Museum of miniatures

A great art museum with super tiny objects that are visible only with a microscope.

Really unusual place and interesting exhibits. You can pay only with cash and entrance is 150 CZK.
They have small souvenir stand where you can buy interesting figures and magnets.
Worth exploring and visiting.

A lovely little museum located right by the Strahov Monastery offers some amazing artworks by a Siberian artist Anatoly Konenko, who entered into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1996 for creating the world's smallest book.
Among the works to be seen, there is a caravan of camels in the eye of a needle, inscription on hair, inscription on rice, iconic images on poppy seeds, a flea with horseshoes and scissors.
The works cannot be seen with the naked eye, so each one has a microscope or magnifying glass with which you can view the intricate details. The microminiatures can range in size from a few millimeters to mere tenths of a millimeter.
In the museum, you can also buy some amazing jewellery. The entrance is 5 euroes and the viewing will take you about half an hour.

I didn't want to come here initially, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. You won't spend more than 20 minutes, it's really small, but it's very cool. There are two rooms with microscopes and magnifying glasses along the walls. It's a good place to stop after visiting Prauge Castle, it's a 10 minute walk from the Gate of the Giants.

By walking around the castle, we found this place on the map and immediatelly decided to visit. Not very advertised in the area, however it's easy to find. The entrance is rather expensive (6 eur) and you can pay only with cash ( CZK or EUR). However the miniatures are awesome to look at and they are so tiny that makes you think how it's even possible to make. Reserve 20 minutes to see all what the place has to offer.

"I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Matthew 19:24
Well Jesus... I guess they just flow into heaven now, because in this adorable little museum, you can see camels in the eye of a needle and many other amazing miniature sculptures. Definitely worth a visit!

Really cool place, real hidden gem and something u dont find everywhere I highly recommend a visit to this place it's amazing!!

Was shocked when I entered this musuem. It was small but honestly I really enjoyed it a lot, loved the concept of minatures, it was incredibly interesting and a fun concept. A very good price for what it is too and in a lovely location.

We were pleasantly surprised by this place, as we didn't expect too much from its size (it’s like a mid-sized room)- but that’s the museum of miniatures so figures🙂

Anyways, I think it’s definitely worth a visit. Especially camel caravan on the eye of the needle left me speachless.

An important thing to note- they don't accept card payments, so make sure to have cash with you, it’s around 5€ per person and they accept Czech Kroner, Euro and Polish Zloty

One of my favorite unexpected things I visited in Prague. As many other reviewers mentioned, the museum is small, but as the museum showcases miniatures, I think the size is perfect! If you like all things quirky, then check out this place! I've included two of my favorite pieces below—a mini-Matisse and camels on the eye of a needle. The location is great, if you are already visiting the surrounding tourist attractions.

Very good place a lot of interesting art like a portrait on poppy grain.

Really cool little place. The exhibits are obviously tiny and really crazy to look at. The museum is obviously quite small, but it still took is almost half an hour to look at everything. I tried to take a picture of one of the exhibits through the microscope.

Small place showing you precision of the artist and beauty of art.

so cool. bring cash for the entrance tickets

Really cool, quirky little place. You won't find anything like this anywhere else. It doesn't take long to get around so pair it up with the nearby monastery and its St Norbet (?) brewery.

It was a delightful experience. We went there on an overcast day, enjoyed the exhibition a lot, we especially marveled the Balalaika on the end of a needle. Would definitely recommend to go there with your teen kids, they would enjoy it.

A really interesting collection of miniature art works, so small you barely could see them with the naked eye. The souvenir store for the museum was a bit lacking when it came to items relating to the exhibition. Would still highly recommend

This is a real curio. This two-room display features about 30 items of what I’m tempted to call nano-art. If you ever wondered whether it was possible to engrave The Lord’s Prayer on a human hair, or feel in awe of seeing a train of golden camels fixed inside the eye of a large sewing needle, this place is for you. How these micro-miniatures were created is a real puzzle. Just marvel and enjoy the view.

Sone exhibits are viewed through microscopes all set up, while others have rather old-fashioned hand-held magnifying glasses (and these are probably better views using a magnifier on a smartphone).

Two words of warning. First, getting here on foot from the Charles Bridge or thereabouts involves a very steep walk of over a mile uphill. If you take this walk, you’ll be rewarded with the narrow streets of Mala Strana, complete with very interesting shops and excellent views across the spread leading back down to the River. But if you aren’t a strong walker, consider coming by taxi.

Secondly, the place isn’t immediately obvious from the street. If you’ve made your way up the hill from Mala Strana Square, then keep climbing until you see a small sign (brown with white writing) that directs you to the Strakhov Monastery. And you’ll climb about 25 steps through the building line to the courtyard in front of the Monastery and the Museum entrance is immediately on your right. Broad conclusion is that this place is not really accessible for those with mobility issues.

Small place but dont expect miniatures to take up the space for example the National Technical Museum does. It's really stunning how the artists made their printings and sculptures so microscopic. Staff is friendly and if you're in the vicinity - for example the Petrin Tower - pay a 30 minutes visit.

This was by far the most amazing find we stumbled upon in Prague. I read about the museum but we were still blown away. The art is absolutely astonishing and leaves you in shock. Although it's a small exhibit, it was worth the price of admission. Highly recommend