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From August 25 to October 23, 2025, visitors to the National Museum of the Czech Republic will have a unique opportunity to see some of the most valuable and oldest paleoanthropological exhibits in the world. For the first time in history, the original fossils of the iconic human ancestors Lucy and Selam are on display in Europe. Until now, the public has only been able to see the original Lucy fossil outside Ethiopia once, during a six-year tour of the United States between 2007 and 2013. The original Selam fossil was officially unveiled only at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa in 2006 when the new discovery was announced. This is also the first and only opportunity to see these unique fossils together in one place, at the beginning of the exhibition People and Their Ancestors in the Historical Building of the National Museum of the Czech Republic.

Under strict security measures and the supervision of the Special Operations Unit of the Police of the Czech Republic, a special Ethiopian Airlines flight carrying some of the most precious objects of the world’s cultural heritage landed this afternoon, 15 August 2025, at Václav Havel Airport Prague. 

Virtual reality, augmented reality and digital guides – the National Museum has transformed itself in recent years into a modern space where history is connected with the latest technologies. 

Dear visitors,

you can visit most of the Prague and non-Prague buildings of the National Museum during the Easter holidays from 18 to 21 April 2025.

On 11 March 2025, the National Museum of the Czech Republic, in collaboration with the Chinggis Khaan National Museum, will unveil the first of its major exhibition projects this year. Named after one of history’s most extraordinary figures, Chinggis Khan, the exhibition extends beyond the life and times of the legendary conqueror and founder of one of the greatest historical empires.

Dear visitors,
you can visit the selected Prague buildings of the National Museum during the Christmas holidays on December 25 and 26 and also on December 31, 2024 during their ordinary opening hours. The museum is closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

As part of the Year of Czech Music, National Museum of the Czech Republic prepared a project for opera lovers that presents the art and achievements of Czech female opera singers abroad. In collaboration with the Czech Center and The Metropolitan Opera in New York, a brand-new exhibition called Czech Prima Donnas at the Met Opera opened on May 22. 

Dear visitors,

you can visit most of the Prague and selected non-Prague buildings of the National Museum during the Easter holidays from  March 29 to April 1, 2024.

Dear visitors,
you can visit the selected Prague buildings of the National Museum during the Christmas holidays on December 25 and 26 and also on December 31, 2023 during their ordinary opening hours. The museum is closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Current arrangements at the National Museum

Opening hours of the study rooms for the researchers

After many years of preparations, the National Museum managed to mount an exhibition which is unique both in terms of the value and the origin of the objects on display.

The reduced reproduction and commentary volume

Columbus Museum of Art presents costumes, stage designs, photographs, maquettes etc. from Czech artists.

A discovery of world importance in the collection of the National Museum – Czech Museum of Music!