The world's largest collection, with approx. 2,800 items, presents the history of toilets and chamber pots from antiquity to the toilets of the space program.
OPEN:
Saturdays 17 May, 14 June (10:00-18:00) - open to the public
Other dates for smaller and larger groups on request.
POSSIBLE LAST DATES BEFORE CLOSING AT THIS ADDRESS
We exhibit a large portion of the 2,800 items dating from the 15th century to the present. The collection also includes literature, postcards, paintings, jokes, and many other curiosities and personal hygiene items. You’ll also learn about the ecological context reaching into the present day.
The most comprehensive book on the history and development of toilets, touching on environmental themes, current and future trends and risks, including a large catalog of items from the Museum of Historical Chamber Pots and Toilets.
The authors present their research in a popular-scientific format to not only inform readers in a knowledgeable and open manner about human hygiene in all its, often unexpected, contexts—but also to entertain them.
The first edition in Czech was published in 2020. In the “Dictionary of the Year 2020–2021” competition organized by the Czech Association of Interpreters and Translators, it won 3rd place in the “Visual Encyclopedia” category. This book is the second, expanded and updated edition.
Take a look at all our exhibits and their descriptions.
You can purchase the full tour.
The collection of the Museum of Historical Chamber Pots and Toilets is the largest of its kind in the world and is listed in the Czech Book of Records. It contains nearly 2,800 items – chamber pots, portable toilets, and ceramic WCs. Highlights include chamber pots made for Napoleon Bonaparte, Lincoln’s bedroom in the White House, the Titanic, the Chinese Emperor Qianlong, and even toilets used in space... We hope our exhibition will intrigue you, entertain you, and even teach you a little—even if, as we like to say: “It’s all basically about s**t.”
We wish you an enjoyable visit — Renáta and Jan Sedláček, owners of the collection.
Phone: +420 602 253 144
E-mail: muzeum@muzeumnocniku.cz FacebookMuzeum historických nočníků a toalet, o.p.s.
V Potočkách 1020/6, Prague 412 Modřany
A few meters from the Čechova čtvrť tram stop
(Generála Šišky St., tram lines 17, 3, 21)
Within walking distance from Prague-Modřany train stop
(Vltavanů St.)
PID connectionID: 24238791, VAT ID: CZ24238791
