The transformations of cities and villages will be on display on Saturday at Vyšehrad

Znojmo - one of the cities that will be presented at the exhibition

Prague - Examples of transformations of public spaces, monuments, or gardens in various Czech towns and villages will be on display for the third time on Saturday at Prague's Vyšehrad as part of the exhibition My Country. The program will begin at 10:00 in the park next to the Church of St. Peter and Paul and in the Old Burgrave's House, concluding after 18:00 with the symphonic poem Vltava by Bedřich Smetana.
    Visitors will be able to view the exhibition until May 31. After that, it should travel to several other Czech cities and also to the Slovak town of Piešťany. Today, the representative of the organizers, Drahomíra Kolmanová, informed journalists about this.
    According to her, the aim of the event is to beautify the country, support national feeling, and showcase interesting corners of the Czech Republic. The project has been supported by the Ministry of the Environment and the South Moravian Region under the leadership of Governor Michal Hašek. Cities like Polička and Znojmo are expected to participate. Last year, about 1000 people attended the event, according to Kolmanová.
    This year, after Prague, the South Moravian Region will take up the symbolic baton and become the patron of this project. Therefore, it will be possible to taste some specialties from this area - various spirits, wines, and other items.
    Throughout Saturday, visitors will also be able to view the tombs of famous Czech personalities at Slavín with expert commentary, listen to old Prague songs by the group Šlapeto or tramping songs by the group Eldorádo, and enjoy an organ concert at the Church of St. Peter and Paul. Children can be taken to a children's corner, where they can try coin minting or model the Venus of Věstonice from air-drying clay.
    On informational panels, participants will learn about the contest for the Most Beautiful Station in the Czech Republic. According to Kolmanová, there are about 2500 stations in the Czech Republic with more than 8000 buildings, many of which are in disrepair. The contest is intended to motivate their restoration.