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Brno Museum Night Saturday 14th May 2011 18.00–24.00 www.brnenskamuzejninoc.cz

Brno Museum Night

The Brno Museum Night, which takes place for the seventh time this year, is a trademark that needs no introduction. Almost everybody in Brno and its surroundings knows that it encompasses exhibition tours after dark, dozens of attractive exhibitions, creative and art workshops, lectures, concerts, theatre performances, food tasting, displays of traditional crafts, fashion shows and much more. A detailed list of all the events can be found in this programme brochure. You will notice that this year we have the National Theatre Brno as a guest joining the organizers. In the past the Brno Museum Night provided inspiration for spin-off events (e.g. The Night of the Churches), so it is possible that the theatre will capitalize on its participation by organizing a similar event of their own.

The institutions involved in the organization are very proud of the brand they have jointly created. And who would not be when it is one of the most popular museum nights with visitors in global terms! However, this excellent achievement of the Brno Museum Night also makes us concerned: Although one of the goals of the organizers is to show the visitors that they have something to offer the whole year round, almost every day, the number of regular visitors to museums and galleries tends to stagnate. Why? What can we do to entice you to come more often to exhibitions? What might deter you and what can we do to be more attractive? Answers to these questions are very important for us. As a result we decided this year to take advantage of the phenomenon of the Brno Museum Night to receive feedback to our work. How? Apart form a questionnaire that you can fill in either on paper (the questionnaire form is at the end of this brochure) or on our web pages, we will also provide you with space to voice your opinion directly in the locations that you will visit during the Museum Night. Another opportunity to share your comments is provided to facebook users: http://www.facebook.com/brnenskamuzejninoc. If you are the Gowala or Foursquare application users you can share your ideas by checking in. Instructions how to use this novel technology that is slowly seducing the masses can be found on the page entitled Brno Museum Night Check-in www.facebook.com/brnoc.

As you can see we are always on the lookout for something new to captivate you and the Brno Museum Night will resound to our call: “Talk to us. We care! Thanks to you we can be better.“

Your organizers of the Brno Museum Night

Moravian Gallery in Brno www.moravska-galerie.cz Last entry at 23.30

MG celebrates 50

Pražák Palace, Husova 18 Permanent exhibition: Modern and Contemporary Art / Czech modernism and the inter-war avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century Exhibitions: Plane, Depth, Space. Perspective motifs and principles in art / Drawings, prints, paintings, photographs, installations and videos from the point of view of the principles of perspective Cyril Blažo: Handsome Beggar / Overlays as a visual play with re-coding reproductions of old books and magazines Tomáš Svoboda: Power of Context / Signals – words triggering off a chain of possible scenes and actions

19.00, 21.00, 22.00 Modern and Contemporary Art / guided tour 19.00, 22.00 Plane, Depth, Space / guided tour 20.00–22.00 Workshop on the Theme of Perspective prepared by Tomáš Vaněk, who is considered one of the most interesting and most easily remembered contemporary artists; his work stealthily participates in a reality that we sometimes take too much for granted

Unbeatable / a sale of catalogues and art publications at a reduced price (50%) The MG Library presents visitors with an opportunity to browse through the latest publications on art, architecture and design

Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14 Permanent exhibition: Applied Art and Design / The development and style changes of furniture, textiles, glass, ceramics, porcelain, precious stones Possible Communications – a collection of works of art for the blind and poor-sighted Exhibitions: Tales from the Thousand and One Nights. Islamic Art in the Collections of the Moravian Gallery in Brno / A selection of Oriental art from the MG collections formed towards the end of the 19th century under the influence of the World Exhibitions and the general leaning of society to the Orient in that period. Václav Ryčl – Blue Boy / The testimonial through photographs, drawings and films of a talent fighting psychological illness Made in Villa – fashion design inspired by the architect Jurkovič / Models from the workshops of leading fashion designers Jakub Polanka, Denisa Nová, Aleš and Bára Šelig (alešbáry), Petr Kalouda, Pavel Jevula and Zdeňka Imreczeová Artistic Glass Production of the Bohemian-Moravian Glassworks in the 1940s / A collection of art glass from the Atel and Antik series manufactured in the Krásno glassworks during WWII

