There are no scientific or historical expositions in the Historical Building open to the public. The expositions will be gradually opened to visitors during 2020. It is possible to visit current exhibitions, the Pantheon, including walkways and domes. H I S T O R I C M O M E N T S An exceptional multimedia space using visual and sound effects. Installation themes include History Between 1918 and 2018 on Wenceslas Square and The Architectural Development of Wenceslas Square from the Late 19th Century to the End of the 21st Century. The Corridor connectis the Historical and the New Buildings of the National Museum. N A T U R E Installation themes here include The World of Minerals and A Czech Window into Prehistory. On display is a paleontological exhibition from the Paleozoic to the Quaternary period (present day), with an emphasis on the Paleozoic sea. Of particular interest here is a bone from the only dinosaur ever found in the Czech lands – Burianosaurus augustai – and the rare, nearly 80 kg iron meteorite Campo del Cielo, which fell in northern Argentina over 6000 years ago, 1st floor in the building’s right wing T H E M I R A C L E S O F E V O L U T I O N The themes of the new zoological exhibitions are: Stepping in All Directions (invertebrates), From the Water to Dry Land (fish, amphibians, and reptiles), The Conquest of Air (birds), and Mastery of the Elements (mammals). The overarching theme is movement as the fundamental expression of life. On display, for example, is a unique two-meter-long model of a praying mantis. 1st floor in the building’s right wing H I S T O R Y The installation as a whole presents the development of the Czech lands from the 9th century through World War I. Installation themes focus on the Hussite movement, cultural and religious issues, the relationship of the Czech lands to Europe and the Ottoman Empire and Islam. The 19th Century exhibition presents the dynamic development and modernization that took place during that period, as well as the emergence of national movements and identities. On display, for example, are Albrecht of Wallenstein’s horoscope and the funeral shield of Petr Vok. 1st floor in the building’s left wing P E O P L E An entirely new installation linking the themes of anthropology and archaeology. Thematic areas include Man and His Predecessors, The Story of Prehistory, and the Ancient Mediterranean Culture. On display, for example, are a travertine model of a Neanderthal skull from Gánovce near Poprad, Slovakia, and a royal tomb with an equine harness from the early Iron Age (Hallstatt) from Lovosice. 2nd floor in the building’s left wing T R E A S U R Y A N D C A B I N E T O F C O I N S Here you can see examples of unique craftsmanship using precious stones and metals, as well as a numismatic exhibition featuring currency from prehistory to the present day. On display are, for example, the Neo-Renaissance tiara of renowned opera singer Ema Destinnová and a five-heller coin from 1924 – the rarest 20th-century Czech coin. Ground floor in the building’s left wing