Recently, the Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth of Mongolia, Undram Chinbat, met with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Mongolia, Jan Vytopil, to discuss opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the fields of culture, sports, and tourism.
During the discussion, Minister Undram proposed to develop hockey in Mongolia under a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in 2025. Jan Vytopil supported this initiative and expressed readiness to collaborate on improving archery skills.
While discussing the success of the "Genghis Khan" exhibition held at the Czech National Museum in honor of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the Czech Republic, the parties agreed to prepare an exhibition dedicated to dinosaur fossils, which will be presented in 2027.
Undram also shared plans to create a documentary film about the dinosaur exhibition, which is scheduled to open in June 2027. She is confident that this event will attract a large audience and help promote images of Mongolia on the international stage.
The National Museum (Národní muzeum) is the largest state museum in Prague, founded in the early 19th century.
The building, designed in the Neo-Renaissance style, stands over 70 meters tall and has a facade length of about 100 meters. It was constructed between 1885 and 1890 by architect Josef Schulz. It is located on Wenceslas Square and is considered its architectural centerpiece.
This majestic structure with an expressive dome, built on the site of the Horse Gate, holds special significance for the Czech people. The main facade features a ramp adorned with sculptures: next to the seated figure representing Bohemia are a girl personifying the Vltava River and an old man representing the Elbe River, as well as allegories of Moravia and Silesia. The tympanum depicts Bohemia — the patroness of science and art.
Under the dome is the Pantheon, where busts and statues of famous Czech cultural figures are displayed. Above the windows of the National Museum, the names of 72 outstanding personalities from Czech history are inscribed in gold letters.
In front of the museum, a statue of Saint Wenceslas, created by sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek, was erected in 1912.
The museum was founded in 1818 during the Czech National Revival and the romantic fascination with "antiquities," envisioned as a repository of national culture.
Count Kaspar of Sternberg was the museum's patron, and historian and politician František Palacký was responsible for the historical department, through which the museum began scientific publications in Czech in 1827. The first librarian was philologist and poet Václav Hanka, known as a talented forger. His "manuscripts" occupy a place in the museum as an outstanding work of Romanticism and part of the history of Czech self-awareness. The construction of the museum by Josef Schulz was part of a new wave of national revival in the 1880s and 1890s, and the facade was decorated by artist Bohuslav Dvořák.
In the 20th century, the museum significantly expanded, adding several major collections, including the Museum of Czech Music and the Naprstek Museum of Asian and African Cultures. In 1968, during the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops into Czechoslovakia, the museum's facade was damaged during fighting on Wenceslas Square.
In the summer of 2011, the central building of the National Museum closed for renovations, which were completed at the end of 2018.
