Club for Old Prague: Event Program for November 2008

Talks about Prague

24. 11. Alberto Vojtěch Frič (1882-1944) in the context of the Frič family
PhDr. Yvonna Fričová
National Museum in Prague, Wenceslas Square, Prague 1, every Monday at 6 PM, lecture hall. Free admission

Walk

9. 11. Windows of St. Vitus Cathedral.
Works of F. Kysela, M. Švabinský, K. Svolinský, located in the neo-Gothic part of the cathedral.
PhDr. Eva Havlovcová, walk organized in collaboration with the Porta Praga agency. Meeting at 2 PM in front of the cathedral entrance. Bring binoculars. Admission 50/40 CZK, members of the Club for Old Prague showing a valid membership card can enter for 20 CZK.

Mondays in the Tower
Free cycle of art-historical lectures and discussions focusing on the history of architecture

10. 11. Le Corbusier
Prof. PhDr. Rostislav Švácha, art historian, university educator, member of the Home Council of the Club for Old Prague
Juditina Hall, Mostecká 1, Prague 1, on Mondays at 6 PM. Voluntary admission.

Heritage minimum for everyone
Free cycle of lectures and discussions for all who want to do more than just look at monuments but also yearn to understand and comprehend why they deserve care and what benefits them.

3. 11. What does inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List mean for monuments?
(mechanism of declaration, obligations and duties of the state towards world heritage)
Ing. arch. Věra Kučová, heritage conservationist, employee of the National Heritage Institute
Juditina Hall, Mostecká 1, Prague 1, every Monday at 6 PM.
Organized in collaboration with the editorial office of the magazine Reports on Heritage Care, published by the National Heritage Institute. Voluntary admission.

Technical issues in heritage preservation, technical and industrial monuments, their restoration and use

6. 11. Static problems of metal sculptures
Ing. Václav Jandáček, civil engineer, statician, member of the Home Council of the Club for Old Prague

13.11. Architecture of the Elbe locks and heritage preservation
Mgr. Lukáš Beran, employee of the Research Center for Industrial Heritage at CTU
Juditina Hall, Mostecká 1, 118 00 Prague 1, every Thursday at 6 PM.

27.11. Three historical weirs in Prague
Walk and tram ride. Meeting at 3 PM at the entrance to the Mánes Exhibition Hall.

Organized in cooperation with VCPD CTU and ČKAIT. Voluntary admission.

Talks about Books
Meeting with authors of new books about Prague, history, local geography…

20.11. Plan of Prague and Vyšehrad based on mapping of the stable cadastre
Mgr. Barbora Laťovková, Mgr. Marek Lašťovka, authors of the book of the same name published by the Archive of the Capital City of Prague and the Scriptorium publishing house in 2008
Juditina Hall, Mostecká 1, 118 00 Prague 1, 6 PM. Voluntary admission.