Czechs of prominence
Between language, nation and state 1800-1945
How did Antonín Dvořák perceive the German language? What was the relationship of the composer Leoš Janáček or the soprano Ema Destinová to the Habsburg Monarchy? What moved Karel Čapek and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk to become so committed to peaceful German-Czech coexistence? The travelling exhibition of the Cultural Office for the Bohemian Lands "Bedeutende Tschechen" ("Czechs of prominence") provides insights into these questions.
The focus of the exhibition is the often contradictory relationship that 15 well-known Czech personalities had to the German language and culture and to the Habsburg Monarchy. We are introduced to: Tomáš Baťa, Karel Čapek, Ema Destinová - Emmy Destinn, Antonín Dvořák, Jaroslav Hašek, Leoš Janáček, Josef Jungmann, František Křižík, Josef Lada, Karel Hynek Mácha, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Alfons Mucha, Božena Němcová, František Palacký, and Bedřich Smetana.
Info section
Further information about the exhibition
Borrowing rules
- Lending conditions and costs can be found on the website of the Cultural Advisor.
Technical specifications
- The exhibition consists of 19 stand-alone pull-up banners (100cm wide, 215cm high). Flyer and poster templates are available. An accompanying publication (only in German) can be purchased.
Access
- analog
Venues and dates
20.06.2017 - 31.07.2017
Tschechisches Zentrum München, München
08.08.2017 - 24.09.2017
Georg-von-Vollmar-Akademie, Kochel am See
04.04.2018 - 30.04.2018
Vědecká knihovna v Olomouci, Olomouc
27.03.2019 - 22.04.2019
Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Ústí nad Labem
27.06.2019 - 31.07.2019
Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, České Budějovice
