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National Technical Museum (NTM)
The museum is focused on the history of technology and industry. It is the largest technical museum in the Czech Republic.
The collections are exhibited in 26 permanent exhibitions in 3 buildings. The main building of the museum is located in Prague 7 in Prague’s Letná neighbourhood. The most famous permanent exhibition here is the Transportation exhibition. Other exhibitions are dedicated to topics such as architecture, astronomy, domestic appliances, photography, printing, the measurement of time, metallurgy, and mining.
The main building of the NTM
Address
Kostelní 42, 170 78 Prague 7, Czech Republic
Transport
The nearest tram stop is called Letenské náměstí. From there, continue on foot towards Letenské sady. There is a paid parking lot in front of the museum building.
Contact
telephone: +420 220 399 111
e-mail: info@ntm.cz
Opening hours
Tuesdays through Sundays
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Admission fees
| Full price | 280 CZK |
| Reduced | 150 CZK |
| Children 6-15 let | 60 CZK |
| Family admission | 560 CZK |
| School Groups | 60 CZK / per student Accompanying teachers get free admission |
for ZTP holders – there is the reduced admission fee
for ZTP/P holders - free admission with accompaniment
ACCESSIBILITY TO THE BUILDING FOR VISITORS WITH RESTRICTED MOBILITY
The main building of the NTM in Letná
The building is historical and the main entrance has stairs leading to it. Access for people in wheelchairs or visitors with prams is located at the bottom of the stairs to the right of the entrance to the museum. Access to all floors and exhibits inside the museum is barrier-free, and the individual floors are connected by an elevator. The exception is the Transportation exposition, where there are certain restrictions. It is possible to rent a wheelchair in the museum. Toilets for visitors with disabilities are available in the museum. At the corner of Kostelní and Muzejní streets there are three reserved handicap parking spaces for vehicles marked with a wheelchair.
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INFORMATION AND VIDEOS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED
The National Technical Museum, in cooperation with the Institute of Languages and Communication of the Deaf of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, has prepared a channel that aims to bring its collections closer to visitors with a hearing impairment.
Get access by clicking on this link.
The National Technical Museum is the largest technical museum in the Czech Republic and one of the oldest and most important technical museums in the world. The foundations of the collections were laid by Vojtěch Náprstek in 1862, while the museum was established in 1908 and its collections gradually grew over time. The museum building was built in Prague in Letná according to the design of the architect Milan Babuška. The first exhibitions were opened here after the Second World War, but the entire building began to be used exclusively for museum purposes only after 1989. The building has been fully renovated and since 2013 there are new exhibitions located here. The museum is expanding the number of places for presenting its collections. The museum branches are open from April to October. The Center for Building Heritage is located in Plasy and the Railway Depository in Chomutov.
The National Technical Museum is an allowance organization of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. It collects objects that document the development of science, technology and industry in the Czech lands. These include objects from the fields of transport, architecture, astronomy, photography, mining, metallurgy, printing, timekeeping, household technology or electrical engineering. It keeps them in depositories and displays them in permanent and temporary exhibitions. The museum is a scientific institution, it publishes specialized professional publications and specialists can visit the professional library and archive research room.
There are accompanying programs and weekend events that are prepared for visitors. A great deal of attention is paid to programs organized specifically for school groups.