Muzeum hlavního města Prahy

Whenever we travel, my husband loves to visit City Museums. They generally aren’t heavily visited but they often have fascinating stories to tell and excellent insights into local history.
Such is the case with the Prague City Museum — the displays start in Neolithic times and trace the history of the city through modern times through art, decorative objects and artifacts. Displays here are heavy on the period from the Middle Ages through the Baroque area, when the city flourished.
Unlike the US, you can expect «minders» in most of the rooms to make sure you don’t touch (even though it’s all behind glass) or take photos (unless you paid extra for the «photo permit»). We ran into a really friendly, English speaking docent who talked about her favorite treasures here — I always like to see passionate museum people.
Also, you know that gorgeous sundial in the Old Town Square — the one 3 billion tourists are crowded around, snapping photos and getting their pockets picked? It’s a reproduction — you can see the real one here, up close with not another tourist in sight. Priceless.