The Torture Museum houses over 60 instruments of torture walking through the spaces you will find gruesome objects such as the Virgin of Nuremberg, the rack, the Catalan garrote and many other tools used to torture or kill heretics, witches and subversives.Įach instrument is accompanied by medieval-style comics that illustrate its use, as well as detailed explanations on its operation in eight different languages. Arguably the most famous medieval torture device, the rack was a wooden bench with wrist and ankle straps.
The exhibition presents 80 of the most famous and important machines used by the courts of the Middle Ages, offering a historical and cultural insight into life through extremely eloquent objects with, of course, rich iconographic documents and clear and complete captions in eight languages.įor those who love the splatter, horror or similar genre, this wonderful and romantic European capital allows you to take a tour in history thanks to the Museum of medieval tortures.Ī few steps from Old Town Square, at the eastern end of Prague's Charles Bridge, is a three-story museum where creepy medieval instruments of torture are kept. If you’ve ever watched a movie set in the Middle Ages and there’s been a torture scene, there’s a good chance it involved a torture rack.
