Czech Castles Exhibition

Czech Castles Exhibition

Czech Castle architecture is an important part of the cultural heritage of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic abounds in cultural treasures, among which castles and chateaux as historical residences of the social elite, of rulers, of the aristocracy, and of religious institutions attracts special attention.

Therefore, the Exhibition “Czech Castles” is being organized for the very first time in India by the National Museum of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of the Czech Republic, New Delhi, in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India and the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The Exhibition presents a selection of 37 most interesting castles and chateaux of Bohemia and Moravia, two of the historic areas that make up the Czech state. The

criterion for the selection of the localities has been their historical significance as well as their architectural, artistic, and historical value. The exhibition depicts the historic and current images of the most amazing and most popular Czech Castles

The exhibition will be officially inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Jan Kohout, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Jiri Balvin, Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic and H. E. Mrs. Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Minister of Culture of the Republic of India, at the iconic Red Fort – “Quarter Guard” Gallery in Delhi in 07^th November, 2013 at 3 pm.

To augment the inauguration ceremony at the Red Fort, the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Museum of the Czech Republic and the Archaeological Survey of India will be signed during the opening ceremony and will form the basis for more active cooperation between mentioned institutes. The inauguration ceremony will also be accompanied by live performance of the Czech classical music group “Spork Quartet”, which has performed all over the Czech Republic and many other parts of the world and will be performing in New Delhi for the first time.

The Exhibition will stay at the Red Fort till January 2014 and then tour through various cities of India and other countries. After the official launch at the Red Fort in November 2013, the exhibition will be presented in Bhutan (Royal Textile Academy, February – March 2014), Nepal (April – May 2014), Leh (Leh Palace, June-July 2014), Kolkata (Currency Building September – October 2014), Mumbai (Nehru Science Centre, November 2014) and Goa –Panaji (Kala Academy, December 2014 – January 2015), constituting the largest presentation of the Czech Republic in India.

The “Czech Castles” Exhibition Tour will be accompanied by rich cultural program consisting of art exhibitions, music presentations and other events that will together celebrate the Czech-India Cultural Year 2014.  The cultural tour is being organized as part of a large promotion campaign to highlight the Czech Republic as a historically rich, culturally interesting and irresistibly attractive touristic destination in the Heart of Europe. Therefore, the five Indian cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Goa and Leh have been selected as they belong to the key tourist destinations in India and attract huge number Foreign and Indian tourists through all seasons of the year (for example the Red Fort in Old Delhi registers up to 10,000 visitors on a daily basis).

The event is co-sponsored by our partners Turkish Airline and Indigo Airlines.

Miloslav Stasek

                                                                        Ambassador of the Czech Republic