Our group was founded in 2013 as The "Czechoslovak Armed Forces Association" and is interested in history of the armed forces in Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1993. Our goal is to show the public various aspects of history as part of an interactive tour.
As a new group, we´re looking for people who are as enthusiastic about this part of history as we are. We offer many opportunities to self-realization.
Expenses of having a museum like this are quite high. That´s why we ask public for financial support to get new exhibits and other equipment for our Cold War Museum.
We´re looking for technical equipment like telephones, transmitters, radio stations, aggregates, uniforms, air-conditioning from civil shelters and broken weapons. We would also appreciate some civil stuff like printings, army chronicles, various documentation and awards.
If you had an opportunity to donate, lend or sell anything like that, please let us know.
Thank you ahead for your support. Yours sincerely Museum Members
The Jalta Hotel was built on a place of a former residential building which was accidentally destroyed in 1945 by ally pilots. Construction of the Jalta Hotel including a secret nuclear fallout shelter started in 1953. The second communist president Antonín Zápotocký and his architect Antonín Tenzer built it in so called Stalin?s baroque. The bunker was kept in secret from everyone for many years. After the Velvet revolution, it went under control of the civil defence of the capital city of Prague. In 1997 the bunker was given to the hotel owner and at least the employees could take a look inside.
You can find our Cold War Museum in a former nuclear fallout shelter under the Jalta Hotel on Wenceslas Square in Prague. Part of the bunker including a surgery room is located under the Hotel´s Casino but is unfortunately not accessible. Technical hinterland with a water reservoir is not accessible as well. Aggregate is still used by the hotel as a backup energy source. Filter rooms with filters against dust and radiation are going to be renewed and opened to the public in the future.
Most of the rooms were left empty, but not anymore. Our Association of The Czechoslovak Armed Forces made a deal with the Jalta Hotel on having a Cold War Museum in these rooms. We fill the rooms with exhibits telling a story of the Communist Czechoslovakia, the Armed Forces and the Jalta Hotel. Visitors have a chance to see the Room of Border guards, the Room of Public Security, the Spying Room and the Operator Room, where it is possible to try out the Morse f.e.
After entering the bunker, you will see the second communist president of Czechoslovakia Antonín Zápotocký, a former stonemason who took a part on construction of the Jalta Hotel. In the room on the right is a small telephone exchange and photographs from the opening year. Ambulance is in the following room. In our Cold War Museum, you can learn about the Iron Curtain, army equipment or about life of the border guards. In the Public Security office you´ll hear about the questioning of the suspects during communism. You´ll also have a chance to see a telex T100, police uniforms and much more. In the spying room are military telephone exchanges redesigned for listening the phone calls of the Jalta Hotel guests with a chance to record everything on a tape.
The whole bunker could accommodate supposedly 150 people for approximately two weeks.
| Category | Price |
|---|---|
| Children under 6 years of age and physically disabled | *free |
| Children from 6 to 15 years of age | 120CZK |
| Students with ISIC and pensioners | 330CZK |
| Adults | 400CZK |
Fee for a private tour guide – 2000 CZK Payment is in advance and the fee is non-refundable in case of cancelling within 5 workdays before the tour! This decision is based on our negative experience from the previous years when many people had made a reservation and then didn’t show up without letting us know about cancelling. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Time of such tour is settled on individual basis via guide-info@muzeum-studene-valky.cz. There´s a chance to settle special conditions for groups with more than 10 people. Since some of the rooms are quite small, the number of the visitors is limited. 7 adults and 4 children or combination up to 1 adult and 9 children. Our Museum is located under the Jalta Hotel and it´s necessary to make a reservation before your visit.
Reservation must be made at least 5 hours before the tour. Please try to arrive 5 minutes before the start of the tour. In case you arrive later, the tour will be shortened. If you couldn´t arrive on a booked date, please let us know at guide-info@muzeum-studene-valky.cz Admission is to be paid by the guide before the tour starts.
