Tips for Finding Czech Jewellery in Prague
April 14, 2025
If you happen to be visiting Prague and are interested in jewellery or jewellery design, or would simply like to bring a piece of unique Czech jewellery back home with you, read our tips on what to discover in the city -museums and venues exhibiting remarkable historic treasures, or goldsmith and jeweller’s stores where you can make your purchases.
Goldsmithery has a long history in the Czech lands, owing to the country’s medieval tradition of silver and gold mining, specific historical eras, rulers who favoured the craft, and skilled Czech jewellers. There’s a lot to learn about Prague’s hidden jewels.
Museums and historical gems in Prague
1. The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
Located next to the old Jewish cemetery and opposite the Rudolfinum, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague falls under the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design (UMPRUM), a college teaching painting, sculpture, illustration and graphic arts, architecture, or textile and other designer fields. The three-storey building exhibits applied arts and design. Besides the permanent ART, LIFE exposition, the museum holds regular temporary exhibitions concerning fashion, glasswork, furniture, jewellery, etc. The ART, LIFE exposition, staged in six thematic halls filled with over 1300 items, introduces visitors to European applied arts, from the antiquity to the present. The museum also has its own store.
UMPRUM, along with the Turnov High School of Decorative Arts, is the foundation of jewellery education in Czechia. The museum focuses on a number of design disciplines, jewellery being just one of them. Always peruse the current exhibitions as listed on the museum’s website. For example, in 2024 UMPRUM held a very interesting exposition entitled JEWELLERY–FORM–CONTENT. Make sure to visit, considering the museum and school’s contribution to Czech jewellery-making - it offers a lot, be it from the world of jewellery or other design fields.
The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, 17. listopadu 2, Prague 1. Opening hours Tue 10 a.m.– 8 p.m., Wed–Sun 10 a.m.–6. p.m., closed on Mondays, https://www.upm.cz/en
Photo: Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague, by VítVít, Courtesy of Wikipedia
2. Crown jewels
The Bohemian crown jewels (the Crown of Saint Wenceslas, royal orb and sceptre, coronation vestments) are both a symbol of the Czech statehood and a precious example of fine jewellery-making. The crown, sceptre, and orb are permanently stored in a St. Vitus Cathedral chamber at the Prague Castle (the vestments are at the Prague Castle depository). The chamber door has seven locks with seven different keys held by seven different people—the Czech president, the prime minister, the archbishop of Prague, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the president of the Senate, the dean of the St. Vitus chapter, and the mayor of Prague.
The crown of St. Wenceslas was commissioned in 1347 by Charles IV for his own coronation. It went on to rest on the heads of many Czech rulers and was used for the last time in 1836. It’s made of 21–22ct gold, decorated with 19 sapphires, 44 spinels, 1 ruby, 30 emeralds, and 20 pearls, and weighs 2.5 kg. Many of the precious stones are quite large and their colourful arrangement has its on symbolism. The sapphires and heart-shaped spinel are some of the biggest in the world. The golden royal orb and sceptre were added later, in the 16th century, and are significant examples of Renaissance goldsmithy.
A replica of the crown jewels can be seen at the Old Royal Palace of the Prague Castle.
Prague Castle, Hradčany, 119 08 Prague 1, historic buildings opening hours 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (summer season) or 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (winter season). Web: https://www.hrad.cz/en/prague-castle-for-visitors
3. Prague Sun at the Loreta
The Prague Sun is likely the most valuable Czech Baroque monstrance made of gold. It was made in the 17th century by the Viennese goldsmiths Johann Baptista Khünischbauer and Matthias Stegner. The monstrance has 54 golden rays and 6222 diamonds and weighs over 12 kg. It’s included in the permanent Loreto treasure in the Hradčany district, open to the public.
Loreta Prague, Loretánské nám.7/100, Hradčany, opening hours Mon–Sun, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., https://www.loreta.cz/en
The “Prague Sun” is likely the most valuable Czech Baroque monstrance, made of pure gold and ornamented with 6222 diamonds. Author: Jerzy Strzelecki, Courtesy of Wikipedia
Goldsmith’s and jeweller’s shops in Prague
1. International luxury jewellers in Pařížská street
If you’re looking for world-famous jewellery brands, you can find them in the Pařížská street in Prague. The street stretches from the Old Town Square to the Vltava River, and the most luxury stores in Prague, including jeweller’s shops.
2. Unique Czech jewellery flowers
If you’re interested in visiting a unique Czech goldsmithy which sells non-standard jewellery, come to the GIYOU GARDEN, a brand which has been making and selling flowers of silver and gold since the end of 2022. The flowers are handmade in Bohemia, using a jewellery-making method, and just like fresh flowers can be presented in person, bound into bouquets, or stored in vases. Customers can purchase a single flower, a small or large bouquet of silver or gold, or commission bespoke floral jewellery. The flowers are meant primarily as gifts or decoration for vases, engagements, and weddings.
GIYOU GARDEN, Jungmannovo nám. 765/5, Prague 1, opening hours Mon–Sat, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., https://www.giyou.cz/en
3. Design stores with Czech designer jewellery
Modern designer necklaces, rings, or bracelets made from various materials and in various styles can also be found in design shops. Moreover, such stores often sell modern Czech designer jewellery, as well as other types of design.
Deelive design store, Smetanovo nábřeží 334/4, Prague 1, opening hours Mon–Sat, 10a.m.–7 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m., https://www.deelive.cz
Czechdesign shop, Myslíkova 5, Prague 1, opening hours Mon–Sun, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. https://shop.czechdesign.cz
4. Czech Garnet Museum in Prague
Czech garnet is a bright red pyrope, present in Czechia in the form of small grains (1–7mm). The stones is a popular choice for embedding in silver or golden jewellery—rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, or broaches. In Prague, there’s a Czech Garnet Museum and a store, with an exposition and selection of antique or modern jewellery inset with Czech garnets.
Czech Garnet Museum in Prague, opening hours Tue – Sun, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Karlova 8, Prague 1, https://www.mcgp.cz/en/bohemian-garnet-museum-prague
5. Ancient jewellery in Prague
Perhaps you’re interested in antiquities. If that’s the case, the centre of Prague has many shops just for you which sell antique jewellery or other things made from precious metals, as well as art nouveau or art deco jewellery, antique garnet jewellery, or Jewish-themed jewellery.
Antik Haštalská, Haštalská 791/9, Prague 1, https://www.antik-diamond.com
Antiques Ciinolter, Maiselova 9, Prague 1, https://antiquesprague.cz
6. Unique Czech watches in Prague
If you love watches, Prague boasts a number of international watch-making brands as well as Czech master watchmakers, such as Luděk Seryna, the only Czech member of the international AHCI club.
Luděk Seryn, https://www.serynwatches.com
We hope our tips helped inspire you to go discover Prague’s hidden treasures.
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