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The National Marionette Theatre (NDM) arrived on the Czech theatre scene as part of the Via Praga Cultural System on 1 June 1991, when it began – in the unique and historically protected theatre space called “Říše loutek” (The Kingdom of Puppets) built in the Art Deco style (the Municipal Library building, Žatecká Street No. 1, Prague 1 – Staré Město ) – to perform a marionette version of Don Giovanni directed by Karel Brožek, which was to become the most successful piece of the Czech theatrical production since the Velvet Revolution in 1989.
At the same time, the project was situated at the historical centre of the world’s puppetry, a place where the 20th of May 1929 saw the establishment of the Worldwide Puppetry Organisation (UNIMA), which is today the world’s largest specialized non-government theatre organization associated with UNESCO. Since 1991, the National Marionette Theatre has staged more than 20 premieres of traditional puppet performances for both adults and children. The performances have had more than 6,000 re-runs, with Don Giovanni at the top with 4500 re-runs.

 

The historical building of the former St. Jobst Church, Latrán No. 6, houses an exhibition of both old and current marionettes, complete puppet theatres, including stage designs and curtains. One of the most extraordinary exhibits on display is a complete Baroque theatre with functional Baroque machinery, stage designs and properties. The overall impression from the exhibition is magnified by the museum’s gorgeous interiors – the open arched roof where the exhibition is installed. The exhibition area also includes two galleries – a sales gallery offering decorative puppets made by Czech authors and a unique selection of the original historical marionettes. The museum also houses a theatre with all the necessary technical facilities

Number of seats:	Main Hall: 400