Prague’s Old Town Hall could soon offer visitors a new way to explore the city’s past.

As part of a planned reconstruction of the building’s underground spaces, Prague City Tourism is preparing an immersive exhibition called “Guardians of Prague.”

The project aims to open areas of the underground that are currently inaccessible while introducing modern audiovisual elements that will guide visitors through key moments in Prague’s history.

According to Prague City Tourism, the exhibition will combine projections, videomapping and sound with live commentary from guides. Instead of a traditional tour, visitors will move through the underground spaces while historical scenes are projected onto the walls and surrounding architecture.

František Cipro, chairman of the board of Prague City Tourism, said the goal is to expand the existing tours of the Old Town Hall and make additional sections of the building available to the public.

“Together with the Prague City Hall, we want to expand our current tours and make new areas of the Old Town Hall accessible to visitors,” Cipro said. “At the same time, we are preparing an audiovisual installation focused on the history of medieval Prague.”

City officials say the Old Town Hall remains one of the capital’s most visited landmarks, attracting more than 444,000 visitors last year. Of those, roughly 67,000 people joined guided tours of the Romanesque-Gothic underground.

Tomáš Slabihoudek, Prague’s councilor for culture and tourism, said the city wants to offer visitors new experiences while highlighting the historical importance of the underground spaces.

“The Old Town Hall is one of the most visited monuments in Prague,” Slabihoudek said. “For the city, it is important to continue improving the site and present the Prague underground in a way that shows its historical value.”

The exhibition will focus on several periods of Prague’s development, including the Romanesque origins of the Old Town, the city’s growth during the Gothic era and legends associated with Prague’s history, such as the story of the Golem.

One section of the installation will feature a new sculpture of the Golem created by Czech artist Jaroslav Róna. The sculpture will be placed in the underground area of a former transformer station.

The city expects to finish the preparation phase this spring, after which it plans to launch a public tender to select a construction contractor.

If the schedule proceeds as planned, construction could begin next year, with the renovated underground and the new exhibition opening to visitors roughly a year later.

Historically, the underground areas served several purposes. Some rooms were used as storage spaces, while others functioned as prison cells. During the Prague Uprising in May 1945, the underground also played a role in the resistance effort. It housed an improvised infirmary and provided shelter for residents during heavy fighting.

The network of corridors stretches beneath the Old Town Hall and extends toward the park located behind the building.

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