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V\u00e1clav Havel \u2013 Photographs by Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

5 October 2026 marks the 90th birthday of V\u00e1clav Havel. The nEUROPA Gallery, run by Kultur Aktiv e.V., is marking this anniversary with an exhibition and a programme of events to commemorate this pioneer of democracy and human rights in East Central Europe, a staunch European who, as President, also vehemently advocated for German-Czech reconciliation.<\/p>\n

The photographer Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek (born 1943) met V\u00e1clav Havel on 4 May 1975 in Hr\u00e1de\u010dek and photographed him there for the first time. Havel liked the photographs, and a friendship developed, along with a deep bond of trust between Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek, V\u00e1clav Havel and his wife Olga. Holom\u00ed\u010dek thus became the visual chronicler of Havel\u2019s activities, particularly at his private residence in Hr\u00e1de\u010dek at the foot of the Krkono\u0161e Mountains. There, he witnessed and documented Havel\u2019s meetings with theatre people, writers, musicians and dissidents, as well as their artistic and political engagement with the conditions of real socialism in Czechoslovakia.<\/p>\n

Holom\u00ed\u010dek remained Havel\u2019s loyal companion, even after Havel was elected President of Czechoslovakia on 29 December 1989 as the Civic Forum\u2019s candidate. Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek took the last photographs of V\u00e1clav Havel in 2011, a week before his death. Through his pictures, he documented the rehearsals for Havel\u2019s latest play, “Asanace” (Eng.: “Renewal\/Renovation”), the premiere of which the author himself was unable to attend.<\/p>\n

Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek\u2019s photographs are characterised by closeness and a strong sense of intimacy. They reveal far more of Havel\u2019s human greatness than official tributes ever could. The photographer does not see Havel primarily as a dissident, writer or president. Holom\u00ed\u010dek portrays V\u00e1clav Havel as a human being.<\/p>\n

Participating photographers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek (CZ)<\/p>\n

Curated by<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jan Oelker<\/p>\n

The vernissage<\/strong> on 4 September 2026<\/strong><\/a> will feature artist Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek <\/strong>and curator Jan Oelker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On 26 September 2026<\/strong><\/a>, Jan Oelker<\/strong> will be hosting a curator’s tour<\/strong> as part of the 14th Neustadt Art Festival.<\/p>\n

To mark Havel\u2019s 90th birthday, on 5 October 2026<\/strong><\/a> we are organising a reading<\/strong> and discussion<\/strong> with Jana Kr\u00f6tzsch on Havel\u2019s long-lost manuscript “Ich habe es irgendwo versteckt” \u2013 Notizen zum “Charta-Jahr” 1977.<\/p>\n

To mark the finissage<\/strong> of the exhibition on 13 November 2026<\/a><\/strong>, as part of the 28th Czech-German Cultural Days 2026, we invite you to an artist talk<\/strong> with Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek<\/strong> entitled \u2018V\u00e1clav Havel the Human Being\u2019 at the nEUROPA Gallery.<\/p>\n

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This exhibition is sponsored by Osts\u00e4chsische Sparkasse Dresden<\/a>. The \u201cGalerie nEUROPA\u201d project is funded by the Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Social Cohesion<\/a>. This initiative is co-financed by taxpayers\u2019 money on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament as part of the \u201cWir f\u00fcr Sachsen\u201d<\/a> funding programme.
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V\u00e1clav Havel \u2013 Photographs by Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek<\/a><\/h3>\n

04.09.2026 - 13.11.2026

Opening hours<\/b>
Monday till Friday, 10:00 \u2013 16:00
and by arrangement

Vernissage<\/a><\/b><\/br>4 September 2026, 20:00<\/b>
Opening with Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek & Curator Jan Oelker<\/br>
Curator tour<\/a><\/b><\/br>26. September 2026, 19:30 Uhr<\/b>
Curator Jan Oelker gives insights into the exhibition

Event as part of the 14th Neustadt Art Festival and the Intercultural Days<\/i>

Public reading at V\u00e1clav Havel\u2019s 90th birthday<\/a><\/b><\/br>5 Oktober 2026, 19:00<\/b>
\"Ich habe es irgendwo versteckt\"<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 V\u00e1clav Havels Notizen zum\u00a0Charta-Jahr 1977
Reading and discussion with Jana Kr\u00f6tzsch on Havel\u2019s long-lost manuscript <\/br>
Event as part of the Intercultural Days<\/i>

Finissage<\/a><\/b><\/br>13 November 2026, 19:00<\/b><\/br>\u201eV\u00e1clav Havel: The Human Being\u201c \u2013 Artist Talk with Bohdan Holom\u00ed\u010dek

Event as part of the 28th Czech-German Cultural Days 2026<\/i> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Galerie nEUROPA
Bautzner Stra\u00dfe 49, 01099 Dresden
Access via the store gallery<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+49 351 811 37 55, galerie@kulturaktiv.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Opening hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monday till Friday, 10:00 \u2013 16:00
and by arrangement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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