Museum Kampa and D.Černý’s babies

The Kampa Museum and David Černý's babies, in Prague

The Kampa Museum is a museum of modern art located in former mills, on Kampa island, in front of which crawl the famous giant babies of David Černý. The Prague audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of contemporary art by the Vltava.

Modern art and the giant babies

Located in the former Sova water mills, on Kampa island by the Vltava, the Kampa Museum reflects a contemporary elegance and sobriety. Opened at the beginning of the 2000s, it is the culmination of a fine story of commitment and patronage, and presents a remarkable collection of modern and contemporary art of Central Europe. But the museum is also famous for the provocative works of the Czech artist David Černý, including the famous giant babies: enormous statues of crawling infants, with the face replaced by a slot, which surprise and intrigue visitors. The Kampa Museum thus blends heritage, art and provocation, by the river.

What to see

Here you discover the museum of modern art located in the former Sova mills, its collection of Central Europe, and the famous giant crawling babies of David Černý, on Kampa island by the Vltava. The Kampa Museum blends heritage, art and provocation. It is a stop for art lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Kampa Museum lies on Kampa island, by the Vltava, in Prague, reachable on foot. David Černý's babies are discovered in the open air nearby, freely visible; the visit of the museum follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What are David Černý's babies in Prague?

Enormous statues of crawling infants, with the face replaced by a slot, provocative works of the Czech artist David Černý, which you discover near the Kampa Museum, on the island by the Vltava.

Where is the Kampa Museum?

On Kampa island, by the Vltava, in Prague, in the Czech Republic.