On Friday, 5 April 2024, the Museum of the Memory of the Twentieth Century held a seminar dedicated to Marshal Radetzky and his Prague monument. The seminar was held under the auspices of the Deputy Mayor of Prague, JUDr. Jiří Pospíšil, at the residence of the Mayor of Prague. Prague.
The main theme was the personality of Marshal Josef Václav Radecký (1766-1858) and his Prague monument, created by sculptors Josef and Emanuel Max. In 1858-1919 it stood on the lower Lesser Town Square in Prague. In early November 1918 it was covered with a canvas, in May 1919 the sculpture was dismantled and in 1921 the stone base was also removed. The bronze sculptural part was dismantled and transferred to the Lapidarium of the National Museum, where it is still exhibited together with a model of the monument.
The aim of the seminar was to contribute to a substantive discussion on the possibilities of returning this monument to its original location, which is being sought by the Radecký Prague Society.
Recording of the seminar
TV Prague reportage
Photo gallery (photo: Marta Myšková)
