Czech Museum of Music — Attraction in Prague

This is a fantastic museum with stunning instruments on display! Located just across the street from the famous, Museum of the Infant Jesus of Prague, this musuem showcases a full of range of vintage and unique instruments in excellent condition. I especially was astonished by the selection of pianos, harps, and brass instruments. More specifically, the Quarter-toned grand piano, The so-callend Mozart's piano, Bass slide trombone, and Serpent. Much of the displayed instruments are don't touch but they do have a few drums, a harp, and piano for an interactive experience. (I loved walking down a set of stairs that played a note with each step. Nice touch!) I wish I had an extended stay in Prague to attend a concert at St. Francis of Assisi where the famous organ from 1702 played by Mozart resides. But it's an honor to know I have graced the sight of a piano he played and walked in his footsteps in the streets of Prague. My Prelude, I have a fondness for baroque and classical music, including Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Bach, stemming from being trained at a young age on the piano. Thank you to my parents and their sacrifices for exposing us, brother and sister, to this art form, that allows me to continue my appreciation and passion even til today. Maestro's thank you for helping me to read and play your sheet music! My baby grand, I miss you, Need You Now, so, as soon as I get home, can we make beautiful music...

We went for the lovely reviews. I think we might have expected more/or a bit much.

Don’t take me wrong, the collection is impressive and in general we had a nice time. However, a lit of stuff wasn’t working. In the interactive room where you can try various instruments, two out of four were out of order, including theremin which we were most excited about. Multiple of the audio parts where one can listen to the sound of the old school instruments were also not working / or not well, with the headphones being broken, or just one earphone playing, or s lit of static. One part of the first floor was smelling horribly, probably something with the toilets nearby. Four rooms were also completely dark, the electricity was not working, we had to use our phones as flashlights and did not get yo listen to anything there.

One more thing. Having a single interactive room (as the first room of an exhibition) is, in our experience, not a good idea. Visitors pile up here, waiting to try something (while half is not working). Everything plays (loudly) at the same time which gets nervewrecking very soon, and one doesn’t enjoy this experience.

Overall, a nice museum, informative- and all is available in English, which is great. Just the electronics and things to try should get an update not to...

The National Museum – Czech Museum of Music (České muzeum hudby) is on Karmelitská 4, Praha 1 - Malá Strana, Czech Republic.

The new seat of the Czech Museum of Music is located in the former Baroque church of St. Mary Magdalene at Lesser Side, built in the 17th Century according to the proposal of Francesco Caratti. The church was gradually rebuilt after the dissolution of the Dominican Monastery in 1783. Among other things, it served as a Police barracks and archive. The unusual symbiosis of the early Baroque church architecture with the classicist adjustment of usage and newly finished reconstruction of the Museum offers visitors a detail of an impressive combination of monumentality.

Opening hours: January – December: opem on Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun from 10:00 to 18:00

Entrance fee: Basic: 120 CZK Reduced: 80 CZK Free admission: children up to 15 years; children from children’s homes or SOS children’s villages; holders of physical disability cards (ZTP, ZTP/P and people accompanying them); holders of cards: ICOM, Slovak National Museum, the National Museum Society, Benefit card of the European GNSS Agency – the Ministry of Transport, Prague Card, employee of a contributory organization of the Ministry of Culture of the...