The Prague City Museum is a Czech museum institution founded in 1881. Its main building is located in Florenc. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style after the design of the architect Antonín Balsanek for the Museum of the Royal City of Prague during 1896–1898.
The museum was founded in 1881, when a museum committee was established.
The reason for establishing the institution was to prevent the sale and balance of monuments abroad. The main task of the museum was the collection and acquisition of monuments related to the history of Prague and the life of Prague in the past.
Another task of the committee was to find a building where the monuments obtained could be shown to the public.
In 1882 a coffee pavilion was purchased and a year later the museum was opened to the public. The Caviar Pavilion, built in 1876, was located west of the museum's existing main building; in 1974 he had to retire for the construction of the artery.
In 1883 BÅ™etislav Jelínek (1843-1926), an amateur archaeologist and collector of antique dealers, became the first director of the museum. As director of the museum he remained until 1913.
Noteworthy successes of the museum and its collections was the architect Antonin Wiehl, who, after a life dedicated to archeology, the collection and protection of monuments. Since 1882 he is a member of the founding committee of the museum. He worked actively in the museum until his death (1910) as his manager, visiting and collecting collections every day.
Museum of the City of Prague
Address: Na Porici 1554/52, 180 00 Nové Mèsto, Cechia
Phone: +420 221 709 674
Site:
http://en.muzeumprahy.cz/Location inserted by
Paola Bonometti