Brněnská muzejní noc

Hour-by-hour guide

11:00

Brno National Theatre – guest participation in 2012, Mahen Theatre, Malinovského náměstí 1
CINDERELLA. One of the most beautiful fairy tales in the world about a girl who was as kind as she was beautiful, and thanks to her gentleness and goodness she became a queen. A popular fairy tale for the whole family with the opportunity to be photographed with the actors on stage after the end of the performance (until 13:00)

14:00

Brno National Theatre – guest participation in 2012, Mahen Theatre, Malinovského náměstí 1
SLEEPING BEAUTY. After the end of this popular, beautiful, spectacular fairy tale, children can try on the costumes and photograph themselves on the stage set of Sleeping Beauty’s castle (until 15:30)

16:00

Brno National Theatre – guest participation in 2012, Mahen Theatre, Malinovského náměstí 1
SLEEPING BEAUTY. After the end of this popular, beautiful, spectacular fairy tale, children can try on the costumes and photograph themselves on the stage set of Sleeping Beauty’s castle (until 17:30) 

17:00

Brno House of Arts, Trojka Café, courtyard of the House of the Lords of Kunštát, Dominikánská 9
Artmarket of the Trojka Café. Don’t miss the traditional but infrequent Artmarket in the courtyard, brought to life by music and theatre performances in the early evening. Young artists offer original gifts, unusual hand-made artefacts and also present their works of art in an informal environment (until 01:00)

Brno National Theatre – guest participation in 2012, Reduta Theatre, Zelný trh 4
STORIES WITH DEMONS AND DEVILS. Two short stories with devilish themes: the Japanese fairy tale Tengu and the Devilstory or the Story of Rock-and-roll. After the end, spectators can move onto the stage to be photographed on the set and experience the feeling of being in the limelight. For families with children from 10 years of age (until 19:00)

18:00

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Pražák Palace, Husova 18
Joyce Hurley (USA) / jazz from Chicago in the Hansen restaurant’s courtyard (until 22:00)

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
Workshop for everyone with the prominent Czech designer Dana Bezděková
Extravagant jewellery and an unexpected show (until 21:00)
DJ set

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Governor’s Palace, Moravské náměstí 1a
Carnevale / art studio, carnival masks and face painting inspired by Baroque Venice (until 22:00)

Technical Museum in Brno, Purkyňova 105
Museum Night 2012 will be launched by the Jazz Band Brno commemorating Gustav Brom

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
In the Great Castle Courtyard a programme focusing on medieval torture and hell fire created by the REX Agency with support by Brno City Council will take place from 18.00 to 24.00.
The Executioner and the Fool – children’s competition – Rex

Brno City Museum, Toy Museum, The Měnínská Gate, Měnínská 7
Permanent exhibition of historical toys from the collection of Milada Kollárová (until 23:00)

Moravian Museum, Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8
Foyer / Mini Navy Club Midway – presentation of models of ships, aircraft, submarines and tanks from the Battle of Midway (until 24:00)

Moravian Museum, Bishops’s Court, Muzejní 1

Witnesses to the Dawn of Time / know the world of lichens and mosses – observing lichens and mosses under a microscope (until 24:00)
Rare opening of the tower with valuable frescos (until 24:00)

Moravian Museum, Noble Women’s Palace, Kobližná 1
First floor / Invitation to the nocturnal restoration studio of the VOŠR Brno – restoring paintings, ceramics and furniture including woodcuts (until 24:00)
First floor / Example of restoring a model of the Moravian Museum by ing. arch. K. Fuchs CSc., VOŠR Brno (until 24:00)
Chapel / Example of restoring a folk sculpture by a conservationist from the Ethnographic Institute (until 24:00)

Moravian Museum, Anthropos Pavilion, Pisárecká 5
Didgeridoo in a cave – Tomáš Machek from the Líšeň Theatre will tell short Australian fairy tales accompanied by live music performed by the Deši band – didgeridoo + baritone saxophone (until 22:00)
Programme in front of the pavilion / A tearoom in a yurt – refreshment in the form of tea specialities and traditional hookahs (until 24:00)
Programme in front of the pavilion / DJ Liquid A: Ethno Music – themed musical accompaniment throughout the museum night (until 24:00)

Museum of Romany Culture, Bratislavská 67
Examples of traditional blacksmith craft by the Slovak blacksmith Ivan Šarközy. Museum courtyard (until 20:30)

