Century of Martyrs
Piarist Square, České Budějovice
The history of the 20th century was tragically marked by the rise of totalitarian ideologies and regimes. Communism, fascism and Nazism brought immeasurable suffering to hundreds of thousands of people and caused countless casualties as a result of wars even in those parts of the world that were not under their direct domination. All these ideologies were born out of hatred and were associated with indiscriminate and often cruelly inhuman violence.
The 20th Century Memory Museum and the Platform for European Memory of Conscience have prepared a Czech version of an exhibition on the life stories of twenty-seven Christians who gave their lives for their faith. Among the martyrs are P. Josef Toufar and Bishop Gorazd II. The original English version of the exhibition was prepared by the Platform of European Memory and Conscience in 2021 and has already been exhibited in Poland, Hungary, Albania and Romania. In the Czech Republic, it premiered in 2022 at the Ambit Gallery, located in the Franciscan Monastery with the Church of Our Lady of the Snows in Prague. A video of the opening and further information about the exhibition can be found here. In 2023, the exhibition was on display in Hejnice.
We have also prepared a worksheet for schools that can be used during project lessons in social sciences.
The exhibition catalogue is available in the Kosmas sales network and at the exhibition venue.
The exhibition is installed in České Budějovice in cooperation with the Pastoral Centre of the Bishopric of České Budějovice.
You are cordially invited!
01-SM-A5-26-6-24