The permanent Architecture, Construction and Design exhibition at the National Technical Museum Prague showcases the evolution of building in the Czech lands. Visitors can explore various historical styles, innovative engineering, and notable contributions from Czech architects. Discover detailed models, original plans, and illuminating photographs spanning from the late 19th century through contemporary design.
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This permanent exhibition delves into significant architectural achievements in the Czech lands from the late 19th century to the present. It explores engineering elements, historical styles from Art Nouveau to Socialist Realism, and showcases Czech architects' contributions, including models, plans, and photographs.
The exhibition of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the National Technical Museum presents significant architectural achievements in the Czech lands from the second half of the 19th century to the present day. Visitors can learn about engineering elements in construction, technologies for building chain bridges, and the iron construction of roofs and truss bridges. The exhibit provides insight into important buildings and characteristic features of various styles and trends, including Historicist architecture, Art Nouveau, Modernism, Cubism, Constructivism, Functionalism, Socialist Realism, and the mass prefab housing projects of the 1960s. Original and new architectural models, sculpture supplements, numerous studies, plans, and photographs characterizing different stylistic stages are on display, alongside information about prominent figures in Czech architecture such as J. Zítek, J. Kotěra, J. Gočár, and Sial. The exhibition offers an immersive experience with Art Nouveau and Cubist settings, allowing visitors to sample the atmosphere of those eras, visit reconstructed architect offices from the 19th and 20th centuries, and be reminded of the success of the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo 58 in Brussels. The design section features a representative collection of lamps and lighting fixtures.
Information about tickets is available via a provided link, directing visitors to book tours or entry. Entry details for the Main Building in Prague are also linked, suggesting admission is managed through standard museum ticketing procedures.
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