Andres Groll (1812–1872): Unknown Photographer
An exhibition in House of Photography (Prague City Gallery) presents a Viennese photographer Andreas Groll as a pioneer of photography. His name is inextricably linked with the beginnings of photography in the Czech lands. The exhibition is a result of many years of research, which was generated by… more
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"In Honour of Aleš Veselý. Without a Beginning, without an End"
We would like to invite you to the exhibition "In Honour of Aleš Veselý. Without a Beginning, without an End", held in Museum Kampa from 2 February till 28 February 2016. With its title, the exhibition symbolically connects a series of exhibitions that Aleš Veselý (1935–2015) prepared last autumn… more
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The Dr. Alfred Bader Scholarship for doctoral students for research into European art and architecture
The Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the Czech Association of Art Historians, announces a competition for the Dr. Alfred Bader Scholarship for doctoral students for research into European art and architecture from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. In… more
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Elites in the 20th Century: Continuity or Discontinuity
On Friday 20 November 2015 an international workshop on “Elites in the 20th Century: Continuity or Discontinuity” took place in the Academic Conference Centre in Husova street in Prague. It was organised within the framework of Strategy AV21 by the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of… more
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Ms Klára Benešovská made a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
We have great pleasure in announcing that our colleague, the art historian PhDr. Klára Benešovská, CSc., Head of the Department of Mediaeval Art at the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, was made a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Chevalier de… more