The Czech National Museum in Prague set another record for visitor numbers in 2024, marking a successful season. With a variety of fascinating exhibitions and popular programmes, the museum attracted approximately 1,300,000 visitors last year. In 2025, visitors can once again expect an exciting range of exhibitions showcasing the cultural heritage of the Czech Republic and the world.
The Czech National Museum can reflect on another successful season. Thanks to its attractive array of exhibitions and popular presentations, 1,233,360 visitors passed through the doors of the museum complex and other National Museum buildings last year, an increase of 88,000 compared to 2023. Visitors can look forward to more exhibition highlights in 2025, including the Genghis Khan exhibition in March, followed by the One Hundred Treasures, One Hundred Stories exhibition in September, in collaboration with the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.
The Genghis Khan exhibition marks the beginning of the year. It features more than two hundred and fifty artefacts on loan from the National Genghis Khan Museum in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) and the Institute of Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. These objects are supplemented by collections from the Náprstek Museum, which also feature items from Mongolia. The exhibition not only highlights Genghis Khan but also the vast Mongol Empire he founded, which, at its peak, spanned across Asia and Europe, becoming the second largest empire in history.
In September, the National Museum will open another world-class exhibition, One Hundred Treasures, One Hundred Stories, from the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Visitors can look forward to a rare compilation of objects from the collections of Chinese emperors, demonstrating the high level of Chinese civilisation through their historical significance, craftsmanship, and artistic value. Among the collections are items from the 18th-century Qing Dynasty emperors, including jade, porcelain, and ancient artefacts of great symbolic importance in Chinese culture.
“We are very proud to have attracted such a large number of visitors. This success shows that our exhibitions and programmes appeal to a wide audience and provide valuable cultural experiences. Last year’s Baroque in Bavaria and Bohemia exhibition was a great success, as was the My Fatherland exhibition, which began at the end of last year and continues this year. The record number of visitors is proof of the appreciation our visitors have for the museum, which we greatly value. I would like to thank not only our visitors but also all the National Museum staff involved in these major projects,” says Michal Lukeš, Director General of the National Museum.
The new year began at the National Museum with the Czech Press Photo exhibition, showcasing the best photographic achievements of the past year. It will be on display in the New Building until 23 April. This year, the museum is also commemorating the 100th anniversary of the acquisition of Eduard Štorch’s archaeological collection.
Music lovers will also find something to enjoy at the National Museum this year. The current On Tour exhibition at the Czech Music Museum will be replaced by a new exhibition celebrating the life and career of opera diva Sonia Červená. The Antonín Dvořák Museum will host a photo exhibition featuring portraits of the composer, his family, and friends. The Bedřich Smetana Museum will present the stage designer Karel Svolinský and his stage works.
The National Museum also regularly showcases Czech culture and history abroad. This year, the Czech Castles and Palaces exhibition will be presented in Indonesia, and visitors in Zambia will have the chance to learn about the Czech traveller Emil Holub.
National Museum Prague (Národní muzeum)
Václavské nám. 68, 110 00 Nové Město
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