People can visit the government residence and several ministries

Prague - Today in Prague, people can visit the Straka Academy in Malá Strana, where the government meets and the prime minister works. For the first time in modern history, the Ministry of Defense is organizing an open house on the Day of Czech Statehood, which is located in Hradčany. The main building of the Ministry of Regional Development at Old Town Square and the Nostitz Palace at Maltese Square, home to the Ministry of Culture, will also be open.

Visitors to the Government Office will see the meeting hall, both the new and old press rooms, and other spaces. People can also view an exhibition of original caricatures featuring Czech scientists and their inventions.

The Straka Academy, a neo-Baroque building located on the Edvard Beneš waterfront, served as a student dormitory for impoverished sons of Czech noble families after its completion in 1896. From April 1939, the building was used by the Protectorate Cabinet, and after the war, the new Czechoslovak government found a base there. The building is set to undergo reconstruction in the next two and a half years. The façades, roof, and fence around the premises will be repaired.

On today’s holiday of Saint Wenceslas, the Ministry of Defense has prepared tours of the representative spaces of the main building of the ministry with specialized explanations by military historians. Interested parties will tour the meeting rooms, lounges, and the office of the Minister of Defense. Organizers have prepared a complementary program - exhibitions, demonstrations of current military technology, or displays of both contemporary and historical vehicles of the defense ministers from the collections of the Military History Institute. Registration in advance is required for the event. More information can be found on the ministry's website.