Muzeum studené války

Over het museum

The Hotel Jalta was built on Václavské náměstí in the 1950s on the site of a house destroyed in an air raid in spring 1945. The building, in the style of so-called Stalinist Baroque, was linked to a secret anti-nuclear shelter. For decades the shelter remained completely secret from the public and from the hotel staff; after 1989 it was taken over by the civil defence of the capital city of Prague, which operated there until 1997.

Afterwards the shelter was opened at least to hotel employees, and later the association Československé ozbrojené složky, founded in 2013, set up a museum there with the consent of the hotel. The association is interested in the history of the armed forces in Czechoslovakia after the Second World War until 1993 and wants to present it interactively.

In the cleared rooms of the shelter, themed exhibitions gradually came into being on the history of the ČSSR, the armed forces and the Hotel Jalta. Visitors see a telephone exchange, an infirmary, a Veřejná bezpečnost (Public Security) office with a T100 teleprinter and SNB uniforms, an eavesdropping room, and an exhibition on the Iron Curtain and the border guard, where visitors can try Morse code. Part of the shelter, including the operations wing and the technical facilities, remains closed to the public.

Hoogtepunten

• anti-nuclear shelter beneath the Hotel Jalta from the 1950s
• eavesdropping room and Public Security office
• exhibition on the Iron Curtain and the border guard
• T100 teleprinter and SNB uniforms
• opportunity to try Morse code

Vaste collectie

• Muzeum studené války v krytu hotelu Jalta – Exhibition on the ČSSR and its armed forces, the Iron Curtain, the border guard, eavesdropping in the hotel and radio communication technology.

Beheerder

Československé ozbrojené složky, z.s.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tours in Czech last about 60 minutes; tours with a foreign-language guide are subject to a surcharge. The timing is arranged with the guide; the minimum number of people per tour is two.

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

The museum is located in the shelter beneath the hotel; the website does not provide information on barrier-free access.

Kinderen & gezin

Beperkt geschikt voor kinderen

Children under 6 enter free; because of the small rooms the group capacity is limited (for example 7 adults and 4 children). The main theme is the history of the armed forces.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the anti-nuclear shelter beneath the Hotel Jalta, Václavské náměstí 45, in the centre of Prague.

Service & horeca

The museum is housed in the premises of the Hotel Jalta; the capacity of one tour is limited because of the small rooms.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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