Exhibitions - April 2019

100 Years of the Národ Lodge
Freemasonry Through the Eyes of Freemasons
March 30 – May 19, 2019

Invitation - Opening ceremony - Photogallery

The exhibition, presenting the origins and history of Freemasonry in the Czech lands, features mainly the Národ Lodge that was founded about half a year after the establishment of Czechoslovakia. Freemasons themselves reveal the fortunes of the Národ Lodge and its personalities.

The Klementinum Gallery – Exhibition Hall (entrance from the Mariánské Square, Gate B2)
Tuesday - Sunday: 10.30 am – 6 pm
Admission: adults CZK 50; senior citizens and students CZK 40; group of 10+ persons CZK 40 per 1 person; children 6-15 years CZK 20; children under 6 years free.

The Evacuation of Historical Collections of The Land and University Library at the Close of World War II
April 4 – May 11, 2019

Invitation - Opening ceremony - Photogallery

The exhibition commemorates the 110th birth anniversary of PhDr. Emma Urbánková (1909–1992), an eminent Czech bibliologist and longtime head of the NL Manuscript Department. The display focuses on one special period, when she in 1943-1944 provided for the evacuation of the most precious documents from the Klementinum to Karlštejn Castle. Displayed is also a series of unique photographs discovered recently in the NL Archives.

Ground floor – gate A
Open: Mon–Sat, 9 am – 7 pm
Admission CZK 10 (free for the NL registered readers)

Spring Kyoto
April 25 – June 22, 2019

Invitation - Opening ceremony

David Paroulek presents a selection of photographs from his repeated jouneys to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Ground floor – gate A
Open: Mon–Sat, 9 am – 7 pm
Admission CZK 10 (free for the NL registered readers)

European Heritage
January 23 - April 13, 2019

The exhibition of photographs of 38 important European locations, which since 2013 have obtained the European Heritage Label. This label is given to monuments that played an important role in history, culture and development of the European Union.
Visitors can travel in time through different European countries, from archeological sites to architecture, from medieval castles to folklore traditions and fine arts. In one place, it is possible to visit Cluny Abbey in France, the Archives of the Crown of Aragon in Spain, or the famous Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland. The exhibition intends to point out common memory and identity of Europe and to commemorate sites that symbolize important ideas and values. From 2015, the Olomouc Premyslid Castle and Archdiocesan Museum are the only Czech holders of the European Heritage Label.
The display is organised by the National Library of he CR in association with the National Heritage Institute, the latter being the national coordinator of the Label in the Czech Republic. The European Heritage Label is part of the European programme Creative Europe.

Ground floor – gate A
Open: Mon–Sat, 9 am – 7 pm
Admission CZK 10 (free for the NL registered readers)