Known as a cultural hotspot, Prague has once again delivered a season of unmissable exhibitions, festivals, and museum experiences, many of which are still open for visitors to explore today.
- Prague Press Play Film Festival at Kino Atlas Cinema
With killings and imprisonments of journalists at record highs, honouring those who risk their lives for the truth feels more urgent than ever, and Press Play, a documentary film festival, does exactly that. Over several days, 33 films screened across competitive and non-competitive sections, many followed by discussions with directors and media experts. Cinephiles drifted between screenings, debates spilled into hallways and new connections formed over drinks upstairs.
Press Play isn’t just for journalists: it encourages young reporters, helps non-journalists understand the stories they consume and commemorates those who never made it home. With access to every screening for 499 Kč, it was one of Prague’s most affordable cultural weekends. Although this year’s edition wrapped in October, the festival is only in its second year and already growing quickly so 2026 will likely be even bigger and better.
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- Národní filmové muzeum: NaFilM
Inside Franciscan Garden in Prague 1, NaFilM turns film history into something you are a part of rather than a passive witness. Every installation is designed to both teach and entertain, whether you’re crafting your own stop-motion sequence, composing a soundtrack for an old animation or examining the machinery behind early film projections. Born from the vision of three students, this museum has spent the past five years bringing Czech film history to life. With tickets capped at just 240 CZK, it offers an unforgettable experience for a small price.
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- Czech Music Museum and Soňa Červená
Longing to play in a band doesn’t need to be a distant memory when the Czech Museum of Music not only teaches you about the history of each instrument but invites you to make a mark on that history. Sit and play a harp or torment a passerby with a theremin. This exhibition takes visitors through the history of important instruments by Czech makers. Notably, on display is a piano that was played by Mozart in 1787 during a visit to Prague.
Although the permanent exhibition covers hundreds of historic instruments, currently on the ground floor there’s a temporary exhibition devoted to Soňa Červená, famous for her role as Bizet’s Carmen. With over 200 exhibits honouring her 100th birthday, even visitors unfamiliar with her work will come away feeling touched by her voice.
Running until Apr. 9, admission to the entire building is 140 Kč.
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- Daniel Pešta: Who? Why? At Museum Montanelli
Feeling disturbed by your own actions is not a typical suggestion for a weekend activity but sometimes holding a mirror to our darkest intentions is necessary. Who?Why? a temporary exhibition at Museum Montanelli running until Mar. 29, invites visitors to do just that. Through installations, paintings and assemblages, Daniel Pešta acknowledges the primal instincts of mankind and confronts the worst of our history. With dimly lit hallways, sudden turns, narrow corridors and walls streaked in red, viewers are pulled into the shadows of the human mind.
For only 100 CZK this haunting and provocative exhibition will force you to question your own complicity in the very systems that destroy us.
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- Anna-Eva Bergman & Hans Hartung: And We’ll Never Be Parted at Kunsthalle Praha
It is rare to experience the life of a couple through the lens of their art, especially one marked by such passion, drama, and beauty. This exhibition at Kunsthalle Praha remarries the legendary couple Anna‑Eva Bergman and Hans Hartung in a way like no other. The show guides visitors through key moments in their lives via the works they created at the time. Witness their early stages of development, eventual separation, and remarriage, noting how Bergman returns to scenic paintings inspired by her Norwegian family home, while Hartung develops his unique style.
Though this exhibition has closed, this couple is one that inspires and intrigues generations to come.
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- Otto Placht: Domorodé Světy at Galerie Václav Špála
Domorodé světy, translated to Indigenous Worlds, takes visitors into the magical world of the Peruvian Amazon. Filled with bright bold colours, mythological references and nature inspired designs, Otto Placht’s paintings capture the intensity of his years living in the jungle. Although Czech, Placht spent many years in Peru, giving him a deep, first-hand understanding of both the beauty of the rainforest and the impact of human presence on it. Spread across three floors, the exhibition brought the jungle to Prague, bridging two radically different worlds, all for just 40 CZK admission.
Though the show has now closed, Placht is a notable figure in Czech contemporary art, and one worth keeping on your radar. He has exhibited in Prague numerous times and is likely to return again.
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- Veronika Richterova: Merry Mushrooms at Galerie Havelka
Plastic might be something that ruins nature, yet Veronika Richterová transforms it into wonder. Rooted in the Czech tradition of mushroom picking, Merry Mushrooms fills Galerie Havelka with mushrooms crafted from reused plastic bottles, covering every surface. The gallery is small, but the experience is immersive, like wandering a whimsical forest indoors. Although it’s easy to assume, Richterová’s work isn’t childlike; its simplicity carries a powerful message about creativity, sustainability, and seeing beauty where you least expect it. A perfect blend of life and art, this exhibition literally turns trash into treasure.
Catch it when it reopens for three weeks from Jan. 6.
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- Dagmar Hochová at Prague City Gallery – House of Photography (Czech Photography)
Known primarily for her photographs of children, Dagmar Hochová was equally gifted at capturing the complexities of human relationships, a strength this exhibition highlights. Her images reveal the everyday interactions between people. The small and expressive moments photographed with such intimacy that visitors may forget they’re standing in a gallery rather than beside her subjects. The exhibition holds everything from portraits of major public figures, including Václav Havel, to street views of Prague that appear almost unchanged today. With plenty of space to explore, the gallery invites viewers to follow the story Hochová captured for 150 CZK. On view until Jan. 4 it’s a must see exhibition in Prague.
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- Tibor Honty: Social Photography 1935–1968 at Josef Sudek Gallery
Step into Josef Sudek Gallery until Jan. 25 to be transported back in time. Tibor Honty’s social photography captures life in 20th-century Czechoslovakia with intimacy and personality. Among his most notable series is a focus on the world of travelling circuses, portraits of performers, children and poverty that are both fascinating and touching. Small but atmospheric, the exhibition offers a rare glance at a vanished era and the lost stories of the people who lived within it. The gallery itself was once home to Josef Sudek, a Czech photographer, in his later years until his death. The homely ambience remains, providing Honty’s work a perfect place to be brought back into conversation for only 40 CZK.
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- Exhibition Vltava Famed & Flowing at the Prague Castle – Riding School
The Vltava has always been more than a river. It is a symbol of Czech identity, culture and history and this exhibition showcases that. In a Baroque hall that was once meant for horses, stands 500 artworks spanning from modern day to the 13th century. Journeying with the river through ancient manuscripts, paintings and a video installation, this exhibition has a piece for everybody no matter your preferred style.
This homage to the Vltava will run until Jan. 4 for 220 CZK regular admission. More information here
