The Life and Time of the Writer Karel Čapek
- Date: 1.10.2008 — 30.11.2009
- Venue: Germany
- Category: Exhibition
A travelling exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of Karel Čapek's death will look at the writer's personality from different angles - the traditional as well as the less official - and introduce him in a simple, attractive form. Along with Čapek's drama and prose, known and translated all over the world (R.U.R., White Disease, War with the Newts), the exhibition will present his journalism, hobbies, life views, friendships and love relationships. The exhibition will include the screening of a short documentary by Josef Císařovský. The event has been prepared by the Karel Čapek Memorial, the graphical design has been created by Pavel Bosák and the translation, by Jürgen Ostmeyer. The content is available in several languages and the exhibition will be presented both in the Czech Republic and abroad.
- Date and Venue:
28 October 2008 – 8 January 2009 - Czech Centre in Dresden
12 January - 9 February 2009 - FSUJ University, Jena
13 February - 3 April 2009 - Ulm Municipal Library
14 April - 1 May 2009 - Tübingen University
7 - 17 May 2009 - Days of Czech Culture, Freiburg
1 June - 31 July 2009 - Nürnberg
August 2009 - Czech Centre in Munich
1 October - 30 November 2009 - Konstanz
- Organizers of the Event: Čapkova Strž Foundation Fund, Karel Čapek Memorial in Stará Huť, Klíč - the Czech-German Cultural Association in Ulm, Tübingen University, Prague House in Nürnberg, Czech-German Association in Konstanz
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