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Summary for: Czechia expands free museum and gallery Sundays: See the new listFree admission returns to major Czech cultural institutions in September, with the expanded program expected to continue into 2027.
Czech state museums and galleries will offer free admission on the first Sunday of every month from September, under an expanded cultural access program announced by the Ministry of Culture on Monday.
The first free Sunday will be Sept. 6, followed by Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6. The ministry said it expects the program to continue into 2027 and potentially become a permanent arrangement.
The initiative builds on free-admission pilots held earlier this year, but the new program brings museums and galleries together under the same monthly schedule and covers a broader range of institutions.
Among the participating institutions are five sites of the National Gallery Prague, four sites of the Moravian Gallery in Brno, two sites of the Museum of Art Olomouc, four sites of the National Museum and the Moravian Regional Museum.
At a glance: Free museum and gallery Sundays
When: First Sunday of each month
First date: Sept. 6, 2026
2026 dates: Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, and Dec. 6
How long: The program is expected to continue into 2027, with permanent free admission under consideration
Who: Participating state museums and galleries
Cost: Free admission on the designated Sundays
Also free: State castles and chateaux on Aug. 30 and Sept. 27
Other participating institutions include the Silesian Regional Museum, the Museum of Glass and Jewelry in Jablonec nad Nisou, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, the National Open-Air Museum and the Museum of Roma Culture.
Culture Minister Oto Klempíř said the program goes beyond the government's original plan to provide free admission for selected groups, including seniors, children and young people.
“We are going much further,” Klempíř said, describing the initiative as an effort to make culture accessible to the widest possible range of people.
The ministry previously tested free admission on different Sundays for galleries and museums. The trials produced significant increases in attendance at many participating institutions, in some cases several times higher than on regular Sundays.
The ministry is now evaluating attendance and the financial impact on individual institutions, including whether they require compensation for lost ticket revenue.
The government has also announced two additional free-admission days for state castles and chateaux: Aug. 30 and Sept. 27. More than 100 sites administered by the National Heritage Institute will participate.
Participating museums and galleries
National Gallery Prague
Trade Fair Palace
Salm Palace
Šternberk Palace
Schwarzenberg Palace
St. Agnes Convent
Moravian Gallery in Brno
Museum of Applied Arts
Pražák Palace
Governor's Palace
Josef Hoffmann Museum in Brtnice
Museum of Art Olomouc
Museum of Modern Art Olomouc
Archdiocesan Museum Olomouc
National Museum
Museum Complex (Historic and new buildings)
Náprstek Museum
Ethnographic Museum
Antonín Dvořák Museum
Bedřich Smetana Museum
Museum of Czech Puppets and Circus
Vrchotovy Janovice Chateau (Sept. 6 and Oct. 4 only)
Bedřich Smetana Memorial
Josef Suk Memorial
Jan Palach Memorial
National Technical Museum
Technical Museum in Brno
Moravian Museum
Dietrichstein Palace
Anthropos Pavilion
Bishop's Court
Palace of Noblewomen
Silesian Museum
Historical Exhibition Building in Opava
Arboretum Nový Dvůr
National World War II Memorial in Hrabyně
State Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou
Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
Main Building
House at the Black Madonna
Kamenice nad Lipou Chateau
National Institute of Folk Culture
Strážnice Open-Air Museum – Village Museum of Southeast Moravia
Strážnice Chateau
National Open-Air Museum
Museum in Plzeň-Bolevec
Museum in Vysočina
Haná Museum
Museum in Zubrnice
Wallachian Open-Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
Literature Museum
Hvězda Summer Palace
Museum of Romani Culture
Lety u Písku
Hodonín u Kunštátu
Jan Amos Comenius Museum in Uherský Brod
Source: Ministry of Culture