19.00, 20.00, 21.00 Applied Art and Design / guided tour

2 19.00, 21.00, 22.00 Tales from the Thousand and One Nights / guided tour 19.00, 21.00 Václav Ryčl / guided tour 20.00, 22.00 Made in Villa / guided tour 20.30 Possible Communications / guided tour – gallery on the 1st floor 18.00–23.00 A Thousand Ornaments and One Night / art workshop with a focus on creating ornament 20.00–22.00 Jumping Drums / a concert – a symbiosis of rhythms and melodies from all continents by a group of musicians, one of the best in Europe, who do not hesitate to get the visitors engaged in their original programme 23.00 Museum Night Surprise inspired by the Orient that will not leave you indifferent 19.00–23.00 Stylish Oriental refreshments with salted or sweet Arabian specialities

Unbeatable / a sale of catalogues and art publications at a reduced price (50%)

Governor’s Palace, Moravské náměstí 1a Permanent exhibition: Art from the Gothic to the 19th Century / European art from the 14th to the 19th century Exhibitions: Viktor Kolář / A photographic report on the metamorphoses of man and his habitat balancing between a sociological study and magic realism Et in Roma ego / Fontana di Trevi and Other Drawings by Franz Anton Grimm

19.00, 21.00, 22.00 From the Gothic to the 19th Century / guided tour 19.00, 20.00 Viktor Kolář / guided tour; an opportunity to view the photographs in the light of a headlamp or a torch will underline the special atmosphere of the night 19.00–22.00 Betonovej bez / cacophonic underground from Brno reminiscent of a rachitic ramble of a concrete mixer creating the incorruptible musical quality of grey matter 19.00–23.00 Videotime Night Special / screening of video art and experimental films by students of the Video Cabinet at the Faculty of Art of the VUT 19.00-23.00 Museum night moments freshened up by various refreshments

Unbeatable / a sale of catalogues and art publications at a reduced price (50%)

Technical Museum in Brno www.technicalmuseum.cz Purkyňova 105

Permanent exhibitions: Water Engines and the Viktor Kaplan Memorial, Steam Engines, Historical Vehicles, Historical Stereovision, Cutlery, Metal Casting, Iron Metallurgy, Salon of Mechanical Music, From the Tamtam to the Internet, History of Flying and Plastic Kit Models, Craftsmen’s Lane, Culture of the Blind, Time Above Us and Around Us and the Electron Microscopy Chamber Technological playroom – for the small and the tall!

Exhibitions: ‘Twas Here, ‘Tis No More – posters on the fence, Orbis Pictus PLAY – a “taster” for an attractive exhibition of interactive objects, Secrets from the Vaults – what you may not have seen before

A feature programme in the hall of the temple of science and technology to celebrate half a century since the birth of the Technical Museum in Brno. The exhibitions will be brought to life by people in period costumes and uniforms, the Hospoda U Pavlíků inn will stage the Brněnští gajdoši band and the accordion player Daniel Kikta, a dental emergency will attend to “painful” cases, in the hairdressing salon the visitors will be given a perm by hairdressers from the Edward Scissorhands Studio. The book shop will be run by students of the Integrated Secondary School of Polygraphy and the experimental metal-casting workshop will show examples of the craft.

18.00 Nešvilský krúžek – an introductory concert where the Nešvil four will celebrate reaching Abraham’s years 19.00, 20.30, 22.00 and 23.30 – Fashion show to mark fifty years of the Technical Museum in Brno. The history catwalk will introduce, by means of strutting models, the individual stages of the development of its permanent exhibitions in Brno and protected technical monuments elsewhere. With musical accompaniment, large screen projection and other didactic aids the visitors will be guided through the museum history by Dr. Zdeněk Korčián, who will also be the MC of the night. The whole programme will be accompanied by the Melody Band playing for listening and dancing.

In the car park below the museum building you will see live steam railway models from the Moravian Park Railways Society and a display of giant models of ships, submarines and aircraft entitled the Battle of Midway. Weather allowing, an accompanying programme to the Orbis Pictus PLAY exhibition will take place in the open air and an anchored hot-air balloon from the Balóny Kubíček Co. will hover in the aeroplanes display. Ample refreshments will be provided in the museum courtyard. Show rides of historical buses from the TMB collections will be included in the timetable of shuttle buses of the MHD DPMB.

