Brno
The Institut Paměti národa (Memory of Nations Institute) Brno has been located since autumn 2021 in a Renaissance building on Radnická 10, next to the Old Town Hall. It hosts the multimedia exhibition Silent Heroism (opened 2023), which uses augmented reality, panoramic projections and interactive screens to tell the stories of heroes from World War II and the communist era. The institute organises lectures, debates, exhibitions and screenings, and is part of the Memory of Nations project – one of the largest oral history collections in Central Europe. The ground floor houses the Memory of Nations Café.
Radnická 369/10, 602 00 Brno
(2 days)
Interactive exhibition exploring stories of witnesses from the 1950s using tablets, projections, and augmented reality. Each visit reveals a different story with a unique outcome.
in 2 days
The "Silent Heroism" exhibition in Brno celebrates its third anniversary with free admission and a new interactive format. Tours last 45 minutes and start every 15 minutes.
A historical lecture on political trials in Brno during the post-war period, examining retributive justice and trials against communist opponents from 1945 to 1952.
Documentary screening about Soviet repression in Kyrgyzstan and discussion with Štěpán Černouška on the forgotten history of Czechoslovak citizens in gulags and the Interhelpo settlement.
A regular discussion with editors from the weekly magazine Respekt about current social and political issues.
A guided historical tour of Brno focusing on the Nazi occupation era. Guide Martin Koplík will lead you through sites of profound historical significance and tragedy.
A guided walking tour of Brno exploring the city's occupation in August 1968 and the subsequent normalization period. Historians Michal Konečný and Martin Koplík will lead you through sites connected to the Warsaw Pact invasion and the suppression of protests.
