PRAGUE HEART OF EUROPE

PRAGUE public TRANSPORT MUSEUM

(Muzeum městské hromadné dopravy)

Tram depot Střešovice, Patočkova 4, Prague 6

• tel. 296 128 900(923), fax 296 128 901
• pokornym@dpp.cz, www.dpp.cz or www.dp-praha.cz.
• Museum open regularly April 3–November 17, 2010: Sat, Sun and holidays 9 am–5 pm. Visits to the museum outside regular opening hours or during the winter months can be arranged by appointment.
• The restaurant on the premises of the Střešovice depot.
  

Permanent Exhibition:

Tram depot in Prague - Střešovice houses a unique collection of exhibits illustrating the history of public transport in the capital of the Czech Republic. The permanent exhibition of the "Prague Public Transport Museum" was opened in May 1993 by Prague Public Transit Co. Inc. Visitors can see more than forty historical vehicles and many other exhibits - models, photographs, historical documents, tickets, plans.

Sightseeing Tours

Special Historical Tram Tours (from 1908-1942) or sightseeing trams for groups.
Groups may use it for anniversary celebrations or meetings at different levels. (All year round - by reservation phoning 296 128 902 or faxing 296 128 901(912), ctvrtnikp@dpp.cz).

POSTAL MUSEUM

(Poštovní muzeum)

Nové mlýny 2/1239, Prague 1

• Tel. +420 222 312 006, +420 222 312 060, Fax +420 222 311 930
• postovni.muzeum@cpost.cz, www.cpost.cz
• Metro line B - Náměstí Republiky, Trams 5, 8, 14 - Dlouhá
• Open yearly: Tue-Sun: 9 am-12 noon and 1 pm.-5 pm (the ticket office closes prior to the lunch break at 11.30 am and at 4.30 pm in the afternoon), closed Mon. Library and reading room: philatelist and postal history literature, tel. 222 312 006, open Tue-Fri 9 am-4 pm.
• Museum shop with a selection of postage stamps, commemorative prints and graphic works: open Wed-Sun 9 am-5 pm.

Permanent Exhibition:

• Postage stamps of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and classic postage stamps from Europe and the USA

Current Exhibitions Q1–Q2 of the Year 2010:

• Josef Provazník – The official photographer of the MPT (until February 21, 2010)
  To mark the exhibition, 1 commemorative postcard has been issued.

• Oldřich Kulhánek – Postage stamp and tiny graphic works (February 24 – April 25, 2010)
  Occasional postal stationary: February 27, 2010, 9 am–3 pm
  Autograph session: February 27, 2010, 9 am–12 noon
  To mark the exhibition, 1 commemorative postcard has been issued.

• The first Slovak EURO postage stamps (April 29 – June 20, 2010)
  Occasional postal stationary: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9 am–4.30 pm
  Autograph session: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9 am–12 noon
  To mark the exhibition, 1 commemorative postcard has been issued.

• Adolf Born – At home and abroad, graphic works and postage stamps (June 23 – September 12, 2010)
  Occasional postal stationary: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 9 am–3 pm
  Autograph session: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 9 am–12 noon

THE CENTRAL BOHEMIAN MUSEUM
IN ROZTOKY near Prague

(Středočeské muzeum Roztoky u Prahy)

Chateau 1, 252 63 Roztoky near Prague

• Tel. +420 233 029 011, Fax +420 233 029 033
• E-mail: muzeum@muzeum-roztoky.cz,www.muzeum-roztoky.cz
• Connection from Prague: Metro line A–Dejvická, then by bus no. 340 or 350; train connection from Masaryk’s, Libeň or Holešovice railway stations (17 mins); tourism: Suchdol–Roztoky; ferry: Podhoří–Podbaba, Zámky–Sedlec, Klecánky–Roztoky
• Opening hours: all year round TUE–SUN 10 am–6 pm
  (If Monday falls on a holiday day, the institution remains open. It is closed on the following day.)
• Admission Chateau and Exhibitions: basic CZK 50, reduced CZK 20, Zdenka Braunnerová’s Studio: basic CZK 50, reduced CZK 25
• The library of the museum open: Wednesday 8 am - 12 noon and 12.30 pm - 4.30 pm
• PRO VÁS (For You) Café, a recently opened small facility, is available during visiting hours

Permanent Exhibitions

The Chateau

Originally a Gothic stronghold surrounded by water, this structure was rebuilt at the turn of the 17th century into a Renaissance chateau which owes its present appearance to modifications carried out in the 1700s. You will find there an exhibition dedicated to the history and construction development of the chateau, the presbytery of the former Chapel of St Justus dating from the 1380s, a Renaissance hall and a Biedermeier-style salon. The chateau is surrounded by a park..

ZdeNka BraunerovÁ’s Studio (1858–1934) open only April–October

A permanent exhibition dedicated to this painter, graphic artist, book designer and organizer of cultural life who lived alternatively in Prague, Roztoky and Paris. The exhibition re-creates the atmosphere of the original milieu of the studio which the artist designed herself and was a place where prominent personalities of Czech and European culture met.

Current Exhibitions in Q1–Q2 of the Year 2010:

• CZECH FILM FAIRY-TALES I, What Can Be Achieved with a Needle and Thread (until January 30, 2010)

• CZECH FILM FAIRY-TALES II, Princesses through Brocade, Pencil and Brush (until February 28, 2010)
  This exhibitions introduces collections of costumes from film fairy-tales and their costume designers who managed to provide the fairy-tale figures with a unique charm. The display was prepared in cooperation with Barrandov Studio a.s.

• INVADERS – Non-native fauna found in the Czech Republic (January 22 –March 21, 2010)

• WHERE THE RAVAGES OF TIME ARE BEING MADE FOR – The museum’s conservation and restoration workshops (February 26 – May 23, 2010)

• LEGO – both toy and hobby 2010 (March 21 – June 25, 2010)

• WHAT OUR GREAT GRANDMOTHERS WORE – Folk costumes of Central Bohemia (April 2 – July 18, 2010)

• MARIONETTES – From the collection of Jiří Vorel (June 11 – November 7, 2010)
  A unique collection containing folk, designers’ as well as rare variety theatre marionettes from the first half of the 1800s to the 1970s.

• SUMMER SCULPTURE – 18th annual event held under the auspices of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
  (June 26 – October 3, 2010) Works by contemporary Czech sculptors.

Accompanying events:

• 13.2. Shrovetide, traditional masque procession
• 25.4. Earth Day
• 8.5. Veterans, 31st annual one-day display of historical vehicles
• 15.5. Zdenka Braunerová’s Salon for the Fifth Time
• 12.6. Museum Night – night tour of the museum’s exhibitions