Schwarzenberský palác

Over het museum

On the site of today's palace there were four medieval houses at Hradčany, destroyed by a fire in 1541. In one of them, in the 14th century, Master Theodoric, court painter to Charles IV, had a workshop. Jan IV Popel of Lobkowicz bought the plots and built a Renaissance residence in the North Italian style there, completed in 1567. The palace then changed owners several times and at the beginning of the 18th century passed by inheritance to the Schwarzenberg family.

It acquired its present form, with distinctive sgraffito decoration designed by Josef Schulz, in 1870–1874. In 1909 it was opened to the public as the seat of the Technical Museum; during the Second World War the Wehrmacht set up a military museum in it, and after its confiscation by the Czechoslovak state the Military History Museum was housed there.

The National Gallery Prague acquired the palace in 2002. Today it displays part of the Collection of Old Art: the exhibition Old Masters I presents a selection of masterpieces from the 16th to 18th centuries and traces European art from antiquity to the Enlightenment. It also includes part of the Baroque in Bohemia section, with more than forty works from the Czech lands. On the premises there is also the Myšák confectionery, with a terrace and a view of Prague.

Hoogtepunten

• European masterpieces from the 16th to 18th centuries, from Dürer, Cranach and Holbein to Rembrandt, Rubens and Goya
• Part Baroque in Bohemia, with more than forty works of the 17th and 18th centuries from the Czech lands
• Sculptures by Ferdinand Maximilian Brokoff and Matyáš Bernard Braun
• Sgraffito façade of the palace from 1870–1874, designed by Josef Schulz
• Myšák confectionery with a terrace and a view of Prague

Vaste collectie

• Staří mistři I – A selection of the most important works from the Collection of Old Art from the 16th to 18th centuries shows European art as a dialogue between domestic and international influences. Dürer's Feast of the Rosary was taken down at the end of August 2026 for restoration and replaced by a photographic reproduction.

Beheerder

Národní galerie Praha

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Children up to and including 15 years old have free admission to all exhibitions and collection displays. In 2026 admission to the permanent exhibitions is also free on 28 October and 17 November (10:00–18:00).

The ticket is valid for a maximum of 6 months from purchase and is intended for one-time entry. When buying tickets for two or more exhibitions in one building, a 10% discount applies to the basic admission (only at the NGP ticket offices). Members of the NGP Friends' Club have free admission; holders of Komerční banka payment cards receive a 20% discount if the stated conditions are met.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• 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 palace is step-free, with lifts and step-free toilets. One wheelchair is available to borrow.

Kinderen & gezin

Children up to and including 15 years old have free entry to all exhibitions and collection displays. The National Gallery's family programmes take place mainly in the Veletržní palác (Trade Fair Palace).

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café

Myšák confectionery in the Schwarzenberský palác (daily 8:00–19:00), with an interior, a courtyard and a south terrace with a view of Prague.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

Rental of National Gallery premises is handled by the business department (pronajmy@ngprague.cz).

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