The National Museum in Prague, which opened to the public with great
fanfare on October 28th, after having undergone a years-long, complex
renovation, will be closed for the month of February.
Museum director Michal Lukeš told the Echo24 daily that it is quite common
in such circumstances to have a trial opening period followed by a
temporary closure.
The museum was re-opened on the 100th anniversary of the founding of
Czechoslovakia for symbolic purposes, but the final restoration is not
complete, he said. Certain technical procedures must also be tested in the
presence of firefighter and other safety experts.