Brno City Museum www.spilberk.cz

Špilberk Castle The permanent exhibitions and selected temporary exhibitions will be open to visitors.

18.00–24.00 Great Castle Courtyard – programme created by the REX Agency with support by the City of Brno Council focusing on the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition to mark the anniversary of 600th anniversary of the death of Jobst of Luxembourg – dance, fencing and costumes from the Gothic period. 18.00, 19.30 A Knight of King John – children’s tournament 18.45, 21.00, 22.30 The Templar – Buhurt 20.00, 21.30, 23.00 The Legendary Charm – Bravo Team 20.30, 22.00 Castle Dance 23.45 Jester’s Fire – REX

19.30 and 21.30 Gothic Hall in the Small Courtyard – company of the AGADIR Theatre of Music and Poetry with their new programme To Each His Own Verse II. A collage of poetry by 15 contemporary Brno poets set to music (Pavel Burlev, Vladimír Šrámek, Eva Talpová, Marta Veselá-Jirousová, Dušan Malíř, Marta Hlušíková, Jiří Staněk, Taťána Maťátková, Angelos Morfeas, Vladimír Křivánek, Karel Filip Gallina, Hana Minaříková, František Schildberger, Petr Odehnal, Ivan Petlan).

Baroque pharmacy of the Cloister of St. Elisabeth in the Small Courtyard – publications on sale at reduced prices

The Square Tower of the western wing of the castle, next to the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition. A tapestry replica by Věra Mičková, will resonate with the tones of period historical music in the animated knight’s hall.

The western wing – exhibition - Museum in Špilberk Castle Yesterday...Today…and Tomorrow?

The south-western bastion of Špilberk Castle will be transformed (weather permitting) into an observatory equipped with modern astronomical telescopes from the Brno Observatory and Planetarium with a magnificent view of the museum night sky above the city. On the western courtine children can take a ride on horses or ponies. In all of the courtyards there will be markets with historical goods, crafts and ample refreshments in taverns, and the castle wine room will stage a wine tasting organized by the Moravian Wine Bank.

Toy Museum, The Měnínská Gate, Měnínská 7 Permanent exhibition of historical puppets from the collection of Milada Kollárová

Moravian Museum in Brno www.mzm.cz

Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8 Permanent exhibition African exhibition on the ground floor on the occasion of the International Museum Day 2011 Exhibition: Family Puppet Theatres – humble stages for the Muses

18.00–21.00 Puppet show from the museum collections /puppet theatre (foyer) 18.30–22.00 Bigband orchestra concert (courtyard)

Programme in the lecture room: 19.00, 20.30, 22.00 Sound records of famous actors from theatre performances 19.30–20.30 and 21.00–22.00 Luminescence and radioactivity of minerals

Bishop’s Court, Muzejní ulice 1 Permanent exhibition Exhibition: Painted Eggs – Easter eggs from the collections of the Moravian Museum

18.00–22.00 Workshop for children and adults (Easter decorations, painting eggs) in the Painted Eggs exhibition 18.00–24.00 Free visit to the chapel tower in the Bishop’s Court 22.00 and 23.00 Angels from the Woods – a fairy tale performed by the Theatre Líšeň (courtyard)

Anthropos Pavilion, Pisárecká 5 Permanent exhibition Exhibition: Cairo – Hidden Charms of Islamic Architecture; Zdeněk Burian: Visions of a Vanished World – a newly open gallery of paintings by the popular artist

18.00–24.00 A tearoom in a yurt – refreshment in the form of special Arabian tea specialities and traditional hookahs 18.00–24.00 Arabian café – tasting and examples of preparing Arabian coffee to traditional recipes in hot sand with explanation 19.00–22.00 The Onotopude music ensemble will accompany your tour of the permanent exhibitions with ethno music and shamanic drumming 18.00–24.00 Matějka Reggae, Dub, Etno, “Jáhly sound” – interactive musical accompaniment throughout the Museum Night 19.00-22.00 LEGRANDO Circus – juggling, stilts, balancing, performers’ sketches to amuse those waiting… 20.00–22.00 Rahat Lukum dance performance – oriental dances accompanied by the Baharad ensemble– music from Arabia, Persia and Turkey

