Museum Kampa

What Museum Kampa does

Museum Kampa is a modern art museum located on Kampa Island in Prague's Malá Strana district, operated by the Jan and Meda Mládek Foundation (Nadace Jana a Medy Mládkových), a non-profit arts foundation founded in 1999 by Meda Mládková. The museum is housed in the reconstructed Sova's Mills (Sovovy mlýny), a historic riverside mill complex rehabilitated in 2000-2001, and holds the world's largest collection of works by František Kupka, alongside significant holdings of Central European modern art and Eastern Bloc nonconformist art. In 2025 the collection expanded by more than 80 additional works, reinforcing its position as a primary reference institution for Kupka scholarship.

The museum serves a diversified audience of approximately 100,000 annual visitors, including individual tourists, school groups, families, and seniors, with pricing structured around a 350 CZK combined adult ticket and per-student educational rates of 130-140 CZK. Its revenue model is multi-streamed: admissions, museum shop sales, educational programming, space rental, and publications, supplemented by acquisition grants from the Czech Ministry of Culture (2,178,000 CZK in a recent cycle) and a main corporate partnership with Česká spořitelna. The institution also operates external exhibitions at partner venues in Moravský Krumlov, Rosice, Werich Villa, and Portheimka, extending its curatorial reach beyond the Prague flagship.

Operationally the museum runs with a lean staff of 13 employees, indicating a high visitor-to-staff ratio relative to comparable European institutions. The foundation structure, combined with grant funding and corporate sponsorship, provides a stable but constrained revenue base. There is no evidence of AI/ML integration into the core operating model; the institution's value proposition is anchored in its physical collection, historic site, and curatorial programming rather than technology-mediated differentiation.

Name

Museum Kampa

Legal name

Nadace Jana a Medy Mládkových

Website

https://museumkampa.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Museum Kampa is a Prague-based modern art museum operated by the Jan and Meda Mládek Foundation, housing the world's largest collection of František Kupka's works and serving approximately 100,000 annual visitors through exhibitions, educational programs, and external venue partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

Keywords

• Modern art museum
• Permanent art exhibitions
• Educational museum programs
• Museum shop retail
• Venue rental events

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Admission Fees: Visitors pay admission fees to view temporary exhibitions, permanent exhibitions, and combined tickets. Pricing varies by ticket type (adult, student/senior, family).
2. Museum Shop: The museum operates a museum shop selling merchandise related to exhibitions and the collection.
3. Educational Programs: Guided tours and workshops for school groups and the general public, with fees for student groups (130 CZK/student), workshops (140 CZK/student), and group tours (1400 CZK/group).
4. Space Rental: The museum offers venue rental for events (pronájem).
5. Publications: The museum publishes catalogues and monographs for exhibitions and maintains a publishing partnership with Akropolis for works such as the correspondence between Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Museum Kampa operates a modern art museum in the restored historic Sova's Mills complex on Kampa Island in Prague's Malá Strana district, displaying the Jan and Meda Mládek collection of 20th-century Central European art, including the world's largest collection of works by František Kupka. The museum offers permanent and temporary exhibitions, educational programs for schools and the public, a museum shop, venue rental, and operates affiliated exhibition spaces including mk² in Moravský Krumlov, Werich Villa, and Portheimka Museum of Glass.

Product overview

Museum Kampa is a traditional art museum institution, not a technology product company. It operates as a unified museum offering permanent and temporary art exhibitions, educational programs, and museum retail services. The core products include the main museum in Prague's Sova's Mills with its permanent collection of František Kupka and Otto Gutfreund works, temporary exhibitions of Central European modern artists, the mk² branch in Moravský Krumlov, exhibitions at Werich Villa and Portheimka (Museum of Glass), a museum shop, educational programs for schools and the public, the Club of Friends membership program, and a summer outdoor stage. The museum does not offer a technology platform, software products, APIs, or AI-powered services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Muzejní obchod (Museum Shop): The museum's retail shop selling books, catalogs, and souvenirs related to the museum's collections and exhibitions.
• Lektorské oddělení (Education Department)

