Annotation of the publication
The main theme of this publication is the life, work and work of Pavel Tigrid (1917-2003), an important personality of Czechoslovak and Czech history. His life was greatly influenced by the great turning points of the 20th century. He went into exile twice and returned to his homeland twice. During the German occupation he worked for the Czechoslovak BBC in London. After the war he worked as a journalist in the People's Party press. At the beginning of the 1950s he was the head of the Czechoslovak editorial office of Radio Free Europe in Munich. In 1956 he co-founded the exile magazine Svědectví, which he edited until the early 1990s. He supported the domestic opposition. After the fall of the communist regime, he worked in the presidential office as an advisor to Václav Havel. In 1994-1995 he held the post of Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic. He received high Czech, French and German state honours.
The catalogue was published to accompany the exhibition, which took place in Prague from 2 September to 30 September 2024.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA:
title: Tigrid: Journalist, Exile and Politician
editor: Petr Blažek
authors: Petr Blažek, Michal Macháček, Teresa Urbář, Kryštof Zeman
foreword: Jiří Pospíšil
publisher: Museum of Memory of the XXth Century, z. ú.
graphic design: Matěj Bárta
number of pages: 168
ISBN: 978-80-909249-1-8
Tigrid: Journalist, exile and politician (PDF)
Tigrid: Journaliste, exilé et homme politique (PDF)
Exhibition about Pavel Tigrid
Press release about the exhibition dedicated to Pavel Tigrid
Worksheet for schools on the exhibition about Pavel Tigrid
Memories of Pavel Tigrid by witnesses
