It’s impossible to miss Kampa Museum – it’s housed in a stately building that was once the Sova watermill, perched just beside the riverbank, and most notably, guarded by a bright red sculpture of a Boston Terrier. However, there’s much more to the Kampa Museum than eclectic sculptures.

Featuring contemporary art mainly from the 20th century, when Czechoslovakia was under communist totalitarian rule, the museum’s collection is a symbol of the nation’s indomitable artistic spirit, which thrived against all odds. Through its works and exhibitions, the museum continues to tell the story of Czechoslovakia’s communist era, reminding the world of the painful lessons learnt during those difficult times.

The collection includes works by Otto Gutfreund, a Czech sculptor who greatly influenced European Avant-Garde, and Frantisek Kupka, one of the founders of abstract art. Other world-famous exhibitions have also temporarily graced its walls. Other artists whose works have visited the museum are Andy Warhol, Adela Matasova, and the Italian Cracking Art Group.