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October 2020
i Mucha famous collection in motion
To celebrate the 160th anniversary of Alphonse Mucha's birth, Ivan Lendl's collection of posters returns to Prague with a modern twist. The use of digital technology enables some poster figures to move, provides an animated story from the Slav Epic and the voice of Mucha speaks from his self-portrait (the English version is spoken by Pierce Brosnan), 10.00 - 19.00 daily A film 'Mucha: the story of an artist who created a style' (Svět podle Muchy) will premiere on 1…
Find out more »Library of exile
An installation by Edmund de Waal houses more than 2,000 books in translation written by exiled authors. These include 24 volumes by authors from "Czechia" in English or German translation that might offer inspiration for reading during the winter months. Details can be found by searching the online catalogue by the author's country of origin. Free entry but booking a timed slot in advance is essential.
Find out more »The end of fun! Krištof Kintera
This will be the most comprehensive UK exhibition of work by Czech artist Krištof Kintera (b. 1973, Prague). Internationally acclaimed for his sculptural, often kinetic works imbued with a characteristic energy and imaginative wit, Kintera offers an overview of new, recent, and archival works, shown in the UK for the first time. Filling both gallery floors, whilst also expanding into the public realm, THE END OF FUN! is a timely exhibition probing the apocalyptic environmental issues we currently face, taking…
Find out more »To the edge of the world and back to their roots
The story of a creative journey conceived in London and developed around the globe. An exhibition by Andrea Vytlačilová, fashion designer, and visual artist Josef Zlamal. After creating a winning outfit for Grayson Perry in 2018, Andrea left London with Josef to live and work in Sweden, America and France. Both present visual mementos of their experiences abroad, their return to London and their Czech identities. Admission to the exhibition is free, but entry must be booked in advance. One…
Find out more »Halloween music recital
Music recital by Czech songwriter Slávek Janoušek tickets £10
Find out more »November 2020
Havel
Contrasting Havel’s moral stand as a human rights activist with his flawed private life, a portrayal of a man who has become an icon. Havel, up close and personal, a new biopic by director Slávek Horák. Focusing on the period 1968 - 1989 and Havel´s personal life, Horák explores Havel´s metamorphosis from an internationally celebrated but persecuted playwright to a banned and jailed human rights defender and finally to becoming president of Czechoslovakia. But it is his relationship with his…
Find out more »Owners (Vlastníci)
A comedy set in a residents’ association meeting where everyone must agree on building management. The homeowners’ characters (ranging between idealists, profiteers and manipulators) are revealed to hilarious but chilling effect. Twelve homeowners, each with a different agenda, have to agree on the future of their building at a residents’ association meeting. Idealistic Mrs Zahrádková (Tereza Ramba) wants to save the crumbling old house and appeals to the newlyweds who have just moved in while bureaucratic Mrs Roubičková insists on…
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