The Mene Tekel International Project against Totalitarianism Kicks off in Prague












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            * The Mene Tekel International Project against Totalitarianism Kicks off in Prague
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            The exhibition titled “Reflection of Totalitarianism in Art and Education” opened by Charl

            Rector, Professor Václav Hampl, in the Karolinum building on Monday, February 21st was the
            series of events of the Mene Tekel international project against totalitarianism. Now in i
            the project is organized by the Art Without Barriers civic association, the Confederation 

            Prisoners, Charles University, the City of Prague and the Institute for the Study of Total
            Put together by curator Michal Kuchta, the “Reflection of Totalitarianism in Art and Educa
            featured as part of the intergenerational project, is divided into nine units: “Jiří Sozan

            Paintings and Photographs”; “The Fate of Sculptor Šlezinger”; “Hill of the Crosses” – a co
            photographs of a Christian pilgrimage site; a set of documents “Hungary 1945 – 1956”; “Pra

            the Lens of the Secret Police”; “The Past behind the Wall” – student designs for a future 
            prison building in Uherské Hradiště where political prisoners were incarcerated in former 
            “Propaganda for the Youngest” – exposing the way the totalitarian system manipulated child

            a display of unknown satirical works from the archive of the deputy chairman of the Czech 
            Cartoonists titled “Humour from Absurdistan”; and a presentation of the best entries in an
            for children between 5 and 17 years of age “YES to Freedom, NO to Violence” prepared by th

            in cooperation with primary art schools. The award ceremony took place during the exhibiti
            exhibition is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm from February 22nd to March 5th. Admission fre










            (Marie Kohoutová)
            Translation: Pavla Horáková