Noble Women’s Palace (Ethnographic Institute), Kobližná 1 Exhibitions: Balls and Carnivals; Mr. Bajza’s Grocery

19.00 and 21.30 Backstage view of museum work – presentation of the Restoration School Brno 21.00 Multicultural night with a fashion show

6 22.00 Cymbalom band concert (courtyard) 20.00 Guided tour of the chapel – Schwarzenberg collection of miniature costumes (Kateřina Cichrová) 22.00 Guided tour of the Balls and Carnivals exhibition (Hana Dvořáková) 18.00–24.00 Interactive programme in the Mr. Bajza’s Grocery exhibition 18.00–24.00 Open access to the palace basement (Museum Night only)

Leoš Janáček Memorial, Smetanova 14

18.00–19.30 Workshop for children 20.00 and 21.30 Guided tour of the exhibition The Life and Work of Leoš Janáček 20.30–24.00 Screening films on Leoš Janáček and his operas (audiovisual room) 21.00, 22.00 and 23.00 Concert by the Láska opravdivá men’s choir

Sale of postcards and publications on Leoš Janáček

The Kralice Bible Memorial, Kralice nad Oslavou PERMANENT EXHIBITION: The Work of the Printers of the Unity of the Brethren EXHIBITION: The Labyrinth of the Life of John Amos Comenius

Please note: Transport by special BMN lines not provided.

Brno House of Arts www.dum-umeni.cz

House of Arts, Malinovského náměstí 2

Exhibitions: The Exhibitor and His Audience. Pavel Karous, Michal Pěchouček, Pavel Sterec, Dušan Záhoranský The four invited artists may be considered a temporary group which, after intensive discussion, creates a scene composed of several specifically designed parts intended for the presentation of each other’s works of art. The sub-theme of the “exhibitor” is the viewer’s experience, his perception of art in exhibition spaces, his idea of form and genres in art. Rudolf Štursa This selection of works by the Brno photographer is conceived as a memento of his extensive lifelong work – covering the period from the end of the 1950s to the 1980s. The photographs, usually taken during the artist’s travels across Europe and other continents (undertaken as part of his work as a photographer for the Brno Trade Fair), present a humanistic subjective documentary with the ability to capture a typical feature and the atmosphere of a place or a moment.

18.00–22.00 Animation in the exhibitions provided by alumni of the Capability Limits workshop – A Place for Education in Exhibition Spaces 18.00–24.00 Museum Night in the Leporelo+ Café (www.leporeloplus.cz). Music R Radio DJs, MC Jan Gerych 18.00 Children’s competition of Leporelo+, drawing on the pavement in front of the House of Arts. Prizes include small artefacts from the design shop. 20.00-24.00 Voyeur Cinema. Installation and film screening by the Studio of Body Design FaVU. 20.00 Fashion show of Sandra Švehlíková and Monika Přikrylovi, opening choreography by Orphane 21.00 Štěpánka Haničincová Duo 22.00 Concert: Burningboy

House of the Lords of Kunštát, Dominikánská 9 Exhibitions: Lubomír Typlt - Mobilisation Typlt’s expressive large-size figurative paintings contain elements of absurdity, sarcasm and humour, while the utopian mechanical constructions are close to dadaism. In the paintings from the most recent period these two aspects intersect creating realities of meaning with the possibility of varied interpretations. Milan Kohout – Retrospective (Galerie G99) The performance and action artist, poet and pedagogist Milan Kohout was expelled from the country in 1986 for his political and cultural activities together with a group of other signatories of Charter 77. Kohout’s principal domain is action art taking place in public spaces or in institutions such as galleries and theatres.

