Dvorak Museum

The Antonín Dvořák Museum has been housed since 1932 in the Baroque summer villa "Amerika" in Prague's New Town — built in 1717–20 by Count Jan Václav Michna of Vacínov to a design by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer, and surrounded by a garden with sculptures from the workshop of Matyáš Bernard Braun. The building itself has no direct connection to Dvořák; it was chosen for its architectural prestige. The first-floor great hall features ceiling frescoes by Johann Ferdinand Schor depicting scenes from classical mythology. The permanent exhibition traces Dvořák's life journey — from his beginnings in Prague through his European career and his celebrated years in America (1892–95), where he composed the New World Symphony. The collection includes Dvořák's personal viola and piano, his Cambridge gown, original manuscript scores, correspondence, period photographs, and furniture from his study. A compact museum best suited to classical music enthusiasts; allow 1–1.5 hours. Concerts are held regularly in the first-floor hall.