The landmark of Prague's Žižkov is celebrating ninety years and the Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century is part of it.
Every Wednesday (except on public holidays), there is a programme focused on modern history: interactive exhibitions, discussions with veterans, screenings of period films and tours of the missile shelter.
The event is the result of the professional cooperation of the House of Joy with the Museum of Memory of the 20th Century and the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, with the support of the Capital of Prague. Prague and the Prague 3 municipal district.
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Exhibition Eyes of State Security
The programme also includes an exhibition of the Museum of Memory of the 20th Century Eyes of the State Security, which is subtitled Organisations, Members and Actions of the StB Surveillance Administration.
Film screenings with debate
The next programme will take place in the cinema Přítomnost. Our museum experts have prepared film screenings with debates by historians and filmmakers. We screened the films for the first time in our own direction last year as part of our international film festival The Unbreakable and the Sacrificed (links to short medallions on the films and their filmmakers below).
We invite you to a screening of the film on Wednesday , May 29, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. Pavel Tigrid The European followed by a discussion with director Helena Třeštíková. We also invite you to a screening of the documentary Plastic People of the Universe and a debate with its author Jana Chytilová on 19 June 2024 at 5:30 p.m., and last but not least, a screening of the film Escape to Berlin with guests Jan Novák, Martin Froyd and Josef Mašín on 26 June 2024 at 17:00.
"We are pleased to be able to participate in educational events for schools and the public aimed at commemorating historical events and personalities of the last century. Half a century of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes brought dramatic and borderline situations that changed the lives of many people," says Petr Blažek, historian and director of the 20th Century Memory Museum. Together, we are interested in spreading awareness of the consequences of totalitarian regimes and promoting education in this area.
The programme is available here and the press release here.
Take a look at our photo gallery from the visit to the House of Joy by Marta Myšková, photographer of the Museum of Memory of the 20th Century:
