Museum of miniatures — Attraction in Prague

This is a real curio. This two-room display features about 30 items of what I’m tempted to call nano-art. If you ever wondered whether it was possible to engrave The Lord’s Prayer on a human hair, or feel in awe of seeing a train of golden camels fixed inside the eye of a large sewing needle, this place is for you. How these micro-miniatures were created is a real puzzle. Just marvel and enjoy the view.

Sone exhibits are viewed through microscopes all set up, while others have rather old-fashioned hand-held magnifying glasses (and these are probably better views using a magnifier on a smartphone).

Two words of warning. First, getting here on foot from the Charles Bridge or thereabouts involves a very steep walk of over a mile uphill. If you take this walk, you’ll be rewarded with the narrow streets of Mala Strana, complete with very interesting shops and excellent views across the spread leading back down to the River. But if you aren’t a strong walker, consider coming by taxi.

Secondly, the place isn’t immediately obvious from the street. If you’ve made your way up the hill from Mala Strana Square, then keep climbing until you see a small sign (brown with white writing) that directs you to the Strakhov Monastery. And you’ll climb about 25 steps through the building line to the courtyard in front of the Monastery and the Museum entrance is immediately on your right. Broad conclusion is that this place is not really accessible for those with...

The museum has some really nice miniatures, we really enjoyed them. Even though there are not many (10-15 min), they are exquisite. But the museum could benefit from some maintenance. The premises of the museum do not have much natural lighting, so to be able to see the miniatures well, good artificial lighting is necessary. Unfortunately some of the miniatures were badly lit, one miniature was completely without light, some were very well lit, others poorly. As a result, some of the miniatures could not be seen well. It would be great to find the best type of lighting and have this same type for all the miniatures. Some of the microscopes were not well adjusted, out of focus, so you could not see much. Overall, the museum has a lot to improve. For the price, I expected...

A lovely little museum located right by the Strahov Monastery offers some amazing artworks by a Siberian artist Anatoly Konenko, who entered into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1996 for creating the world's smallest book. Among the works to be seen, there is a caravan of camels in the eye of a needle, inscription on hair, inscription on rice, iconic images on poppy seeds, a flea with horseshoes and scissors. The works cannot be seen with the naked eye, so each one has a microscope or magnifying glass with which you can view the intricate details. The microminiatures can range in size from a few millimeters to mere tenths of a millimeter. In the museum, you can also buy some amazing jewellery. The entrance is 5 euroes and the viewing will take you about...