The best museums Central Bohemia

The museum, in three buildings, traces the history of this ancient royal city and its region from its origins: an exhibition takes you back to the prehistoric age, a room houses a reconstruction of a princely Iron Age tomb and a Celtic residence. These archaeological and ethnographic collections are among the most valuable in the country. The visit is well worth it in view of the number and quality of the pieces presented.

The city is closely connected with the famous Czech automobile brand. It all began in 1895, when two Czech automotive pioneers, Václav Laurin, a mechanic, and Václav Klement, a bookseller, manufactured the Slavia bicycle. Today, the factory is a large complex with the most modern production halls in the world. In this colossal museum you will discover the history of this company, which will please the nostalgic of the great era! The exhibition presents all or almost all Škoda models, since the creation of the company, in chronological order. In the first part you will discover elegant vans, the first models of Škoda Octavia or the fantastic Škoda Sport Montecarlo of 1936. There are also some trucks and rarer models. As the brand has become more well-known and popular in France in recent years, those of you who own a Škoda will be delighted to visit the second part of the exhibition, which includes all the models on three exhibition floors. The design work was particularly successful and contributes to the presentation of more than 340 exceptional vehicles that have been perfectly preserved and maintained. Finally, one room, which opens with the 1950 Škoda Sport, the first to take part in the Twenty-Four Hours of Le Mans, is dedicated to racing and rally models. Don't leave without asking to see the prototype room, which also contains some wonderful exhibits.

The only museum in the country dedicated to the Trabant, the small car produced in Germany between 1957 and 1991 and a true icon of communist Germany. It's a veritable kingdom: the museum houses more than 4,800 exhibits, 386 Trabant models and more than 150 other cars! More generally, the museum offers a glimpse of everyday life in the former GDR, with many objects from the era. Children are also catered for, with a race track, a model train and a working simulator. An informative and highly entertaining visit.

Czech cartoonist and director Karl Zeman is an icon of animation in his country and around the world. He has left behind a monumental body of work, as well as a rich and fantastic universe. This interactive museum in the centre of Mala Strana is dedicated to the protection and presentation of his work. The visit is very playful: through many rooms, you can experiment several of his inventions and techniques, discover the richness of his work and have a lot of fun. It is an excellent visit, especially with children.

In this museum of public transport, you can contemplate old streetcars, all of which once ran in the Czech capital. Over one hundred and thirty years of public transport history are recounted here with the help of photos, objects and numerous vehicles. Interesting photographs also give an idea of the changes that have taken place in Prague's urban planning. A small, unadorned but effective museum for enthusiasts of locomotion.

This beautiful museum is housed in the former baroque church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. The site contains more than 200,000 pieces, including 2,800 musical instruments of all periods and types. Viols, violins, Renaissance cellos are really well highlighted. The interest of the exhibition is not only visual. Using headphones, you can hear the sounds emitted by most of the instruments presented, some of which are unique.

Lose yourself in this world of tiny things nestled on a few small square meters at the foot of Strahov's library. Caravan of camels in a needle cat, portraits of John Lennon or Vaclav Havel on a mammoth bone of one square centimetre and many other strange things visible only with a magnifying glass. The whole thing is the work of a mad genius, Anatolij Konenko, born in Siberia, one of the five people in the world capable of making such wonders.