Military History Institute in Prague: The Army Museum Žižkov — Attraction in Prague

A place with a decent educational depth and a very strong focus on modern museal storytelling and edutainment. Do you wanna get your kids interested in military history? That's a great place to start! Another bonus is the free entrance.

However, there are three minor issues I have with the museum: The shop offers a lot of military toys. OK, nothing against a little fun time: But where are deep diving books about military history? I wanted to buy some plus a catalog of the museum with additional information but couldn't find any of that. Please give us nerds that.

Second: The information has to be taken with a grain of salt. You'll literally only find positive "critics" about the historical behaviour of the Czech army. That is, of course, nonsense. Grow up, Czechia: Not everything in your history was hunky dory. Look at German history museums with their pro-con-approach and learn from them. This museum doesn't even try to be neutral. It's openly propagandistic.

Third: It lacks context. Especially given the edutainment approach, more political, economical, and societal background is needed to understand the military history. Maybe some explaining fact sheets in the beginning of every era would be nice. A military can never exist in a vacuum. It is always part...

This was an excellent museum, and I have been to many military museums. I really must complement the people who put this museum together. First, we received a warm welcome from a gentleman in the lobby, and the entrance was free. I would have gladly paid an entrance fee. Second, their displays were put together in a very professional way with lots of explanations in English. Third, the museum is very well organized. The various rooms/floors cover a certain time period, so you can move through in chronological order. Fourth, they have bathrooms which are clean and functional. The only very minor point was the cafe on the top floor. There wasn’t much there to eat. We were getting tired and wanted to have some lunch before returning to finish with some additional displays. But this was not possible. Again, only a minor point. If you want to go to an excellent museum without a lot of crowds, and see things from the Czech perspective, just go. We were there on a weekday first week of April. We took a tram and then walked about 10 minutes to get there. It’s a little off the beaten path but well worth it. We spent two hours there but could have easily stayed...

This museum is a little out of the main area, we took an Uber to get there. It was totally worth it, admission is free, they speak English, all the exhibits have English translations on them. The building is very modern and has excellent exhibitions on ancient Artifacts of war from 30,000 BCE, all the way through the modern wars. We were especially interested in the medieval exhibition. They have lots of computer screens that you can tap to find out more information about individuals and terminology. Also in English. I think it would be great for older kids. on the roof they have a very nice café, with a limited but tasty selection. We had sandwiches and cake and lemonade on the terrace. Gorgeous view of the city. Just outside the museum, you can walk up the hill to see the extremely large and impressive equestrian statue of Jan Ziska. He was the impressive general back in the 1400s. Quite lovely up there, and a beautiful view of the city. It's a bit of a uphill climb, but not terrible. They are closed on Monday. My husband and I found it quite an enjoyable visit, especially by taking a car to get up there and to get back to our hotel. I would...