Without borders: Art in the Ore Mountains and religious changes in Bohemia ****************************************************************************************** * Without borders: Art in the Ore Mountains and religious changes in Bohemia ****************************************************************************************** Make time in March to see the exhibition ‘Without borders: Art in the Ore Mountains‘ befor Sunday the 13th. The exhibition displays an impressive collection that encapsulates a larg and historical timeline. It fulfils its aim and more. On display is a collection of 200 exquisitely crafted artefacts of the highest quality fro to chalices. The exhibition spans from the Gothic to the Renaissance allowing visitors to aesthetic changes between the periods. The detailed explanations in each section help give historic grounding to the artefacts. It brings to life the religious changes that took pla period in (Northern) Bohemia and the neighbouring Saxony. The exhibition also makes it cle and artists of the region were heavily influenced by the surrounding Saxony and Franconia as Prague.  Lucas Cranach the Elder’s (1472-1553) work and workshops had a clear influence Ore Mountains (Krušné Hory) in the 15th and 16th century. It makes it even more special to paintings made by Lucas Cranach the Elder, his workshop or his North Bohemian pupil known display. The layout allows visitors to explore the exhibition form a geographic perspective allowin artefacts from different prominent towns of the Ore Mountains.  For those who may not be f geography of the Ore Mountains there is a useful map located near the stairs behind the Tr Unfortunately it is easy to miss but well worth a look as it helps put the artefacts into The artefacts on display are wide ranging and some of the finest examples still in existen exemplify key characteristics of each art period. For instance the sculptures of the Virgi the first room (in particular Virgin and Child from Údlice), have clear curved and elongat reflecting the Beautiful Style or International Gothic of the late 14th and early 15th cen An unusual but highly interesting item on display in this exhibition are stove tiles which different biblical scenes. In the part of the exhibition dedicated to the Royal town of Li even a stove tile portraying Jan Žižka, the famous military leader of Hussite revolution o which reflects a wider shift in religious tendencies in the Czech lands over this period. Bohemia the Hussite movement (Utraquism or Bohemian Reformation born out of the thoughts o Jan Hus) was strong in particular in Louny, Žatec and Litoměřice. Other places remained Ca the start of German Reformation. Martin Luther’s thoughts influenced almost the whole regi Bohemia, especially the area of the Ore Mountains bordering on Saxony. This is again well throughout the whole exhibition, the best probably in the final part dedicated to the mini Jáchymov (Joachimsthal) that gained on importance at the very end of Middle Ages.    The exhibition ‘Without borders: Art in the Ore Mountains’ is highly informative but tells through beautifully crafted artefacts preventing the visitor to become bored or disenchant display. It should also be mentioned that the entry is free of charge for all Charles Univ and employees as the Faculty of Arts of CU is one of the organisers of the exhibition. Details Location: Valdštejnská 3, Prague 1. Getting there: Metro Line A – Malostranská, Trams 12, 18, 22 - Malostranská Price: Basic – 180 CZK Reduced – 90 CZK Family – 350CZK School Group – 20 CZK per person FREE for Staff and Students of Charles University. Opening times: 10-6pm daily, except Mondays Margot Abbott studies Anthropology at Durham University and here at the Faculty of Educati language, make the most of her travel pass and meet new people from all over Europe and th