Betlémská kaple a Muzeum Jana Husa

Over het museum

The Bethlehem Chapel (Betlémská kaple) is a national cultural monument and the first preaching church in Europe. It is dedicated to the memory of the Holy Innocents of Bethlehem. In 1391 it was founded by Prague burghers, the haberdasher Jan Kříž and the courtier Hanuš z Mühlheimu, with the express stipulation that preaching there was to be in Czech. Construction took place from 1391 to 1394, and from 1402 to 1413 Master Jan Hus preached there. From the start the chapel was linked with the university, and it became a place where the burghers’ interest in church reform met the progressive currents within the university.

Hus’s successor, Jakoubek of Stříbro, introduced communion under both kinds in 1414, first in the church of St Martin in the Wall (U Martina ve zdi) and then in the Bethlehem Chapel, where it continued until 1622. In that year the university handed the chapel over to the Jesuits. Today the chapel is owned by the Czech Technical University (ČVUT) and also serves as a venue for graduation ceremonies, concerts and other events.

The Jan Hus Museum is housed in the adjoining Preacher’s House. On the first floor is a permanent exhibition on the history of the chapel and the tradition of non-Catholic thought, a small room (světnička) in which, according to the exhibition, Jan Hus lived, and on the upper floors the preacher’s flat. The museum offers a popular and educational introduction to the personality of Jan Hus and his international significance, including programmes for school groups.

Hoogtepunten

• Bethlehem Chapel, the first preaching church in Europe
• The small room where, according to the exhibition, Jan Hus lived
• Permanent exhibition on the history of the chapel and non-Catholic thought
• The inscription “Za pravdu” (“For the truth”), formed by a shadow on the wall (in summer, around 15:00)
• Guided tours in Czech and foreign languages at no extra charge

Vaste collectie

• Muzeum Jana Husa – stálá expozice v Domě kazatele – The exhibition on the first floor traces the history of the Bethlehem Chapel and the tradition of non-Catholic thought, and presents the life and work of Master Jan Hus.

Beheerder

České vysoké učení technické v Praze (Betlémská beseda)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are taken from the Prague City Tourism portal; groups should check the conditions at the ticket desk. A guided tour in Czech or a foreign language is available at no extra charge.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Information on step-free access is not published.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

The exhibition also caters for child visitors, and museum-educational programmes are available for school groups.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The chapel stands on Betlémské náměstí in the Old Town, not far from the Náprstek Museum.

Service & horeca

Printed information about the chapel is available in almost all world languages.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 450 personen.

The Bethlehem Chapel can be hired for festive events (graduation ceremonies, concerts, receptions, premieres); capacity is 450 seats.

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