Exhibitions - November 2014

The National Library of the CR will be closed from 15 November to 17 November 2014.

Nativity Scenes at the Klementinum
November 28, 2014 – January 1, 2015

Opening ceremony - Photogallery

The exhibition features the best of the collection of the Museum betlémů v Karlštejně (Nativity Scene Museum at Karlštejn). Exhibits include historical wooden hand carved Nativity scenes from the baroque period up to the end of World War II as well as Nativity sets made of less typical materials, such as sugar, glass, gingerbread etc. Visitors can also attend weekend creative workshops, where they can make candles of beeswax and decorate Christmas glass decorations.

The Klementinum Gallery – Exhibition Hall (entrance from the Mariánské Square, Gate B2)
Tuesday to Sunday: 9 am – 6 pm
Special entrance fee: adults 50 Kč, senior citizens and students 30 Kč; group of 10 + persons 30 Kč/person; children 6-15 years 20 Kč, children under 6 years free; school teacher free with a group of students.

Books are Difficult to Display: Libor Fára (1925-1988)
November 6, 2014 – January 17, 2015

Photogallery

An open cycle of exhibitions called Knihy se těžko vystavují (Books are Difficult to Display) highlights the work of leading designers and typographers mainly of the period after World War II.  The project is organised by the Elpida Society and the Archive of Fine Arts that provided most of the exhibits. This exposition is dedicated to Libor Fára, a painter, sculptor, stage designer etc. An important part of his work is represented by book design, characteristic of significant but simply functional typography, an extraordinary feeling for  photography and reproduction, economically minimalist work with colours, and geometry The display features not only Fára´s book design but also several of his exceptional posters.

Exhibition corridor, ground floor, Monday to Saturday:  9 am – 7 pm

100 x Vojtěch Kubašta
September 18 – November 9, 2014

Invitation - Photogallery - Opening ceremony

The exhibition commemorating 100th birthday anniversary of an artist, grahic designer and illustrator. A selection of works from a private collection of Ladislav Janouch was prepared by the Archive of Fine Arts. The displayed books will be accompanied by illustrations, three-dimensional cards, pop-up folders, book jackets, and graphic sheets. Featured is also the Klementinum set from 1945.

The Klementinum Gallery – Exhibition Hall (entrance from the Mariánské Square, Gate B2)
Tuesday to Sunday: 10.30 am – 6 pm
Entrance fee: adults 50 CZK; seniors, students, groups over 10 persons 40 CZK, children 6-16 years 20 CZK; children up to 6 years free.