National Museum - the main museum of the Czech Republic, the country's most renowned exhibition - located on Wenceslas Square, behind the statue of St. Wenceslas. This imposing, magnificent building was built in the late XIX century, the architect J. Schulz spoke. Entrance to the museum is decorated with allegorical sculptures, and the facade is decorated with numerous commemorative plaques erected in honor of famous scientists, artists and so on.

The basis of the collection of the museum served as a meeting of the various curiosities that belonged to several lords. Young rich even in 1818 began to invest in items of interest to children. Real patriots, they were a collection of Czech minerals, herbaria of plants growing in the fields of their homeland, collection of books in the Czech language, and so on. Of course, all collections were unprofessional, the exhibits were chosen without any criteria. Understand these meetings was difficult, until the cause has not undertaken a historian F. Palacky. He was caught in the register of his hands wealth led them to a single component, and can be said to create the National Museum. Thanks to him, began to leave the museum magazine that enjoyed great popularity, as highlights the achievements of Czech culture and served as a mouthpiece for the promotion of Czech achievements.

Equally impressive collection of glassware, gems and minerals, dinosaur skeletons and many other things just had to put up in a luxury building. If you are not a fan of historic exhibitions, then go to the National Museum, just to look at its stunning interiors.