Closed today, open again on tuesday at 10:00
Václavské náměstí 68, Praha 1

National Museum Library – Study Room in the Historical Building of The National Museum

We provide borrowing and reference services in the study room, reprographic copies (printed and digitized) and borrowing through Interlibrary Loan Services.

 

Šatna Informace o bezbariérovém přístupu
E-mail: vypujcniprotokol@nm.cz Phone: 00420224497342

These collections will be available for reference in the study room of NM Historical Building: 

  • books from the central library (see list of available shelfmarks) - max. 10 documents a day
  • manuscripts and early printed books (newly relocated from Terezin) - max 5 documents a day
  • Czech National Revival and historical chapbook prints

Collections of Central Library Department:

Book expedition according the repositories:

  • Book expedition from repozitory in Historical Building and National Museum New Building - shelfmarks 1-29, 33-100, 109-116; on Tuesday and Wednesday: during the day
  • Central repozitory II in Terezín: shelfmarks 101-108, 133-200, 220-260, 300-309, 500-, Peruc P, R I-II, R V-VIII, R XIII, R XV-R XVI, S I-V, Umění - Expediton from Terezín repository is twice a month.
  • Book collections: Akademické gymnázium, Arbes, Bačkovský, Bohatcová, Buzková, Čapek, Čelakovský, Danko, Denkstein, Destinnová, Dillinger, Dušek, Filippovová-Bašus, Frič, Fučík, Guth-Jarkovský, Harmonia, Harrach, Hasse, Hladký, Hofman, Höger, Hübnerová, Jagodina, Jelínek, Jiřincová, Kaláb, Kalašová, Knapp, Kraus, Krecar, Kvapil, Laichter, Lifka (Žďár STKN, ZAKN), Lukasík, Lützow, Mastný, Menhart, Müldner, Neruda, Normální škola, Nováček, Novák, Obrátil, Otto, Pelcl, Petr, Poláček, Polívka, Procházka, Regal, Resler, Schiller, Sokol, Sonberg, Srdce, Státní nakladatelství, Šimáček, Teige, Thomayer, Tůma, Vilímek, Voborník, Volf, Vrchotka, Wagner, Zachar, Zednářská knihovna, Zeyer, Zucker, Žikeš, Živný, Žižka. - Expediton from Terezín repository is twice a month.

 

Requests for manuscripts and early printed books, requests for reprographic services

Catalogues od National Museum Library

Digital libraries

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Opening hours

Monday closed
Tuesday 10:00  -  18:00
Wednesday 10:00  -  18:00
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Dear Researchers,

 

we would like to inform you that the reading room of the National Museum Library will be CLOSED on February 24–25, 2026 for operational reasons.

The reading room will be OPEN again from Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Thank you for your understanding and we apologize for any inconvenience.

 

Mgr. Jiří Havelka, Ph.D.
(Head of the Library Services Department of the National Museum Library)

 

Contact:

tel.: 224 497 342 
e-mail: vypujcniprotokol@nm.cz

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Petrásek Adam, Bc.

Deputy Head of The Department, Digital Reproduction Services, Permissions to Publish Images
E-mail: adam.petrasek@nm.cz
Phone: 224 497 158

Božovská Marta, Bc.

Librarian in the reading room and loan protocol, Interlibrary loan
E-mail: marta.bozovska@nm.cz
Phone: 224 497 652

Paroulek David

Digitization workplace, Webmaster of NML
E-mail: david.paroulek@nm.cz
Phone: 224 497 339

Richterová Helena

Librarian in the reading room and loan protocol
E-mail: helena.richterova@nm.cz
Phone: 224 497 662

Straková Blažena

Librarian in the reading room and loan protocol
E-mail: blazena.strakova@nm.cz
Phone: 224 497 653

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