20. 6. – 6. 7. 2025

The theme of the exhibition is linked to the central line of this year’s Smetana Litomyšl festival, which is represented by the word passion. The aim of the exhibition is both to highlight the broad spectrum of links between various scientific disciplines and music and musical systems, and to introduce visitors to the remarkable life stories of elite Czech scientists whose talent and passion for music were manifested in the field of music performance or composition.

Opening date:
19 June 2025 at 17.00

Address:
City Picture Gallery (arcade), Litomyšl Castle (2nd floor), Jiráskova 93, 570 01 Litomyšl

Accompanying programme:
Breakfast at the arcade
We invite you to a breakfast with the author team of the exhibition Scientists in the Vortex of Musical Passion – Věra Dvořáčková, Vlasta Mádlová and Martin Jemelka, 22. 6. at 10.00 a.m. (Litomyšl Castle, 2nd floor), more information and reservations at www.galerie.litomysl.cz.

Czech Scientists and Their Relationship to Music, lecture at the Municipal Picture Gallery, 24. 6. v 16.00.

Organizer of the exhibition:
Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., Litomyšl City Gallery, Smetanova Litomyšl o.p.s.

Opening hours:
Tue-Sun 10am–12pm, 1pm–5pm

Web: www.mua.cas.cz