Products and services

• Museum Kampa Main Museum (Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions) Museum of modern art located in the historic Sova's Mills (Sovovy mlýny) on Kampa Island in Prague's Malá Strana district, housing the Jan and Meda Mládek collection of 20th-century Central European art. Open to the public for visiting permanent and temporary exhibitions.
• Permanent Exhibition - František Kupka and Otto Gutfreund Permanent exhibition featuring the world's largest collection of works by František Kupka, pioneer of abstract art, and sculptures by cubist sculptor Otto Gutfreund. Available to museum visitors as a standalone or combined ticket.
• Temporary Exhibitions Regularly organized short-term exhibitions presenting Central European modern artists including Kamil Lhoták, Karel Malich, Toyen, and Andy Warhol. Held in the main building and available to visitors via dedicated ticket types.
• mk²: Museum Kampa in Moravský Krumlov Permanent exhibition of Museum Kampa's collection located at a separate branch site in Moravský Krumlov, extending the museum's reach beyond Prague.
• Meda & Jan Mládek / Life, Exile, Art at Rosice Château Permanent exhibition at Rosice Château presenting the life story of Meda and Jan Mládek and their contributions to Central European art.
• Museum Shop (Muzejní obchod) Museum gift shop offering art publications, catalogs, souvenirs, and exhibition-related merchandise. Available to museum visitors and the general public.
• Educational Programs (Lecture Department) Educational programs organized by the Lecture Department for schools, families, students, seniors, and the general public, including guided tours in multiple languages and workshops. School programs priced at 130 CZK/student for tours and 140 CZK/student for workshops.
• Werich Villa (Werichova vila) Exhibition space in the historic Werich Villa, operated in connection with Museum Kampa, providing additional exhibition capacity beyond the main museum.
• Portheimka - Museum of Glass Museum of glass located in the Portheimka building, associated with Museum Kampa and dedicated to glass art exhibitions.
• Summer Stage of Museum Kampa (Letní scéna musea Kampa) Summer outdoor stage and events program at Museum Kampa, hosting concerts, performances, and cultural events.
• Venue/Event Rental (pronájem) Venue rental service offering the museum's distinctive historic spaces on Kampa Island for private events, corporate functions, and special occasions.
• Club of Friends (Klub přátel) Membership program offering benefits for supporters of Museum Kampa, providing special access, communications, and supporter privileges.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 100,000 annual visitors from around the world

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered main partner, core, minor, main media partner and main tv partner.

• Česká spořitelna (ČSAS)main partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerČeská spořitelna is the main partner of Museum Kampa, providing financial and promotional support for the museum's operations and exhibitions.
• Prague (Hlavní město Praha)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe City of Prague is a partner of Museum Kampa, supporting the museum's operations as part of the city's cultural infrastructure.
• Prague 1minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrague 1 (municipal district) partners with Museum Kampa for cultural initiatives in the Malá Strana area.
• iDNES.czmain media partnerGTM or Marketing PartneriDNES.cz is the main media partner of Museum Kampa, providing media coverage and promotional support.
• CNN Primamain tv partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCNN Prima is the main television partner of Museum Kampa, providing broadcast coverage and promotional visibility.
• Metro.czminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMetro.cz serves as a media partner, providing promotional coverage for museum events.
• ImpulsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerImpuls is a media partner providing radio and promotional coverage.
• BleskminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBlesk newspaper is a media partner providing promotional coverage.
• Big MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBig Media provides media services and promotional support.
• ArtalkminorOthersArtalk is an art platform that cooperates with Museum Kampa.
• Kudy z nudyminorOthersKudy z nudy, a Czech tourism platform, cooperates with Museum Kampa for visitor promotion.
• Akropolis Publishing HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuseum Kampa collaborates with Akropolis publishing house on joint publications, including three volumes of correspondence between Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fondation Beyeler: Switzerland-based private art museum founded by a private collector, internationally recognized as a small but prestigious modern art institution — comparable in operating model, scale, and global brand recognition to Museum Kampa.
• Leopold Museum: Vienna-based private art museum founded by a private collector (Rudolf Leopold) with a strong focus on Austrian modern art, structurally analogous to Museum Kampa as a collector-founded private museum with permanent collection and rotating exhibitions.
• DOX Centre for Contemporary Art: Prague-based private contemporary art center with rotating exhibitions, educational programs, and a museum shop, directly comparable as a privately operated art institution competing for similar Prague visitors.
• Museum of Czech Cubism (House at the Black Madonna): Prague-based museum dedicated to Czech Cubist art and architecture inside a historic building, sharing Museum Kampa's combination of heritage venue, modern art focus, and tourist-driven admissions.
• Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art (Budapest): Budapest-based contemporary art museum with a Ludwig Foundation collection; comparable as a Central European modern art museum focused on post-war and contemporary Eastern European art, with overlapping curatorial themes.
• mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien: Vienna's museum of modern and contemporary art with an international collection, comparable as a Central European modern art museum competing for similar tourist and academic audiences.
• Galerie hlavního města Prahy (GHMP): Prague City Gallery operates multiple exhibition venues focused on modern and contemporary Czech art; comparable in city, audience, and programmatic mix (temporary exhibitions, educational programs, venue rentals).
• Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz: Austrian modern art museum with a major 20th-century collection and major building by Weber + Hofer, comparable in scale, modern art focus, and public-education programming.

Broad incumbents

• National Gallery Prague: Czech Republic's largest state-run art museum with permanent and temporary exhibitions across multiple Prague venues; overlaps with Museum Kampa's modern/Czech art focus but operates at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Belvedere (Vienna): Austria's national gallery housed in a historic palace complex with a major Austrian modern art collection including Klimt; comparable as a historic-venue modern art museum, but operating at a substantially larger scale than Museum Kampa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/museum-kampa

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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