Pedagogical museum of J. A. Comenius in Prague, Educational museum in Mala Strana, Czech Republic.
The Pedagogical Museum of J. A. Comenius is an educational institution in Mala Strana housing collections of teaching materials and school documents. The collection includes books, documents, and objects that trace how classroom education evolved in Czech lands.
The institution was founded in 1892 and occupies two medieval houses known as The Golden Sun and The Golden Ship from the 14th century. These buildings originally held a private collection before being converted into a public museum focused on Czech educational history.
The space honors the legacy of John Amos Comenius, a thinker whose ideas about learning still influence schools across Europe. Visitors can see here how his thoughts shaped education over the centuries.
The museum opens from Tuesday through Sunday and welcomes visitors to its rooms in Mala Strana. Plan to spend enough time browsing through the different exhibitions and archives, and note that it closes for a midday break.
The Pedagogical Library was founded in 1919, immediately after Czechoslovakia became independent, when a newly sovereign nation was building its educational systems. This timing makes the place a witness to a moment of new beginning in European school history.
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