Náprstek Museum
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The Naprstek Museum is a museum of Asian, African and American art in the city of Prague
. It is part of the Prague National Museum
. It was founded by Vojta Náprstek
(1826-1894).
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. It is part of the Prague National Museum
National Museum (Prague)
The National museum is a Czech museum institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. It was founded 1818 in Prague by Kašpar Maria Šternberg...
. It was founded by Vojta Náprstek
Vojta Náprstek
Vojtěch Náprstek , was a Czech philanthropist, patriot and politician, as well as a pioneering Czech language journalist in the United States.- Background :...
(1826-1894).