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Further Distractions Umeleckoprumyslové Museum (Museum of Decorative Arts) Only a small fraction of the museum’s holding is on display but what is there makes a mockery of the distinction between fine and applied art. The fin-de-sičcle building itself is a work of art and is divided into two floors. The ground floor hosts temporary exhibitions, while the top floor presents a wide range of crafts. Of particular interest and beauty are the Czech ceramics and glassware. Ulice 17. Listopada 2, Prague 1 Tel: (02) 2481 1241. E-mail: direct@upm-praha.anet.cz Website: www.knihovna.upm.cz Transport: Metro Staromestká; tram 17 or 18. Opening hours: Tues-Sun 1000-1800. Admission: Kc40. Muchovo Muzeum (Mucha Museum) Celebrating the life of Czechoslovakia’s best-known artist, Alfons Mucha (1860-1934), this collection in the Kaunitz Palace includes many of his Paris posters, including those for performances by Sarah Bernhardt. Paintings, sketchbooks and a re-creation of his Paris studio are also on display. There is also a pleasant terrace café. Kaunický palac, Panská 7, Prague 1 Tel: (02) 628 4162. E-mail: museum@mucha.cz Website: www.mucha.cz Transport: Metro Mustek. Opening hours: Daily 1000-1800. Admission: Kc120. Wax Museum Prague Another recently opened attraction, the Wax Museum Prague, presents a number of fascinating tableaux, including a medieval alchemical laboratory and a 19th-century street scene, complete with the figure of Franz Kafka. Small-scale 3D ‘pseudo-holographic’ films give an idea of media just over the horizon. Národní trída 25, Prague 1 Tel: (02) 2108 5217. E-mail: info@waxmuseum.cz. Website: www.waxmuseumprague.cz Transport: Metro Mustek. Opening hours: Daily 1000-2000. Admission: Kc120 (concessions available). Small and temporary museums Prague is constantly acquiring new museums, some for the summer season only. These are often strange and extremely interesting. Visitors must look for posters or leaflets in the tourist offices. Among the best to pop up at the moment are the Muzeum Komunismu (Museum of Communism), covering the 1948-1989 reign of communism in the city, Sex Machine Museum, an exposition of mechanical erotic appliances, and Prague, The Magic Town, which focuses on alchemy, magic and witchcraft in the city. Museum of Communism 1948-1989 Na prikope 10 (first floor) Tel: (02) 2421 2966. E-mail: muzeumkomunismu@muzeumkomunismu.cz Website: www.muzeumkomunismu.cz Transport: Metro Mustek. Opening hours: Daily 0900-2100. Admission: Kc250 (concessions available). Sex Machine Museum Melantrichova 18, Prague 1 (off the Old Town Square) Tel: (02) 2421 6505. Fax: (02) 2421 6513. E-mail: info@sexmachinesmuseum.com Website: www.sexmachinesmuseum.com Transport: Staromestké námestí metro. Opening hours: Daily 1000-0200. Admission: Kc250 (concessions available). Prague, The Magic Town Clam-Gallas Palace, corner of Husova 20 and Karlova Ulice, Praha 1 Tel: 6038 89361. E-mail: magic.exp@post.cz Transport: Staromestké námestí metro. Opening hours: daily 1000-2100. Admission: Kc250 (concessions available). |
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