Bedřich Smetana Museum

Learn about the world famous Czech composer Bedřich Smetana in one of the loveliest settings in Prague! Located in Prague’s charming Old Town district and situated overlooking the fabled Vltava River, the centuries old Charles Bridge and the massive Prague Castle complex is the Bedřich Smetana Museum.

Housed in a lovely neo Renaissance structure that was formerly the Old Town Water Works, this museum is a must for lovers of classical music. The Old Water Works building was built in 1883-4 and boasts a gorgeous sgraffito façade that was designed by talented and famous Czech painters Mikoláš Aleš and František Ženíšek. The façade together with the shape of the Neo Renaissance building itself and the setting on the Vltava River make this stop one of the most picturesque places in the city of Prague. Come for the museum and stay for a coffee outdoors on a sunny day and chances are you will never forget the magical atmosphere!

The city of Prague loaned the building to the Bedřich Smetana Society for the needs of a museum in 1935. In 1936 the Smetana Society opened the museum’s doors and the rest, as they say is history. The current look of the interior and the exhibition dates back to 1998. At the Bedřich Smetana Museum you can see autographs of his masterpieces, written documents, interesting photographs from his life and of course many opportunities to listen to his music. If you wish to learn about one of Bohemia’s most loved and important composers, pay a visit to the Bedřich Smetana Museum.

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