Days of Prague 10 at Trmal's Villa

The Czech Republic has preserved many monuments of folk architecture to this day. It is not only about individual objects but often about cohesive, stylistically pure constructions.
It is a legacy preserved for us by both known and unknown masonry masters, stonemasons, carpentry masters, and facade workers in all regions and areas.
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the most famous personalities of folk architecture in our country, Jakub Bursa (1813 – 1884), the creator of the so-called peasant Baroque, the Year of Folk Architecture of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia 2013 was proclaimed.
However, folk architecture is not only about the traditionally known regions and places of peasant Baroque, Podkrkonoší or Wallachian wooden houses, Central Bohemian farmsteads, hay barns and granaries, or dozens of mills and forges. There are also many places in Prague where we can visit folk architecture monuments.
For many Prague residents and visitors to Prague, it may come as a surprise how many rare and impressive works of folk architecture have remained preserved in the territory of the capital city to this day.
Some of these monuments can be found even in places where we would truly not expect them - for example, a timbered building in Nový Svět Street in Hradčany, just a few hundred meters from Prague Castle. We might also consider the charming and famous houses of the Golden Lane as a specific type of folk architecture.
In the broader center of Prague and further towards its borders, one can also encounter many former predominantly vineyard farmsteads, some of which have poetic or interesting names – for example, Malovanka, Černohouska, Žežulka, Popelka, Spiritka, Pernikářka, Koulka, Jablůňka, Beránka, Hřebenka, Kavalírka, Kuchyňka, Ladronka, Cibulka, Bertramka… In total, we can count several dozen of them throughout Prague.
In addition to all the individual objects, there are also places in Prague that concentrate more of these monuments – some of them are directly protected areas.
Two village monument reserves in Prague are Stodůlky and Ruzyně, while the village monument zones include Stará Hostivař, Střešovičky, Rybáře, and Bohnice. It is precisely these sites of folk buildings that a small exhibition Folk Monuments of Prague aims to present to as many Prague residents and visitors as possible.

The first exhibition was held in Troja from September 13 to September 29, 2013. The exhibition will now be presented at the Kotěra Center, Trmal Villa in Prague 10 as part of the Days of Prague 10. 

The exhibition opening will take place on October 1st at 4:00 PM at Trmal Villa. The exhibition will be complemented by an accompanying program that will include two walks through folk buildings in the cadastral area of Prague 10 and a guided tour of the exhibition.

Accompanying Program:
October 7th at 4:00 PM walk with Pavel Bureš - Toulcův dvůr and Stará Hostivař
(meeting at the main gate to Toulcův dvůr)
October 8th at 4:00 PM walk with Martin Čerňanský - Královice
(meeting at the bus stop line 366 “Pod Hradem”)
October 10th at 4:00 PM guided tour of the exhibition Folk Buildings of Prague with Martin Čerňanský
(meeting at Trmal Villa)

The Days of Prague 10 at Trmal Villa are held with financial support from the Prague 10 Municipality.