18.00–22.00 Animation in the exhibitions provided by alumni of the workshop Capability Limits – A Place for Education in Exhibition Spaces 17.00–01.00 Trojka Café Artmarket. Don’t miss the traditional but rare Artmarket in the courtyard, brought to life by music and theatre performances in the early evening. Artmarket is an art alternative of traditional markets and a pleasant stop in the Museum Night’s rush. Young artists offer their original gifts, unusual hand-made artefacts, and present their works of art in an informal environment. (www.trojka.cz) 19.00 Equipe animazione DJ's. Have a dance in the courtyard of the House of the Lords of Kunštát

Museum of Romany Culture www.rommuz.cz Bratislavská 67 Exhibitions are open until 0.30

Permanent exhibition: The Story of the Romany People. The Romany culture and changes in their way of life are presented on a time axis. The period currently covered is from 1939 to 2005. Exhibitions: The Way of the Memory. Photographs by Frank Roosendaal; …and their shadows dance on. Photographs and collages by Marina Obradovič

18.15–19.00, 21.15–22.00, 23.30–24.00 Surmajovci. Traditional Romany cymbalom band (lecture room) 19.30–20.30 and 22.15–23.15 M-Dance. Dance performance by the group of Michal Šaray, the European champion in street dance (lecture room) 18.15–19.15 Music workshop learning Romany songs under the supervision of the popular Romany songwriter Gejza Horváth (library and study) 19.00–20.00 Art workshop for children. Work with beeswax (children’s studio) 18.00–19.00 and 20.00–22.00 Romany basket-maker shows how to make baskets from twigs (museum courtyard) 18.00–22.00 Tasting traditional Romany cuisine (museum courtyard)

Mendel Museum MU www.mendelmuseum.muni.cz Mendlovo nám. 1a Last entry 23.00 Entry to the permanent exhibition, temporary exhibition and the beehive is limited to 30 persons at a time. During the exhibition tour visitors can fill in the competition quiz.

Permanent exhibition: Gregor Johann Mendel – Man, Abbot, Scientist Temporary exhibition: The Phenomenon of the Book – a traditional project by the Pedagogical Faculty of Masaryk University

18.00 Opening 18.00, 18.30, 19.00, 20.30 Tour of Mendel’s beehive with Maja the Bee 19.30 Music performance Miroslav Tesař + Mário Buzzi 23.00 Closing of the Brno Museum Night

Museum of the Brno Region www.muzeumbrnenska.cz Opening hours 19.00–23.30

Museum of Moravian Literature, Benedictine monastery in Rajhrad 20.00 and 21.30 Aunt Catherine Also Craved the Career of a Novelist … A literary evening on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the author of the legendary Saturnin, a native of Ostrava Zdeněk Jirotka 19.00–23.30 Free tour of the museum

Monument of Peace, Prace 19.45, 20.45 Under the festive illumination of the site, in the memorial chapel - with its excellent acoustics – visitors will find the student chamber orchestra Musica Nova, performing Czech and foreign classical music compositions. Concert duration approx. 30 minutes 19.00–23.30 Free entry to the key points of the multi-media exhibition The Battle of Three Emperors. Slavkov/Austerlitz 1805 19.00–23.30 Visitors can enjoy themselves in the stylish interior of the café with the romantic view of an illuminated Brno

Museum of the Podhorácko Region, Porta coeli convent, Předklášteří The variety programme A Man’s World opens the exhibition of the same name 19.00, 20.30, 22.00 A mini drama, artistic carver, soldiers from the Napoleonic period, motorcycles, cymbalom music and a men’s choir 19.00–23.30 Festive lighting of the portal, tours of the church, free entry to the museum, sale of souvenirs, refreshments

Diocese Museum www.petrovinfo.cz Petrov 1

PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS: Vita Christi – Life of Christ The dramatic story of Jesus of Nazareth presented through medieval and Baroque paintings and sculptures. Exhibition: The Turin Shroud – Images of Christ’s Face A life-size copy of the famous Turin Shroud accompanied by original paintings, prints and documentation.

18.00–24.00 Guided tour of the exhibition, free entry to the exhibition

Court in front of the Diocese Museum 18.30, 20.00, 21.30 Theatre performance by students of the JAMU on the theme of Jacob’s Stories

Vestibule of the Diocese Museum Art programme for children

St Peter and Paul Cathedral 19.00 and 21.30 Organ concert (Ondřej Maňák, Lukáš Rýdlo)

Benedictus shop (courtyard Petrov 1) Refreshments, wines and other monastery products on offer

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno www.kjm.cz Opening hours 18.00–23.00

Schrattenbach Palace (Central library), Kobližná 4 May I Have this Dance or Wear Down Your Dancing Shoes, We Are Ninety But Still Young!

