Discover Prague's Museum of Decorative Arts

📍 Address: Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum v Praze (Museum of Decorative Arts) 🎫 Tickets: ✨Permanent exhibition "Art & Life" (2nd floor): 250 CZK (discounted student tickets available) 🎟️ Combined ticket: 350 CZK (includes 1st-floor photography exhibit + 3rd-floor glass collection) ✨While Prague itself is a grand open-air museum of architecture, a chance visit here reveals an equally stunning indoor treasure. 🏛 The Building 🌹Designed by architect Josef Schulz in Neo-Renaissance style (1897–1899), this museum opened in 1900. 🌹Its halls house 500,000+ objects—from 16th-century glassware and ceramics to textiles, furniture, jewelry, and toys. ✨ Permanent Exhibition Highlights (2nd floor, 6 galleries) 💖 Rituals & Celebrations 🌈 Royal Collections 💖 Nature-Inspired Design 🌈 Fashion & Adornment *(19th–20th-century undergarments, dresses, and accessories)* 💖 Modernist Design (Art Nouveau to functionalist works) 🌈 Utopian Visions & Play 📚 Don’t miss: The central lounge with books on Czech decorative arts! 🌷🇨🇿 Czech Design Philosophy Nestled in Europe’s heart, Czech aesthetics evolved through: 🌷Medieval, Baroque, and Rococo influences Art Nouveau and Socialist-era shifts 🌷Today’s whimsical, surreal utopian spirit (final gallery) Why love it? Czech design blends poetic pragmatism—rational forms infused with warmth and humor. #PragueArt #CzechDesign #DecorativeArts