press kit - The International Council of Museums

Historical Museum
Museum and memory (17.00-21.00)
Free-entry, openings, visits.
The Historical Museum of Pravets takes part in celebration of International Museum Day every year. This year
under the motto "Museum and memory" we exhibition of icons. It is named "The icon in our home" and its
author is Krasimr Kostadinov. The exhibition will be opened at 5 pm. in the hall of Historical Museum of
Pravets. From 7 to 9 a.m. people may visit also other exhibitions: "Eurosapiens" - Bulgarian cartoons and
"Unique historical costumes, weapon and stage-properties from favourite Bulgarian movies". Everyone may
see, as well, the permanent exhibitions in the Historical Museum of Pravets and the Museum Complex.
Contact: Tatyana Borisova-Dinova (Director)
Phone: 35971339806
Email: muzeum_pr@abv.bg
Address: Pravets, sq. "Todor Jivkov" 4 – Pravec, Bulgaria
Website: www.museum-pravets.com
Czech Republic
Museum of John Amos Comenius
Our museum’s latest films (Saturday, 21 May, 2011)
Video screenings. Free entry.
The Museum produces about five new films every year. The museum screens films on International Museum
Day each year in the museum’s own projection hall.
Contact: Ales Kapsa
Telephone: +420 572 632 288
E-mail: program@mjakub.cz
Address: Premysla Otakara II. c. 37, 688 12 Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic
Website: www.mjakub.cz
Galerie Rudolfinum
Guided tour of the exhibition (Wednesday 18 May, 2011. From 3pm.)
Visit and educational programme. Reduced entry 20 CZK.
Adriena Šimotová Exhibition: Revelations 2008-2011. Curator: Pavel Brunclik.
Special guided tour for public with the curator.
(Illustration caption: Adriena Šimotová: From the cycle Heads – Head in the
wind, detail, 2009, graphite, pastel, pigment, 100x70 cm)
Contact: Klara Derzsiova
Telephone: +420 227 059 205
E-mail: derzsiova@rudolfinum.org
Address: Alsovo Nabrezi 12, 11001 Prague 1, Czech Republic.
Website: www.galerierudofinum.org
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