Baroque Library, Clementinum

Why locals love it

Clementinum is the second biggest complex of buildings after Prague castle. This former Jesuit college hosts one of the most beautiful libraries in the world with 20 000 old books, beautiful fresco paintings and a few historically rare globes.

Local Michal recommends in Prague: Baroque Library, Clementinum. Photo by By Bruno Delzant (Flickr: [1]) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Why you should visit it

Book a guided tour of the complex to see it with your own eyes and climb to the top of the Astronomical Tower for a breathtaking view of the Old Town. It is one of the best in town and the library itself is one of a kind.

Special tip

The tours are available in English and the cost of a full ticket is 300 CZK.

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Is it open now?

farheen

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August 20, 2018 0 likes

The ticket is now 300 CZK. They don’t allow taking photos in the library, but the views from the tower are awesome.

Kalev

Traveller

April 14, 2018 0 likes

The prices are getting out of hand for everything. I would suggest people to go to Ukraine instead. Prague has kind of been ruined with tourists. Lviv and Kiev still are affordable and far less tourists.

Amanda

Traveller

November 12, 2018 0 likes

This was a rip-off. They only allowed us to see the library from one sectioned off corner of the room, getting no where near close to the books or frescos or architecture. No pictures!

Angelica

Traveller

March 9, 2018 0 likes

Hi Angelica, I am sorry you didn't like the museum. I wouldn't call it a rip-off, though. It is a very interesting place and you normally can also access the astronomical tower. They simply don't allow people in the library fully because touching the exhibits can damage them. Also cameras with flash can be harmful, I guess. But I agree with you that they could allow taking pictures without flash :(

Michal

Local Expert

March 10, 2018 0 likes

Do you guys now if it is open again? Thank you in advance. !

Joshua

Local

January 2, 2018 0 likes

Yes! Here is more info: http://www.klementinum.com/index.php/en/guided-tours

Michał

Traveller

January 2, 2018 0 likes

We tried to go to this on the 15th Nov but they said it wasnt possible maybe the uni got fed up of tourists? Shame 😔

Lizzie

Traveller

November 17, 2017 0 likes

Hi Lizzie, the complex has been recently closed for reconstruction. Hopefully it will be reopened in a couple of months.

Michal

Local Expert

November 17, 2017 0 likes

Baroque Library, Clementinum
Mariánské nám. 5, 110 00 Praha 1-Staré Město, Czechia
Prague
+420 222 220 879
www.klementinum.com/

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