Harry Potter’s original movie magic coming to Prague for limited run

Harry Potter fans in the Czech Republic will no longer need to travel to London or Los Angeles to experience the Wizarding World. The official touring event, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, is confirmed to arrive in Prague later this year.

The exact date and duration of the stay is still being finalized, with more details regarding ticket sales are expected shortly.

The exhibition, which has already seen successful runs in cities like Munich and Vienna, has included authentic items from the original film sets, as well as the Fantastic Beasts spin-off and the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play.

Interactive stations will allow visitors to brew digital potions, practice their Quidditch skills by throwing Quaffles, and sit in a recreation of Hagrid's giant armchair.

Since the first Czech edition of Harry Potter a Kámen mudrců was published in 2000, it has become one of the country’s most enduring translated favorites, with more than three million copies of the first volume sold domestically.

The series as a whole has continued to perform strongly in the Czech market, with later titles and related works (such as the Czech edition of Harry Potter a prokleté dítě) also selling in the tens of thousands.

The Czech translations by Vladimír Medek and his brother Pavel are particularly celebrated for their inventive localized names, including Bradavice for Hogwarts and famfrpál for Quidditch, choices that have helped the series become deeply embedded in Czech pop culture. 

Previous European stops of the installation have seen opening month slots sell out almost immediately.