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Muzeum Policie České republiky

A museum of the security forces of the Czech lands, opened to the public in April 1991 in a Prague complex founded by Charles IV in 1350.

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At a glance

Name
Muzeum Policie České republiky — Museum of the Police of the Czech Republic
Kind
Museum Run by a government body
Operator
Ministerstvo vnitra ČR (the interior ministry has overseen the building since 1960)
Where
Prague, Czechia
Official page
https://www.muzeumpolicie.cz/ — read on 13 September 2026.
Facts last checked against sources
13 September 2026

What it preserves

The permanent exhibition documents the history, development and activity of the security forces — "historii, vývoj a činnost bezpečnostních sborů" — across former Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, including criminology and notable criminal cases, the traffic and aviation services, the border and foreign police, and the former state-security apparatus.

Its police-history scope

Security forces on the territory of the state, with material reaching back to the late eighteenth century. The decision to establish the museum was taken in 1990; the exhibition opened on 12 April 1991.

Whose history this holds

Sources

  1. Historie — Muzeum Policie České republiky

    Muzeum Policie České republiky · Museum · link verified 2026-09-13

    SCOPE: the Museum of the Police of the Czech Republic only. The museum’s own history page, read directly. Supports the official name Muzeum Policie České republiky; that the decision to establish it was taken in 1990 and the exhibition opened to the public on 12 April 1991; that it occupies the Karlov complex in Prague, founded in 1350; that the building has been overseen by the interior ministry since 1960; and that the permanent exhibition documents "historii, vývoj a činnost bezpečnostních sborů" across former Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, including criminology, traffic and aviation services, border and foreign police, and the former state-security apparatus. Establishes nothing about opening hours or admission, and nothing about any other museum.