010
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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The National Museum located at the South end of the Wenceslas Square is Prague's natural history museum. While it has a good collection and examples of fossils, minerals, rocks, stuffed animal, the early human exhibition is well done and extremely interesting. It appeared they dug up an CZ ancestor 3-4K years old, left the burial situation intact and displayed it. There was no admittance fee the morning I went - why? I have no idea. But they did charge about $.50 if I wanted to take pictures. I know that VT forbids nude photos, but they will just have to deal with it.
Written Jun 11, 2010
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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National museum is a monumental neo-renaissance building, built in 1885 - 1890 according to a design by architect Josef Schulz occupies the site, which was once the Empire-style Horse gateway of Wenceslas square. The central hall has been decorated by czech artists.
The long-term exhibitions are: Zoological, Anthropological, Paleontological, Mineralogical, Osteological and Prehistory of Bohemia and also in 2nd floor is the exposition of portrait busts of czech artists, presidents...
Opening time check out here http://www.nm.cz/
Every first Monday of a month is for free.
Updated Feb 14, 2010
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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Czech national museum is the biggest one in Czech Republic. Exhibition is associated with Czech history, culture, nature. The museum was founded in 1818, but it still hasn’t had one big place to put all exhibits together. The building was finished to construct in 1891, neo – Renaissance style, architect was Josef Schulz (the one who designed National theater and Rudolfinum).
20th century was sad for museum. At first, it was damaged by two bombs during World War II, later same happened in time of intervention of Warsaw Pact forces (communistic block) in 1968.
Building is centralized and looks really nicely from places around (eg. Wesceslas square), especially cupola part, under it pantheon of famous Czech is created, consisting sculptures to honour them.
Updated Jan 31, 2010
Address: Narodni Muzeum.
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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This is the Czech National Museum located by the Wenceslas Square. Depends on the weather conditions, the time I was in Prague was so great sunny that I had to explore the city by foot and I left the museum visit for the time I will be here in the rain.
Written Nov 1, 2009
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Website: www.nm.cz
Next time I will be in Prague I will take more time and visit the National Museum too as I've heard it interesting.
For the moment I know that this is a good point of reference for a Prague tour. The metro station "Narodni Muzeum" takes you out just in front of this big building and at the beginning of the Vaclavske Namesti - the wide street/promenade going north-west to Stare Mesto.
Written Jun 13, 2009
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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The National Museum / Narodni muzeum is situated at the Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti). The building was build in the 1880s by Josef Schulz and has a neo-Renaissance style. This Museum was build as an architectural symol of the Czech National Revival.
Nowadays you will find displays of rocks, fossils and stuffed animals in the museum.
When you are standing in front of the National Museum you are overlooking the square. Which has really nice views.
Written May 8, 2009
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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Located in a Neo-Renaissance building on the top of the Wenceslao Square, it's one of the most important museums in Prague. It was founded in 1818 as the Patriotic Museum of Bohemia, and always has been a symbol of the Czech nation.
Written Jan 8, 2009
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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The Czech Republic's national museum is a vast, sprawling collection covering almost every aspect of Czech history, science, culture and national identity. All of this is housed in a grand neo-renaissance building occupying a prime location at the top of Wenceslas Square. The coin collection alone contains over half a million objects.
The building itself bears the scars of history. It was damaged by bombs during World War 2, and battered by Soviet machine gun fire during the Velvet Revolution of 1968.
Written Nov 12, 2008
Address: Narodni Muzeum
Phone: +420-224497111
Website: http://www.nm.cz/
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