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St Agnes of Bohemia
Museum of Decorative Arts Convent
Five centuries of arts and crafts are repres- This collection includes
ented here, with particularly impressive the 14th-century
collections of Bohemian glass, graphic Resurrection of Christ
art and furniture. This carved and painted by the Master of the
chest dates from 1612. Třeboň Altar.

Maisel Synagogue
One of the most important collections of
Judaica in the world is housed in the Maisel
Jewish Synagogue and other buildings of the State
Quarter Jewish Museum. The displays include
religious artifacts, furnishings and books. This
illuminated page is from the manuscript of
Vltava the Pesach Haggadah of 1728.

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National Museum
New The vast skeleton of a
Town whale dominates the
other exhibits in one
of seven grand halls
devoted to zoology.
The museum will
be closed until 2018
while it undergoes
extensive renovation.

Dvořák Museum
This viola, which belonged to the influential 19th-century
Czech composer, is among the personal effects and musical
scores on display in the charming Villa Amerika.

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