Programme

Masaryk Days 2024: Restless World

Monday 11 March

Programme: Monday 11 March

To attend the programme in the Roger Scruton Meeting Room, please register.

Registration for Monday

15:45 | Tribute to TGM

Free admission
T. G. Masaryk Memorial, Komenského náměstí 2, Brno

  • 15:45 | Tribute to TGM

    Opening remarks by Rector of Masaryk University Martin Bareš and performance of the vocal quintet Ensemble Frizzante.

16:00 – 17:30 | Programme of the first day of Masaryk Days

Free admission with prior registration
Masaryk university, Roger Scruton Meeting Room, Komenského náměstí 2, Brno

  • 16:00 – 16:10 | Opening ceremony

    Opening remarks by Vice-Rector Jiří Hanuš

  • 16:10 – 17:00 | Lecture by Prof. Ariel L. Feldestein and discussion

    Lecture by Prof. Ariel L. Feldestein: Antisemitism "The Seventh Variant" – Eruption of a wave of antisemitism in light of the "Iron Swords" war (in English, without translation)

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  • 17:00 – 17:20 | R. Scruton Medal

    Ceremonial awarding of the Roger Scruton Medal for contribution to the defence of human dignity and human rights – the medal will be awarded to the writer, journalist and educator Prof. Pavel Švanda.

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Tuesday programme (12 March)

A video recording of both days' programme will subsequently be available here on the website, on the MUNI YouTube Channel and on the Facebook site of the Culture Centre of the Masaryk University. 

Tuesday 12 March

Programme: Tuesday 12 March

Please register to attend the programme.

Registration for Tuesday

15:00 – 18:00 ​| Restless World

Free admission with prior registration
Mendel Museum (refectory), Mendlovo nám. 1, Brno

18:00 – 19:30 ​| Exhibition and Concert

Free admission with prior registration
Augustinian Abbey Greenhouse – Mendel Museum, Mendlovo nám. 1, Brno

  • 18:00 – 18:30 | Refreshments and Exhibition Masaryk and the Holy Land

    Opening of the accompanying exhibition, which can be visited in the greenhouse until 31 March 2024

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  • 18:30 – 18:45 | Opening of the concert

    Presentation of Irena Troupová's concert by Prof. Lubomír Spurný

  • 18:45 – 19:30 | Concert of opera singer Irena Troupová

    Irena Troupová – soprano
    Bohumír Stehlík – piano

    Programme:

    • Erwin Schulhoff: Písně a tance z Těšínska (selection)
    • Gideon Klein: Ukolébavka
    • Pavel Bořkovec: 7 písní na slova Vítězslava Nezvala
    • Viktor Ullmann: Drei jiddische Lieder (Brezulinka)
    • Kurt Weill: Je ne t’aime pas!

Monday programme (11 March)

A video recording of both days' programme will subsequently be available here on the website, on the MUNI YouTube Channel and on the Facebook site of the Culture Centre of the Masaryk University. 

February–March: Accompanying exhibition

Exhibition Masaryk and the Holy Land

This year, Masaryk Days will be introduced by the travelling exhibition Masaryk and the Holy Land, which can be seen during February at the University Centre in Telč and then from 12 to 31 March in the greenhouse of the Augustinian Abbey with access via the Mendel Museum in Brno.

1 February – 29 February ​| Exhibition at the University Centre Telč

Free admission, open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Library of the University Centre of Masaryk University in Telč, nám. Zachariáše z
Hradce 2, Telč

12 March – 31 March ​| Exhibition in the greenhouse of the Augustinian Abbey in Brno

Entrance to the exhibition through the reception of the Mendel Museum, open
Tuesday–Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Greenhouse of the Augustinian Abbey – Mendel Museum, Mendlovo náměstí 1a,
Brno

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