Národní technické muzeum

Om museet

The National Technical Museum was founded at its constituent meeting on 5 July 1908 on the initiative of the technical intelligentsia, especially professors of the Czech Technical University. It first opened its exhibitions to the public on 28 September 1910 in the Schwarzenberský palác at Hradčany. After the founding of Czechoslovakia it was named the Czechoslovak Technical Museum and, thanks to its collections, donations and state support, could begin construction of a new building in Letná.

The winning design in the architectural competition was by Milan Babuška. Construction began in 1938 and was completed in 1941, already under the Protectorate; the building was immediately taken over by the occupying administration for the Ministry of Posts. The museum first opened its exhibitions there after the war, in 1948, but part of the building continued to be used by other institutions until 1990. In 1951 the museum was nationalised and received its present name, the National Technical Museum.

After 1990 the museum obtained the entire building in Letná; from 2003 it underwent reconstruction, and today it offers 16 permanent exhibitions on seven floors, covering many fields of technical and industrial history. The functionalist building is a cultural monument. The museum also has branches in Plasy and Chomutov and manages the Postal Museum and the Letenský kolotoč.

Højdepunkter

• Large transport hall with automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles and historic aircraft
• Astronomy exhibition with around 220 instruments from the 15th to the 21st century
• Model of an ore and coal mine with 490 metres of tunnels (guided tour only)
• Merkur game room and other interactive exhibitions for children
• Functionalist building by Milan Babuška from the 1940s

Permanente udstillinger

• Doprava – The museum's best-known exhibition in the transport hall: automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, aviation and shipping from the territory of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with excursions into the history of the railway and firefighting technology.
• Astronomie – The most important collection of astronomical instruments in the Czech Republic: around 220 instruments of astronomers, surveyors, sailors and cartographers from the 15th to the 21st century, including working models.
• Rudný a uhelný důl – A faithful model of a mine from the 1950s with 490 metres of tunnels, with light and sound effects; visits by guided tour only.

Grundlagt

1908

Ejer

Národní technické muzeum (organizace zřizovaná Ministerstvem kultury ČR)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Gratis entré: Admission to NTM buildings is free on the first Sunday of every month.

The ticket is single-entry and valid for all exhibitions except the Ore and Coal Mine; it is no longer valid after leaving the museum. With a ticket from another NTM site (Plasy, Chomutov) not older than three months, a 20% discount applies. Free admission (at the ticket office only) is also granted to holders of AMG, ICOM and ICOMOS cards. A gift ticket valid for 365 days can be bought at the ticket office or online.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

A step-free entrance for visitors in wheelchairs or with pushchairs is under the ramp at the lower right of the main entrance (there is a bell at the door). The building has two lifts: the right one serves most floors, while the left one goes to the 3rd basement floor with the Mining and Ore and Coal Mine exhibitions, but only by arrangement with an attendant. Some exhibitions are reached by platform lifts. The Ore and Coal Mine exhibition is not accessible to wheelchair users, and the galleries of the Transport exhibition can be reached only by stairs. The building has several step-free toilets. Animals may not enter the museum, except guide dogs.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig

The museum offers programmes for families with children and family admission. Interactive elements include, for example, the Merkur game room and the Statika hrou (Statics through Play) exhibition. Entry with a pushchair is possible through a special entrance under the ramp.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumsbutik
• Opbevaringsskabe

Restaurant Kavárna MUZEUM on the 1st basement floor. All museum buildings have a small shop with publications and souvenirs. Have a CZK 10 coin or 50 cents ready for the cloakroom lockers.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

Op til 800 personer.

Hire for conferences, gala evenings, concerts and corporate and social events: a lecture hall for up to 99 people, the iconic Transport Hall, the main vestibule and the foyer; up to 800 people in total.

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