From 1 April 2018 till 8 December 2018 „Long Live the 1st Republic“

„Long Live the 1st Republic“

„After the Great War, there appeared a new world. Men discover sports, ladies unveil their ankles and visit social clubs. Cafés become very popular, you can hear swing rhythms in the radio. Functionalistic architecture changes the look of Kutná Hora. No doubt it is worth to imagine the life in the town where your great grandfather invited your great grandmother to visit the cinema.“

The project presents Kutná Hora at the period of the 1^st Republic from several aspects. In the chapel of the Dačický House, there is an exhibition called Kutná Hora Police Investigating Team. Did you know that in our town there was a gendarmerie school seated in Hrádek? Do you know how many dogs the police investigating team had? The exhibition curator JUDr. Michal Dlouhý, PhD. presents the history of gendarmerie in Kutná Hora and lent beautiful exhibits dating from that time, which will evoke memories of almost everybody…

Imagine that in the years 1918-1938 Kutná Hora had 62 inns, hotels, restaurants and wine bars. This all is surveyed by Miroslav Štrobl by means of panels which are a part of the exhibition Respectful Bow  situated on the 1^st floor. We must not forget that at that time, right in the Dačický House there was a restaurant called „U Šašků“.

And what can you expect?

The main exhibition hall is dedicated to the exhibition Architecture of the 1^st Czechoslovak Republic in Kutná Hora. Few people know that just in our town there are a great number of remarkable buildings constituting a unique collection which documents an architectural approach in this historic town of that time. The buildings, such as the cinema „Modrý kříž“, Zelenka´s Villa and many others will be presented by PhDr. Aleš Pospíšil.

Other points of interest…

The exhibition also includes a presentation of beautiful toys of that period (baby carriages, dolls, model trains, building sets, model apartments), which were lent by the Museum of Technical Toys and the Museum of Granny´s Prams.

Within the framework of the exhibition you can see several film documents of that period which will make you feel as a part of the life and culture of Kutná Hora. The films were provided by Videofilmstudio Kutná Hora, Mr. Bohuslav Kučera.

The project is held under the auspices of the mayor of the Kutná Hora town, Ing, Josef Viktora.