The fairy-tale world of Božena Němcová covers an area of more than 1,000 square meters. Visitors can see, for example, Grandma in her first edition notebook or a replica of the table where the author used to write.
“The children really like it, they are enthusiastic. Exactly as I imagined: They will take away an extraordinary experience and at the same time learn about one of the greatest figures of the Czech nation. And I must say that even adults have done quite well,” curator Zuzana Tóthová praised the exhibition.
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“We’re having fun here. Most likely it’s the little one,” five-year-olds Mája and Linda told Novinka.
“In the beginning, people got to know the life of Božena Němcová and could see costumes from the Božena miniseries,” Tóthová explained of the exhibition. “Next, they enter the ‘fairy tale world,’ where there are eight interactive rooms representing different fairy tale environments. There they saw costumes from famous fairy tales. There is also little Barunka here, who does the educational part of the exhibition.”
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Apart from playing, children also learn new things.
The entire exhibition is interactive and gives children the opportunity to actively participate. There is room for play in each fairy tale room. The exhibition also features a screen where visitors can act out parts of the fairy tale. “In one place, for example, they were also given tasks, such as sorting nuts from the ashes, like in the fairy tale The Three Nuts for Cinderella,” explained the curator.
Visitors will see almost fifty costumes from films by Božena Němcová. These include the costumes from The Proud Princess or the scarlet dress that Libuše Šafránková wore to the party during the filming of Three Nuts for Cinderella.
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There are also costumes from the fairy tale Once Upon a King. Several types of costumes from Once Upon a King also play a role in the fairy tale The Emperor’s Baker – The Baker’s Emperor. They are made of Czech costume brocade and are the oldest, dating from 1952,” said Věra Krátká, who participated in the technical implementation of the exhibition.
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This exhibition contains less than fifty film costumes.
The exhibition was supposed to open last year, when the 200th anniversary of Božena Němcová’s birth was celebrated. However, due to the pandemic, its availability has been delayed.
It will be open from May 10 until the end of this year. In accordance with measures against the spread of the coronavirus, visitors can view the exhibition every day from 09.00 to 21.00.
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