18.00, 20.10, 21.45 Drumming by the Spálený sušenky ensemble 18.10 Theatre Paravánek: Hickory Dickory Dock. K. Rakovčíková and P. Putna will teach children traditional songs in a brand new performance 19.00 Tap dancing performed by the youngest member of the No Feet studio and Oriental dance by the young dancers from the Slunce dance studio 19.15 Choreographies and singing performances by students of the DIFA musical acting studio of the JAMU (teachers J. Janěková and D. Klementová) 20.30 Dancing and tap dancing by members of the No Feet studio alternates with Fiery salsa by the Locas por salsa dance ensemble 22.00 Performance by young dancers from the Romany ensemble Merci 22.20 Cymbalom music 20.00, 20.30, 21.00, 21.30, 22.00 Guided tours of the Baroque Schrattenbach Palace with a little dance surprise by the No Feet 18.00–23.00 Small School of Oriental Dance of the Slunce dance studio (music clubroom, 3rd floor) 20.00, 20.45, 21.30, 22.15 Make Mass Dance or Physics Invites You to a Dance and It’s Ladies Choice, accompanying programme of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. Graceful movements, rhythm, elegance, passion, and beauty are the attributes of a dancer – and an excited scientist. Witness a tango with weir rings, smooth-flowing waltz with a Van de Graaf generator or a rocket rock n´roll. Programme duration approx. 30 minutes (conference room, 5th floor)

Mahen Memorial, Mahenova 8 18.00 Stellar Fairy Tales, a performance by the Theatre Koráb (in the garden or the attic, depending on weather) 19.45 Theatre Útulek: May I have This Dance?, improvisation on the theme youth vs. adults 21.15 Singing by Máša Kubátová 22.15 A good-night poem, Jiří Mahen (from a recording)

Free tour of the permanent exhibition: Jiří Mahen’s Study Room

National Heritage Monument Institute – Brno branch

Sklepení Gallery, nám. Svobody 8 www.galeriesklepeni.cz

Exhibition: Flowers in a Historical Interior – large-size photographs of arranged flowers in castles and chateaux accompanied by examples of period flower weaving.

18.00–19.00 Examples of flower arrangements by professional florists (courtyard) 19.00–20.30 Concert of the Children’s Choir Brno (courtyard) The children’s choir led by V. Maťašová works under the auspices of the Janáček Theatre and can be seen in operas or their own concerts. The repertory includes classical music as well as modern pieces often composed directly for the choir.

Vila Stiassni, Hroznová 14, Pisárky www.vila-stiassni.cz Door closes at 22.00!

Exhibition: Last day of the exhibition Say it Loud – The Stiassni Ten On the ground floor of the villa designed by the famous architect Ernst Wiesner visitors can see works by students and fresh graduates of the FAVU VUT through three projects and one model by each of the participants. The tour of the villa and the exhibition will be brought to life by a musical accompaniment.

HaDivadlo Theatre Gallery www.hadivadlo.cz Alfa pasáž, Poštovská 8d

Exhibitions: Alien in my Space, answers to the question Who’s at home here? and Who is alien here?, works by artists from the galleries Solaris (Berlin), Art Centre P60 (Amsterdam), students of the Erciyes University in Kayseri (Turkey), residents in GlogauAIR (Berlin) and Brno artists (the exhibition is organized by the Centre for Culture and Society in collaboration with the European Cosmic Agency) Visual HaDesign (HaDivadlo – a place for visual design), students of the Visual Design Studio of the FUD UJEP in Ústí nad Labem, led by P. Beneš and L. Müller (organized by the Brno Biennale Association)

20.00 and 22.00 Excerpt from the play CAFÉ MAKAK Improvised debate on the medium wavelength Radio Makak, moderate in terms of duration although the alarming topics requiring immediate action to ameliorate the state of things are bound to raise heated argument. You are warmly welcomed by the participants and MC’s who themselves are not indifferent to the fate of anything on our planet, from the aardvark to the zorilla! Authors Tereza Adámková, Jakub Vítek, director Tereza Adámková

