Václav Havel and architecture: Brno exhibition reveals a lesser-known side of the Czech president

Name: Václav Havel and architecture: Brno exhibition reveals a lesser-known side of the Czech president
Uploaded: 2026-09-25T13:52:00+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Václav Havel would have turned 90 this October. A new exhibition at Villa Stiassni in Brno looks beyond his familiar roles as playwright, dissident and president to explore his relationship with architecture. But Havel grew up in a family in which building and architecture had played an important role for generations. See more here. Author:

Photo: Kristýna Sedláčková, Czech Radio

Václav Havel would have turned 90 this October. A new exhibition at Villa Stiassni in Brno looks beyond his familiar roles as playwright, dissident and president to explore his relationship with architecture.

But Havel grew up in a family in which building and architecture had played an important role for generations.

See more here.

Author: Vít Pohanka