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Visit the exhibition presenting unique colored maps, old travel guides, and rare plans from the historical Kinsky Library.
The exhibition showcases unique colored estate maps from the first half of the 19th century, as well as their entire digital collection. A highlight is the map of the Česká Kamenice estate by cartographer F. J. J. Kreibich, where you can see the complete process of creation, from the initial sketch to the print from a copper plate. The exhibition also maps the birth of tourism, documented by one of the oldest travel guides to Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland (ca. 1810) or a period plan of the Vienna World's Fair with notes by the owners. The conclusion belongs to practical maps – from postal and geological maps to plans of fortresses and battles.
The exhibition is complemented by a celestial globe of Prague provenance from 1824 and a plaster model of the Mont Blanc mountain massif. An unmissable exhibit is a map of Tyrol (225 × 120 cm), which served both for hanging and, in its folded form, was easily transportable. The Kinsky Library was established through a one-time purchase in 1805 at the instigation of Prince Ferdinand Kinsky, after the Kinsky family donated their old family library to the newly founded National Library in 1777. It was supplemented and used until the beginning of the 20th century.
Tickets can be purchased on-line, in mobile app, self-service ticket machine or at the box office.
A ticket is valid for the entire Museum Complex and entitles you to visit all current and long-term exhibitions (except for the Czech Press Photo exhibition and the Children's Museum).
If the capacity of the building is full, access is temporarily suspended. That usually happens at weekends around noon and on holidays. The usual waiting time is 30–45 minutes. When capacity becomes available, ticket holders are given priority entry.
We recommend purchasing a timed ticket to the Children's Museum on-line (in order to reserve a time slot).
The e-ticket is valid for 30 days from the day of purchase for a one time entry.
Free (tickets available only at the box office upon presentation of ID): persons with severe disabilities (with valid disability ID), for those requiring a personal assistant, admission is free for both the visitor and one accompanying person; holders of cards: ICOM, Prague Card – CoolPass, the National Museum Society, employee of a contributory organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (for cardholders only)
Photography and filming for non-commercial purposes and without the use of flash and tripod included in the ticket price.
Please bring tickets purchased on-line printed or stored on your mobile phone.
The ticket must be kept for the duration of the entire visit.
Purchased tickets cannot be returned or changed.