Brno Cultural Centre www.bkc.cz; www.ticbrno.cz Radnická 2–10 Last entry 23.30

18.00–24.00 Night view of Brno / look-out tower of the Old Town Hall 18.00–23.30 Striking of commemorative coins at the tower entrance. 18.00–22.00 Extended opening hours of the Information Centre “Under the Croc” from 20.00 World Dance Show: Dances from around the globe with music and dance ensembles. Taste the ambience of the Orient, Africa, the Far East and many other corners of the planet (Old Town Hall courtyard)

Exhibitions: Petr Cabalka – All By Myself. Drawings and installations by a member of the Anymade group. A combination of precise drawing, painting with animation and graphic art with an emphasis on the installation design (Galerie Kabinet) Filip Cenek and Ivan Palacký – Carpets, Curtains. A project presenting an improvised collaboration of the musician and architect Ivan Palacký and Filip Cenek (Galerie U Dobrého pastýře) U-Turn. Part of a curated project by Jiří Ptáček “Youth Gallery” – a thematic cycle of ten exhibitions to be held during 2011 in the Galerie mladých. It is a horizontal biennale broadly thematizing youth (Galerie mladých)

18.00, 20.00, 22.00 Guided tours of the exhibitions given by the artists 18.00–22.00 Art workshop Night in Masques (Galerie BKC) 18.00–23.00 VJ-ing (atrium in the U Dobrého pastýře building)

18.00, 20.00 Performance held on Moravian Square (open-air in good weather)! Theatre Šavgoč: A Calf (street theatre presented in collaboration with the Theatre World Brno festival) www.divadelnisvet.cz

Excerpt from the programme of the festival’s second year to be held between 27th May and 4th June 2011. A performance employing the principles of folk drama and street theatre on the motif of a carnival play by Hans Sachs, He Wanted to Hatch Calves. Director V. Větrovec, cast V. Lazorčáková, T. David and V. Johaník, musical collaboration: A. F. Šavgoč

Brno Observatory and Planetarium www.hvezdarna.cz

The observatory on Kraví hora is closed due to reconstruction! Interested visitors can find our programme in Špilberk Castle and in the Jiří Mahen Library.

Astronomic observatory in Špilberk Castle – see page 7 20.00, 20.45, 21.30, 22.15 Astronomical-physical experiments Make Mass Dance … Schrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4 – see page 19

“Red” Church www.cervenykostel.cz Komenského náměstí

Tours of the church and the baptising chapel Products from the Diakonie centre on offer Exhibition on the history of the Moravian Church to the present day. The origin, development and present situation of the oldest reformation church in the country.

18.00, 21.00, 22.00, 23.00 organ concert 19.00, 20.00 Cantate Domino church choir 18.30, 20.30, 22.30 audiovisual programme from the history of the “Red” Church 19.30, 21.30 audiovisual programme Why is there not just a single church? 23.30 Midnight mass

National Theatre Brno – guest participation in 2011 www.ndbrno.cz The buildings of the Janáček Theatre and the Mahen Theatre will be open to visitors after the end of the scheduled shows!

Janáček Theatre, Rooseveltova 31/7 Open from 22.30 to 01.00

22.30, 23.00 Out-of-the-ordinary tour House of Horror or what happens in the opera at night Come and see revealed the secrets hidden in the dim-lit building of the opera at night. What are the mysterious sounds coming from the green rooms and the almost imperceptible movement in the dark shadows of the stage? Is the theatre ruled by opera characters after the last concert goers have gone? 23.00, 23.40, 00.20 Four Heartbeats / Horizontal theatre An unusual experience in a rare project. An art theatre on the stage during which the audience lies down. First of its kind. Created by the famous stage designer and man of the theatre D. Dvořák.

Mahen Theatre, Dvořákova 20 Open from 23.00 to 01.00

The exceptional Neo-Baroque building will come to life at night with an interplay of light and shadow and the stage will be extended through the whole foyer space. Come and become actors, try out costumes, and be photographed like an image from Shakespearean times. Get involved in a modern performance or stage set installation. 23.00–01.00 Free tour of the rooms and the auditorium 23.00–01.00 Large-canvas (11m x 7m) screening of the magnificent historical fresco by the director Z. Plachý KING RICHARD III 23.00–01.00 Magical conceptual light design installation by Rocco and P. Juráš on the grand staircase and in the grand foyer: burial of King Richard III. Competition for tickets for the theatre’s drama performances. Experience the magical time of a May midnight on the grand balcony of the Mahen Theatre with a refreshing drink.

