Exhibition Famous Villas of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia

In May of this year, the Famous Villas edition culminated in the opening of the exhibition Famous Villas of the Central Bohemian Region and the publication of the same name. Thus, a successful multi-year project that began in 2004 with the exhibition Famous Prague Villas was completed.
We invite you to the culmination of this project, which is the autumn collective exhibition Famous Villas of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. The exhibition will be presented in the premises of the National Technical Library building in Prague's Dejvice from October 19 to November 29, 2010.
The aim of the exhibition, prepared under the guidance of Prof. Vladimír Šlapeta and Prof. Pavel Zatloukal, is primarily to showcase all forms of villas and family houses across time, styles, and proportions, compositions, and spaces. The exhibition seeks to summarize not only the years of mapping villa architecture in our country but also poses the simple question: What is a villa?
At the exhibition, you can view a wide selection of villas and family houses from all regions of the Czech Republic. To enhance the experience, the exhibition is supplemented with furniture and applied design that illustrates the theme with practical and, above all, authentic objects, which are the only link to the real materials and scale of historical space, as well as many models of various villas.
The entire exhibition is supported by a range of accompanying programs, and you can also look forward to the days of individual regions and cities, which will showcase not only their villa architecture but also other monuments and traditions. The exhibition will conclude with a lecture series House Yesterday and Today.
Like all previous exhibitions, the opening of the exhibition Famous Villas of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia was accompanied by the launch of the publication of the same name.

Accompanying Program:

Lectures
Oct 21, 5:00 PM at the NTK Educational Center: Jan Sedlák: Famous Villas of Brno and the South Moravian Region
Oct 23, 5:00 PM at the NTK Educational Center: Barbora Klímová: Famous Brno Villas II. Or what you won't find in the book
Nov 2, 5:00 PM at the Night Reading Room: Daniela Karasová: Cubist Interior in Bohemia
Nov 5, 5:00 PM at the Baaling Hall: Zdeněk Lukeš: Famous Prague Villas
Nov 18, 5:00 PM at the Night Reading Room: Karel Ksandr: Renovation, Reconstruction, and Revitalization of Significant Villas and Houses
Nov 23, 5:00 PM at the Night Reading Room: Petr Urlich: Famous Buildings of Prague 6

Admission to lectures is 50 CZK
The capacity for lectures is 40 places!

Registration for lectures:
- through correspondence postcards on flyers, collection points at FA ČVUT and NTK, or by sending by mail
- by email at k.jiratova@foibos.cz
- by phone at 274774985

Always include your name, address, phone/email contact, and the number of reserved places
Applications are binding!

Excursions
Oct 24, 2:00 PM excursion Famous Prague Villas I. - Baba settlement, price 100 CZK, registration at www.slavnevily.cz or through correspondence postcards, capacity 45 places, meeting in front of the main entrance of the National Technical Library, Technická 6, Prague 6

Oct 31, 9:00 AM excursion Famous Villas of the Central Bohemian Region I. - Bauer Villa, Volman Villa, Little Castle in Ratboř, price 550 CZK including lunch, registration at www.slavnevily.cz or through correspondence postcards, capacity 40 places, meeting in front of the Trmal Villa, Vilová 11, Prague 10

Nov 7, 2:00 PM excursion Famous Prague Villas II.- villas in Prague 10, led by Ing. Stěnička, price 100 CZK, registration at www.slavnevily.cz or through correspondence postcards, capacity 35 places, meeting in front of the Trmal Villa, Vilová 11, Prague 10

Nov 14, 2:00 PM excursion Famous Prague Villas III. - Bílkova and Pellé Villa, price 100 CZK, registration at www.slavnevily.cz or through correspondence postcards, capacity 35 places, meeting in front of Bílkova Villa, Mickiewiczova 1, Prague 6

Nov 21, 9:00 AM excursion Famous Villas South of Prague - Beneš Villa Sezimovo Ústí, Bílkova Villa in Chýnov, Mách Villa in Bechyně, price 550 CZK including lunch, registration at www.slavnevily.cz or through correspondence postcards, capacity 40 places, meeting in front of the Trmal Villa, Vilová 11, Prague 10

Registration for excursions:
- through correspondence postcards on flyers, collection points at FA ČVUT and NTK, or by sending by mail
- by email at k.jiratova@foibos.cz
- by phone at 274774985

Always include your name, address, phone/email contact, and the number of reserved places
Applications are binding!

Children's Programs
Night Reading Room of the National Technical Library
Oct 23, 2:00 PM The Function of the House - artistic workshop for children from 10 to 15 years old, admission 50 CZK (including art materials)
Oct 30, 2:00 PM Architecture and Painting - artistic workshop for children from 10 to 15 years old, admission 50 CZK (including art materials)
Nov 6, 2:00 PM Ideal Villa - Artistic Workshop for Children from 5 to 10 years old, admission 50 CZK (including art materials)
Nov 13, 2:00 PM Faces of the House - Artistic Workshop for Children from 5 to 10 years old, admission 50 CZK (including art materials)

Registration for workshops:
- through correspondence postcards on flyers, collection points at FA ČVUT and NTK, or by sending by mail
- by email at k.jiratova@foibos.cz
- by phone at 274774985

Always include your name, address, phone/email contact, and the number of reserved places
Applications are binding!

Seminar
Nov 26. Seminar House Yesterday and Today, Baaling Hall, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Open to the public.
The seminar will present the house as a very living organism, which can be viewed from the most various perspectives. From the perspective of architectural evaluation, artistic evaluation, cultural-historical significance, heritage and museum interest, and at the same time revitalization, renovation, or reconstruction. During the all-day seminar, historians and architecture theorists will speak.