12. 6. – 5. 7. 2026
A book can be quiet and yet unmissable. Just open it and a delicate composition of paper, writing, colours and images will play out. The exhibition The Most Beautiful Czech Books of 2025 presents books that are not only carriers of stories, but themselves become works of art, a space for concentration, touch and discovery.
Each of the exhibited publications is the result of a sensitive dialogue between author, graphic designer, illustrator and bookbinder. Together they create a harmony that is not read only with the eyes, but perceived with their whole presence. Page after page, a world is revealed in which every letter, every shade and empty space has meaning.
In times of rapid passing, this exhibition invites you to stop. To return to the book as a silent companion and to an art that opens slowly, in the hands of those who are willing to listen.
Opening date:
14. 6. 2026 v 10.00
Address:
City Picture Gallery, Litomyšl Castle (2nd floor), Jiráskova 93, Litomyšl
Organizer of the exhibition:
Smetana’s Poetic Litomyšl
The exhibition is held in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Memorial of National Literature and the Litomyšl City Gallery.
Opening hours:
Tue-Sun 10am–12pm, 1pm–5pm
