The Museum Montanelli is a small museum - half a dozen rooms - which is used for temporary exhibitions. Until 25/10/2015 this is NaFilM! curated by Czech film studies students and intended to - one day - form the basis of a national film museum. While it's small, there's plenty there to entertain even if you know nothing about Czech film (which we didn't). There's a room devoted to sound effects used to accompany silent films - you can bang coconuts, crank up a wind machine and even race a moving train in order to rescue the heroine. There are some lovely 1930s posters, a screening room showing avant garde films of pre-war Prague and lots more about the technical aspect of film with plenty of buttons to press for people who like that sort of thing. And the curators are eager to talk to visitors. It makes a nice companion piece to the Special Effects Museum only a few minutes walk away.

Montanelli is a small inconspicuous museum located at the bottom part of Nerudova street. You can easily reach it during a walk from Prague Castle to the Charles Bridge. The museum hasn't a fixed exposition, it offers various fine arts exhibitions which change several times per year, you can check the current one on their website. I heard about this museum for the first time after they announced the new NaFilm exhibition (it takes place till November). This current exhibition deals with some periods of Czech film history. I visited it on last Saturday and I liked it. Unlike a typical „don't touch anything“ art exposition this is an interactive place where you are supposed to try and discover a lot of things yourself. And although it was designed and built by Charles University’s students I think that it is not meant only for film enthusiasts but whole families can enjoy it. And if you feel too tired for art you can just relax and take a coffee at the museum café. Only please pay attention to the fact that the museum (except for the café) is not suitable for people with mobility disabilities.