Reduta Theatre, Zelný trh 4 Open from 18.00 to 01.00

18.00-01.00 Excerpts from the project Sinfonietta VideoART – T. Rychetský and P. Hejný recreated as videoart one of the most famous symphonic compositions in world classical music– the Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček 18.00–01.00 Free tour of the rooms and auditoriums of the Reduta Theatre

Transportation

Transportation during the Brno Museum Night will be provided by special bus lines, operated by the Brno Public Transport Company. Transportation on lines A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and entry to museums are provided free of charge. Selected connections are covered by low-rise coaches - i.e. connections marked with the symbol. These timetables are valid for Saturday 14 May only. Transport company: DPMB, a.s., Hlinky 151, 656 46 Brno, www.dpmb.cz The shuttle bus on line C and H from Česká street can only be used with a free ticket/place reservation. This is to ensure that the agreed number of people transported is evenly distributed in relation to the capacity of the museum exhibitions served. The ticket/place reservation is valid for one journey for 1 person (incl. a child of up to 6 years old) on the service departing from Česká street. Return journeys are not regulated (ticket/place reservation is not required). The ticket/place reservation does not entitle the holder to a seat. The ticket/place reservation can be obtained free of charge from May 11, 2011 in the Brno Musuem Night information bus which will be situated on náměstí Svobody.

Brno Museum Night Check-in

This year you can get involved in the Brno Museum Night through the online GPS-based games Foursquare and Gowalla. You can check in at each of the more than thirty places with exhibitions and cultural programmes. You will attach your impressions and photographs, see where your friends are at the moment and be awarded with points and badges.

Foursquare and Gowalla are social networks that are best suited for use with a mobile phone. In Brno several hundred people have already checked in. Above all, it is about having fun. Check them out for the first time during the Museum Night!

The Brno Museum Night Check-in also has a page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/brnoc. When you vote that you like it you will immediately learn about everything that’s new. It also contains a detailed description of how to use Foursquare and Gowalla.

Martin Hassman and Marek Lutonský, organizers of the Brno Museum Night Check-in

Brno Museum Night is held under the auspices of Roman Onderka, Mayor of the City of Brno, Michal Hašek, President of the Southern Moravia Region, and Vojtěch Cikrle, Brno Bishop.

The Brno Museum Night is part of the Museum Night Festival organized by the Czech Association of Museums and Galleries with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and European Museum Night (www.nuitdesmusees.culture.fr). It takes place with a financial support from the City of Brno and with a crucial contribution by the Brno Public Transport Authority which provides free transport of visitors to the exhibition buildings outside the city centre.

QUESTIONNAIRE FORM In the museums and galleries we want to know your opinion: Talk to us, we care! Thanks to you, we can be better.

1. Estimate how often you visited a museum or gallery in Brno and its surroundings in the last year. a) only during the Brno Museum Night b) once, apart from the Museum night c) 2 x to 3 x d) 3 x to 5 x e) more than 5 x

2. Which was the last exhibition you saw in Brno and its surroundings and what attracted you? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. What would entice you to visit a museum or a gallery more often? (you can cross more than one answer): a) lower admission fee b) high exhibition standard c) interesting exhibition programme d) more events for children e) more events for seniors f) more leisure time g) more information in the media h) better exhibition promotion i) extended opening hours (e.g. until 19.00) j) other: ……………………………………………….

4. If you want to tell us something regarding the work of the museums and galleries in Brno and its surroundings, please do so below. Your opinions are welcome. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. How can we contact you if this questionnaire is drawn and you win a prize? a) telephone:……………. b) email:……………….. c) address:……………… d) I prefer to remain anonymous

Please hand over the completed questionnaire form at a collection point or in any of the cultural institutions open during the Brno Museum Night. You can also fill in an online form at www.brnenskamuzejnimoc.cz.

21 The questionnaire forms will go forward to a draw. The main prize is a yearly subscription to the MF DNES daily and valuable prizes (e.g.. a yearly free ticket to a particular museum or gallery, catalogues, publications) are prepared for other winners as well.