Museums in Czechia

Discover 24 unusual museums in Czechia.

Český Krumlov, Czechia

FairyTale House of Puppets and Wine

A museum of Czech puppetry and wine in an allegedly haunted 14th-century stone house.

Museum of Romani Culture

In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.

'Jules Verne' diorama

Prague, Czechia

Karel Zeman Museum

Dedicated to the works of the legendary special effects artist.

Písek, Czechia

Městská Elektrárna v Písku (Písek Electricity Museum)

The oldest hydroelectric plant in Czechia is now a museum.

'The Thief'

Olomouc, Czechia

'The Thief'

A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.

The museum, dating to 1536 AD.

Jáchymov, Czechia

Royal Mint Jáchymov Museum

Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.

The original wooden and coated wax statue of the Infant Jesus in Prague.

Prague, Czechia

Museum of the Infant Jesus

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

Gulliver Airship.

Prague, Czechia

Gulliver Airship

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Brown-nosers.

Prague, Czechia

Brown-Nosers

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Poledník lookout tower.

Prášily, Czechia

Poledník Lookout Tower

A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.

An outdoor event in Lower Vítkovice.

Ostrava, Czechia

Lower Vítkovice

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

"The Machine," a display at the Kafka Museum.

Prague, Czechia

Franz Kafka Museum

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A gingerbread nativity scene.

Karlštejn, Czechia

Muzeum Betlémů Karlštejn (Museum of Nativity Scenes)

This quaint museum tells about more than just the birth of Jesus: "betlémy" are an important piece of Czech history.

Prague, Czechia

Museum of Historical Chamber Pots and Toilets

Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.

Permanently Closed

Prague, Czechia

KGB Muzeum

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

Inside the laboratory

Prague, Czechia

Speculum Alchemiae

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.