People and Their Ancestors

Exhibition Historical Building of the National Museum

Immerse yourself in the history of humankind, from the first steps of early hominins to modern humans

Moments of History

Exhibition Historical Building of the National Museum

A unique exhibition in the connecting passageway between the Historical and the New Building of the National Museum

History

Exhibition Historical Building of the National Museum

Let yourself be guided through the history of the Czech lands from the 8th century until the First World War. On a total area of 1,300 m2, you will see 2,000 exhibits that tell a fascinating story of our history.

Halls of Minerals

Exhibition Historical Building of the National Museum

Visit the most beautiful and interesting minerals from the National Museum's collection, find out how diverse space meteorites and terrestrial tektites and impactites can be, or get acquainted with the phenomenon of mineral fluorescence.

The Miracles of Evolution

Exhibition Historical Building of the National Museum

Visit one of the most modern natural history exhibitions in Europe with the National Museum’s most famous exhibit, the skeleton of a fin whale, and other 1,500 unique objects.

Windows into Prehistory

Exhibition Historical Building of the National Museum

Discover in a completely new long-term exhibition what life in our territory looked like many millions of years ago! You will see 2,000 exhibits, from small fossilized trilobite larvae to giant ammonites and completely new life-size models of prehistoric animals.

František Palacký 1798–1876

1. 4. 2026 – 31. 8. 2026 Historical Building of the National Museum

Discover František Palacký in a new way—as a figure who is not only part of history, but also an inspiration for the present.

Museum From the Cellar to the Attic

9. 7. 2021 – 31. 12. 2027 Historical Building of the National Museum

Take a look at how the National Museum functions as an institution, a historical building, a place for preserving objects of incalculable value and a space associated with many interesting personalities.