Accompanying program to the exhibition Kotěra's Colony in Louny

Kotěra Center – Trmal Villa, in collaboration with the Regional Museum in Louny, is organizing the exhibition Famous Villas of the Ústí Region: Kotěra's Colony in Louny. The exhibition will run from April 2 to May 17, 2009, and is located in the picturesque settings of Trmal Villa in Prague's Strašnice.
The exhibition aims to commemorate the somewhat forgotten work of architect Jan Kotěra. When constructing the district for railway employees, Kotěra was the first in Bohemia to apply the idea of garden city architecture. He drew from his knowledge of German and English garden cities. His goal was to create a self-contained city within a city, combining the advantages of the countryside and the city into one whole.

The exhibition, which was opened on April 1, 2009, with a traditional garden festival, is accompanied by a program of lectures and meetings.

PhDr. Martin Vostřel: Kotěra's Workers' Colony in Louny
April 15, 2009, 5:00 PM
The lecture will present the history, appearance, plans, and intentions of the workers' colony in Louny, which is unique for its pioneering role in the realization of the garden city concept as a new form of housing in our country. The lecture will be accompanied by images.

Ladislav Zikmund-Lender: Evening Meeting with Mr. Kotěra
May 6, 2009, 5:00 PM
The evening meeting will present the work of Jan Kotěra, focusing on family houses and villas, followed by a guided tour of Trmal Villa. The meeting will showcase all phases of Kotěra's work from early to post-war, highlight Kotěra's phenomenal influence in Hradec Králové, and guests will have the opportunity to glimpse Kotěra's literature. The commentary will be accompanied by images. The evening meeting with Mr. Kotěra will be repeated in the villa!