On Saturday, 8 September 2018, the National Technical Museum will join the European Heritage Days, which are held annually in September, and will open three buildings – the main museum building in Letná, the Centre for Building Heritage in Plasy and the Railway Depository in Chomutov – for free to visitors. The NTM is also joining the celebrations of the Harvest Festival in Letná.
The European Heritage Days aim to bring the national cultural heritage closer to the general public. The National Technical Museum, which presents valuable documents of our technical history and present in its exhibitions and displays, traditionally joins them.
In the main building of the National Technical Museum at Letná, visitors can see 16 permanent exhibitions and several exhibitions, such as the exhibition dedicated to the history of cycling called “The Favorit Phenomenon.” Free guided tours of the museum will be held every hour. For younger visitors, there is a popular Kids’ Lab chemistry lab. Admission to the Coal and Ore Mine exhibit remains subject to a fee.
8. 9. 2018 free admission. Opening hours 9:00 – 18:00. More www.ntm.cz
Guided tour of the museum and Kids’Lab- a free kids’ chemistry lab workshop.
Guided tour of the Coal and Ore Mine exhibit is fee-based.
Guided tours of the museum and Kids’Lab workshop can be booked in advance at http://vstupenky.ntm.cz or register at the museum box office upon arrival.
TheNTM Plasy Building Heritage Centre is located in the newly renovated farm area of the heritage-listed monastery. It is possible to visit the permanent Exposition of Building Heritage, where the building history, the building playground and three exhibitions are presented in an attractive way according to the different stages of the building construction. There will be guided tours of the Court of Building Crafts with the programme “How Master Ondřej came to the mason’s spoon” and guided tours of the Exposition of Building and Historical Research.
8. 9. 2018 free admission and guided tours. Opening hours 9:00 – 17:00.
More www.muzeum-plasy.cz
In the NTM Railway Depository in Chomutov, those interested in railway history can see a large part of the largest state railway collection in the country – about 100 rolling stock. The NTM and its partners have prepared public rides of the M 124.001 Komarek steam locomotive for 8 September 2018. Car capacity is limited, tickets are sold only at the door.
8. 9. 2018 free admission. Opening hours 9:00 -17:00. More www.ntm.cz, museum-chomutov.cz
Rides in the M 124.001 Komarek carriage are chargeable, tickets are sold only in the carriage.
Access to the fenced area is possible only by a marked route from Černovická Street from the Globus shopping centre car park.
NTM press release 3 September 2018
Mgr. Adam Dušek
Head of PR and Public Relations Department
Email: adam.dusek@ntm.cz
Mob: +420 774 426 828
National Technical Museum
Kostelní 42, 170 00, Prague 7
