Muzeum ceskeho granatu, Prague

Karlova Street is famous because of being full of tourist traps. That's why I kept passing for years by the sign Garnet Museum without even thinking of visiting it. Today I did. Wow! The museum is owed by the biggest garnet mining company in Czechia and it seemed to me one of the points of the museum is to educate people to stop them buying stones which not Czech garnets, because most of the shop asistants in Prague simply lie into your face selling different things to you and giving fake certificates to you. You see a movie about mining the stones and making the jewellery. You see a lot of historical and arty objects made of Czech garnets. And the lady at the cash desk was so sweet... Go to the museum before buying any garnets!! Go and admire the garnet arts if not a shopper. Hidden treasure of Karlova Street!

An interesting museum. But lacks of dimension. The collection is very small and disappointing. The advertising is speaking of a big and unique, but in reality there are stores which have a much more collection of jewelry. The presentation of the extraction of the Granat stone is not so detailed and could offer more details and also physical tools. The price not reflect the exhibition and would not recommend. The few jewels which are exposed is beauty but it looks like someone just threw there. I believe a massive change of the exponent and presentation could produce a bigger impact on visitors.