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Rules for the study of collection, library and archival material in the space of the National Museum by external researchers

7. 5. 2020

Rules valid from 13 May 2020, when limited research access is possible through personal visits…

National museum introduced the concept of new permanent exhibitions

18. 7. 2018

Architectural designs of the new expositions are known

The world oldest plant macrofossil was discovered in collections of the National museum

3. 5. 2018

Discovery of world unique plant macrofossil in our collections

Scientists from National Museum contributed to discovery of a new mineral

6. 9. 2017

New mineral was given an unusual name

National Museum and the Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums of the Syrian Arab Republic have begun a long-term collaboration on protection of the world cultural heritage

15. 5. 2017

The Syrian delegation visited the National Museum and signed a memorandum of collaboration

Asian Cultures Collection

The Asian collections of the National Museum consist of approximately 53,000 pieces, making up about…

Collection of non-European ethnography

The sub-collection of non-European ethnography includes a range of objects, from archaeological to…

Collection of non-European numismatics

The numismatic collection of the Náprstek museum is a comprehensive, chronologically and…

Collection of the Middle East and Africa in Antiquity

Systematically gathers, preserves, studies and presents items from the Middle East and Africa,…

Photographic Collection of the Náprstek Museum

The Photographic Collection of the Náprstek Museum contains thematically varied photographs taken…

Náprstek Inventory collection

The collection contains objects from the estate of the Náprstek family and their friends

Collection of the Náprstek Museum Archives

The basis of the Náprstek Museum Archives is the written estate of the museum's founder, Vojta…

Collection of musical instruments

The collection of musical instruments has bowed, plucked and percussive string instruments, brass…

Collection of the Department of Music History

In its large collections, the Department of Music history holds manuscripts and printed scores,…

Collection of the Antonín Dvořák Museum

The museum holds around 9,000 collection pieces, including a unique set of Dvořák’s autographs and…

Collections of the Bedřich Smetana Museum

The museum manages the following collections: Bedřich Smetana; iconography; 3D objects; scenography;…

Book Culture

The collection of documents on the development of book culture contains mostly non-literary material…

Collection of manuscripts and early prints

The sub-collection of manuscripts and early prints consists of the early prints fonds (25,000…

Collection of Historical Journals

Up until 1992 (except for the span 1939–1944), the Journal Department collected periodicals…

Book collection

The core of this collection consists of the libraries of famous figures of Czech science and…

Entomological collection

Currently, the entomological department of the National Museum holds the largest collection of…

Archaeology collection

The archaeological collection systematically documents the life and development of the society of…

Historical collection

The historical collection contains a variety of historically valuable objects that can serve us as…

Theatre collection

In its diversity, the theatre collection documents various aspects of the history of theatre. It…

Collection of the Museum of the Workers’ Movement in the National Museum Archives

The collection of the Museum of the Workers’ Movement in the National Museum Archives serves as a…

Modern Czech History collection

The collection of modern Czech history contains over 22 thousand pieces from various areas of…

Collection of the Museum of the Workers’ Movement

The collection of the Museum of the Workers' Movement has been established to manage the collection…

National Museum Archives

The National Museum Archives hold almost 1,000 archive fonds and collections. These are historical…

Czechoslovak Documentation Centre

The Czechoslovakian Documentation Centre holds the collections of the exiled Czechoslovak…

Collection of the Department of the History of Physical Education and Sports – 3D objects

The 3D collection holds historical sports equipment, awards, small-scale sculptures and artistic…

Photo Archive of the Department of the History of Physical Training and Sports

The photo archive holds thematic photographs from the 19th century to the present. The most…

Archives of the History of physical education and sports (HPES archives)

The HPES Archives collects written documents on the topic of sports. The archives consist of the…

Ethnographic collections

The ethnographic collections illustrate the traditional and modern folk cultures in the Czech lands…

Palaeontological collection

The paleontological collection is the largest collection of fossils in the Czech Republic and one of…

Lichenological collection

The major part of this collection consists of lichen herbaria, large thalli in the collection of…

Anthropology collection

The collection consists of the following sub-collections: skeletal remains of past populations,…

Botanical collection and herbarium

The collection of the botanical department was formed when the museum was founded, and nowadays it…

Mycological collection

The major part of the mycological collection consists of herbarium mushroom specimens, wet…

Geological collection

The geological sub-collection holds a wide variety of rock specimens, which illustrate both the…

Collection of cut gemstones

The collection's beginnings date from the last quarter of the 19th century. It is primarily the…

Petrographic collection

The petrographic collection holds over 24,800 recorded items. The core of the collection consists of…

Collection of tectites

The collection of tektites, bodies of natural glass formed by the impact of meteorites on the…

Collection of meteorites

The collection contains 519 pieces, with all of the basic types of meteorite, i.e. chondrites,…

Mineralogical collection

From the historical point of view, the mineralogical collection is the main collection of the…

Collection of mammals

The collection of mammals contains numerous specimens from all around the world. It holds over…

Collection of fish

This is a collection of vertebrate fishes, which contains about 26,000 catalogued items from around…

Collection of invertebrates, excluding insects

The collection of invertebrates is the largest among the zoological collections. It was started in…

Collection of amphibians and reptiles

The herpetological collection documents and presents to the public the worldwide variety of…

Collection of birds

Collections of skins, skeletons, eggs, nests, stuffed birds and anatomical parts of birds.

Collection of classical archaeology

The collection consists mostly of examples of ancient craftsmanship; to a lesser extent, marble and…

Numismatic collection

The numismatic department of the National Museum is the leading scientific workplace in its field.…

Study and research facilities

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The National museum is a research institution, which is engaged in basic research, applied research and experimental development, whose results are made public by way of expositions, exhibitions, lecturing and pedagogical work, publication work in all the spheres of its concern including museology and collection protection.