MUSEUM BEDŘICH SMETANA (MUZEUM BEDŘICH SMETANA)
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This group of colourful buildings, which stand very tightly along a jetty at the entrance to the Charles Bridge, was originally a succession of mills on the Vltava River. Today, it is an elegant, pleasant place, where the terraces follow one another, offering beautiful views of the river. More surprisingly, it is home to one of the largest discotheques in Central Europe. But also the Smetana Museum.
The museum was established in 1928 and opened to the public eight years later. It is located in the former water tower that supplied the Old City. Here you can get to know the life and work of Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), one of the most famous Czech composers. The exhibition is divided into several parts, retracing his life, the environment in which he grew up, the period of his musical studies and his works. You will see, presented in an original way, his manuscripts and scores, his correspondence, paintings and personal objects. A statue of Smetana, inaugurated in 1984, is posted in front of the entrance. The composer's gaze is directed towards the Vltava, the river that inspired him for his major work of the same name, part of the cycle called Má Vlast (My Homeland). You will certainly be seduced by this small panorama of the Charles Bridge and the castle, which can be enjoyed peacefully at the café terrace opposite the entrance to the museum, while humming the almost Czech hum that this piece has become.
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