Náprstek Museum

The Náprstek Museum is a museum of Asian, African and Native American art located in Bethlehem Square in , . It is one of several permanent exhibitions of the .
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  • Email: naprstek@nm.cz
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Prague, Czechia
  • Also known as: “Naprstek Museum” and “Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Culture”
  • Address: Betlémské náměstí 269/1, 269 Staré Město, Praha 1, Praha, 11000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Charles Bridge and Bethlehem Chapel.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the river in , Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. is situated 480 metres northwest of Náprstek Museum.

Chapel
Photo: Kf, Public domain.
The is a medieval religious building in the of , . It is notable for its connection with the origins of the Bohemian Reformation, especially with the Czech reformer Jan Hus. is situated 110 metres east of Náprstek Museum.

Government building
Photo: Akademie věd České republiky, CC BY-SA 3.0 cz.
The was established in 1992 by the Czech National Council as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and its tradition goes back to the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences and the Emperor Franz Joseph Czech Academy for Sciences, Literature and Arts. is situated 280 metres southwest of Náprstek Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and Jewish Town.

Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY 2.0.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Suburb
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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the .

Suburb
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is a quarter in the city of in the . is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.

Náprstek Museum

Latitude
50.08409° or 50° 5′ 3″ north
Longitude
14.41597° or 14° 24′ 58″ east
Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
Národní muzeum
Open location code
9F2P3CM8+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 344975004
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10400436
Wiki­data ID
Q631349
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Náprstek Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu Náprstek”
  • Chinese: “捷克布拉格納普斯泰克博物館”
  • Czech: “Náprstkovo muzeum asijských, afrických a amerických kultur”
  • Czech: “Náprstkovo muzeum”
  • Dutch: “Náprstek-museum”
  • French: “Musée Náprstek”
  • German: “Naprstek-Museum”
  • German: “Náprstek-Museum”
  • Japanese: “ナープルステク博物館”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Muzium Náprstek”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Kultur Azji, Afryki i Ameryki w Pradze”
  • Turkish: “Náprstek Müzesi”
  • “Náprstek Museum”
  • “Náprstek Museum Asijských Afrických a Amerických Kultur”

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