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Culture and Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment <strong>The</strong> <strong>Prague</strong> Castle<br />

ARMOURY - MIHULKA POWDER TOWER open daily 9 am-5 pm<br />

<strong>The</strong> Permanent Exhibition presents several stages <strong>in</strong> the military history<br />

of Bohemia. <strong>The</strong> ground and first floors are devoted to the evolution of<br />

military affairs <strong>in</strong> the 17th and 18th centuries.<br />

EXHIBITIONS<br />

ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL, TRANSEPT<br />

Cathedral from All Sides - Stonemarks<br />

Result of the <strong>in</strong>ternational project Stonemarks (supported by the EU)<br />

that aimed to collect the stonemarks to an <strong>in</strong>ternational database.<br />

Admission free with the visit to the cathedral.<br />

OLD ROYAL PALACE, THE THERESIAN WING<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Prague</strong> Castle <strong>in</strong> Photographs, until Jul 14<br />

<strong>The</strong> exhibition presents photographs of the Castle from the historically<br />

significant period between 1900 and 1939. It documents above all the<br />

transformation of the Castle to the President’s seat and the f<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

the St. Vitus Cathedral. However, not only documentary photographs are<br />

go<strong>in</strong>g to be presented, there will be also some artistic items by famous<br />

authors - J. Sudek, F. Drtikol and others.<br />

PRAGUE CASTLE PICTURE GALLERY<br />

Fallacy: Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627-1678), until Feb 25<br />

Another part of the 'Gallery under a Magnify<strong>in</strong>g Glass' cycle, i. e. the<br />

story of another art work from the collections of the <strong>Prague</strong> Castle. This<br />

exhibition presents a phenomenon of the 17th century, the trompe d'oeil<br />

retirements, through two of Hoogstraten's pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

MUSIC<br />

Music of the <strong>Prague</strong> Castle: Private Music of the Habsburg Family <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Prague</strong> and Vienna (1650-1750); featur<strong>in</strong>g E. Keglerová - cemballo<br />

on Jan 20 at 5 pm <strong>in</strong> the Rudolph's Gallery<br />

Jazz at the Castle: František Kop Qu<strong>in</strong>tet & Michal Gera Band<br />

on Jan 23 at 8 pm <strong>in</strong> the New Gallery<br />

Exhibition<br />

Jan Jiří He<strong>in</strong>sch<br />

Pa<strong>in</strong>ter of Baroque<br />

Piety<br />

20. 10. 2006 – 28. 1. 2007<br />

Imperial Stables, <strong>Prague</strong> Castle<br />

Open daily 10 – 18 www.hrad.cz<br />

<strong>The</strong> exhibition is held under the auspices of<br />

the President of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus.<br />

Organizers: <strong>Prague</strong> Castle Adm<strong>in</strong>istration and Institute of Art History,<br />

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic<br />

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