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  • Havel to the Café!ExhibitionsHavel to the Café!VHLFNovember 28, 2021On Wednesday, November 17th at 1pm, a special procession departed from the statue of the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Garrique Masaryk, in front of Prague Castle, arriving eventually at Cafe Slavia. The procession carried a bronze bust of Vaclav Havel – the first for Prague – by sculptor Maria …Read more...
  • Ten Years Without Václav Havel, Czech Republic’s First President and Democratic IconNewsTen Years Without Václav Havel, Czech Republic’s First President and Democratic IconVHLFNovember 27, 2021Source: BRNO Daily / https://brnodaily.com / By G.Maura / To commemorate ten years since the death of President Václav Havel, an event “10 years without V.H.” will be organized in Prague on December 18th. Credit: 10 let bez V. H. Czech Rep, November 25 (BD) – The ten-year anniversary of …Read more...
  • Havel Conversation online: The Seduction of FanaticismHavel ConversationsHavel Conversation online: The Seduction of FanaticismVHLFNovember 19, 2021Dedicated to the 10th anniversary of President’s Havel passing December 2, 2021, 6 pm CET In May 1996, president Vaclav Havel invited to Prague Elie Wiesel, an American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He delivered a lecture entitled “The Seduction of Fanaticism” in the Ballroom of …Read more...
  • HAVEL AND SLAVIAHavel ConversationsHAVEL AND SLAVIAVHLFNovember 19, 2021On Wednesday 17th November, the 32nd Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the sixth cast of a bronze bust by Marie Seborova of the late President Havel was unveiled in the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU’) owned Café Slavia opposite the National Theatre in Prague. The event was jointly organized by Amnesty …Read more...
  • Vaclav Havel Bust by Czech Sculptor Marie SeborovaExhibitionsVaclav Havel Bust by Czech Sculptor Marie SeborovaVHLFNovember 14, 2021On Wednesday 17th November, the 32nd Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the sixth cast of a bronze bust of the late President Havel will be unveiled in the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU’) owned Café Slavia opposite the National Theatre in Prague. It is believed to be the first such …Read more...
  • Vaclav Havel Library Foundation announces a contest for the students of drama and performance studiesAwardsVaclav Havel Library Foundation announces a contest for the students of drama and performance studiesVHLFNovember 14, 2021Vaclav Havel Library Foundation announces a contest for students of drama and performance studies for the best mini-drama inspired by the quote from the play The Increased Difficulty of Concentration written by Vaclav Havel. Rules: The contest is open to undergraduate students of Drama, Dramatic Writing and Slavic studies—although undergraduate …Read more...
  • Havel to the Cafe!NewsHavel to the Cafe!VHLFNovember 10, 2021Hradcanske Square, November 17, 2021,1 pm There is only one thing I will not concede: that it might be meaningless to strive in a good cause. ― Vaclav Havel, Summer Meditations On Wednesday, November 17 at 1 pm a special ‘procession’ will depart from the statue of the first president …Read more...
  • A Long Walk into an Imperiled FutureHavel in the MediaA Long Walk into an Imperiled FutureVHLFOctober 22, 2021Source: La Progressive / www.laprogressive.com / By William deBuys / Climate Change Viewed from the Attic of the World Thirteen thousand feet high on the far side of the Himalaya mountains, we have entered the past and the future at the same time. We are a medical expedition and also …Read more...
  • Opening Remarks by Ayad Akhtar, President of PEN America | VHLF & BBLA Annual Gala Honoring Sir Tom StoppardHavel ConversationsOpening Remarks by Ayad Akhtar, President of PEN America | VHLF & BBLA Annual Gala Honoring Sir Tom StoppardVHLFOctober 21, 2021VHLF & BBLA Annual Gala Honoring Sir Tom Stoppard | September 23rd, 2021 | Ayad Akhtar is a novelist, playwright, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the president of PEN America. I want to thank the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation for the opportunity to address you all …Read more...
  • 2021 Disturbing the Peace Award PresentationAwards2021 Disturbing the Peace Award PresentationVHLFOctober 18, 2021The 2021 Disturbing the Peace Award to a Courageous Writer at Risk was presented by Adam Michnik, the Polish historian-essayist-journalist, who himself was imprisoned for anti-communist dissent. Michnik continues to serve as editor of the important newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, a job given to him by Lech Walesa. He received the …Read more...

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Vaclav Havel Library Foundation Vaclav Havel Library Foundation · 5 days ago
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In 1996, president Vaclav Havel invited to Prague Elie Wiesel, a writer, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor, who delivered a lecture “The Seduction of Fanaticism.” Next week, we'll discuss its relevance today: https://t.co/3p22adXXkJ.⁠
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Vaclav Havel Library Foundation Vaclav Havel Library Foundation · 6 days ago
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Another edition of Havel Conversations Online is coming up: "The Seduction of Fanaticism." Next Thursday, with: Jiri Pehe, Josef Jarab, Jolyon Naegele, Bonita Rhoads, historian, Neela Winkelmann-Heyrovska. More info: https://t.co/3p22adXXkJ.
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