Mendel Museum MU, Mendlovo náměstí 1a
Guided tours of Mendel’s beehive

Diocese Museum, Petrov 1
Guided tours of the permanent exhibition Vita Christi – Life of Christ (until 24:00)
Art programme for children (vestibule of the Diocese Museum); (until 22:00)
Benedictus Shop – refreshments, other monastery products on offer (area in front of the museum entrance); (until 22:00)

Diocese Museum, St Peter and Paul Cathedral
Free admission (until 22:00)

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Scottish piper David Neckař – formal opening. Puppet Theatre of V. Schilder and O. Marková – actors O. Marková and V. Čapek, the fairy tales Babes in the Wood, Little Red Riding Hood

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Mahen Memorial, Mahenova 8
Fairy Tale – The Three Little Pigs / performance by the Koráb Theater (in the garden or the attic, depending on the weather)

Tourist Information Centre of the City of Brno, Brno Underground
(until 23:00)
Labyrinth below Zelný trh. A unique system of historic cellars and corridors with a historical exhibition and guides in period costumes. Entry from Zelný trh No. 21.
Mint Master’s cellar. Historic cellars discovered during the survey of the Brno Underground in 1999. Entry from Panenská ulice.

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Organ concert

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

Brno National Theatre – Guest participation in 2012, Mahen Theatre, Malinovského náměstí 1
GRAND HOTEL MAHEN THEATRE. A unique tour of the building that you pass by every day, but are unaware of its secret corners and all of its inhabitants. You can walk through the ceremonial foyer, auditorium, stage, property store room, cloakroom, choir hall, the underground and other secret places. Everywhere you will meet the theatre characters who live there. Children and young spectators can participate in a game of identifying theatre heroes and a competition for theatre performances. You can also experience a lesson in singing, fencing, dancing and philosophy given by teachers from the staging of The Bourgeois Gentleman. Ask anything you want to know and unveil the secrets of one of the most beautiful theatre buildings in Europe (until 24:00)

18:15

Museum of Romany Culture, Bratislavská 67
Amare čhavenge – To our children. Language and literary games for children and adults with the Romany writer Emil Cina, author of many nursery rhymes and short stories. Library (until 19:15)

18:30

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Governor’s Palace, Moravské náměstí 1a
Colorito / guided tour
Art from the Gothic to the 19th Century / guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Moravian Museum, Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8
“Hynek! – Vilém!! – Jarmila!!!”  / Karel Hynek Mácha, the prince of Czech poetry / Guided tours
Courtyard / MR SWING – swing and dance music from the 1930s and 1940s (until 22:00)
Foyer / Formal unveiling of the Brno Dragon

Moravian Museum, Leoš Janáček Memorial, Smetanova 14
Programme for children: Nursery Rhymes by Leoš Janáček - with an introduction for children up to 8 years of age (until 19:00)

Mendel Museum MU, Mendlovo náměstí 1a
Guided tours of Mendel’s beehive

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Protestants in Brno / audiovisual programme

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

18:45

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
Arma Bravo – Bravo historic fencing team

19:00

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Pražák Palace, Husova 18
Modern and Contemporary Art / guided tour of the permanent exhibition
A photographic studio inspired by the zeitgeist and art from the 19th century, with professional photographers Gabriela Kolčavová and Roman Franc (until 22:00)

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
Applied Art and Design / guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Governor’s Palace, Moravské náměstí 1a
Jagabab rock –  the unrivalled interpretation of historical music in a modern style using period instruments (until 22:00)
A variation in traditional Italian cuisine and Italian wine tasting (until 23:00)

Technical Museum in Brno, Purkyňova 105
The Magic of Aviation, a short theatre performance about the history of the art of flying. The guide through the development of aviation, especially its milestones, as well its pitfalls, is Dr. Zdeněk Korčián who will also be the MC for the night, and will be assisted by his actor-colleagues and all other available means and props.
The performance will be given a pleasant evening mood in a 1930s style by the Melody Band, supported by the Louis Armstrong Revival band.

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
In the royal chapel of the eastern wing of the castle songs by the Beatles, Radiohead, Louis Armstrong as well as music by young Brno composers will be performed by the Veritas ensemble, comprising students and lecturers from the Veritas Learning courses, the core of which is made up of ukulele players accompanied by a bass guitar, djembe and flute.

Moravian Museum, Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8
Lecture Hall / Audiovisual recordings of famous actors from Brno theatre performances

Moravian Museum, Bishops’s Court, Muzejní 1
Historic Hall / Argentine tango – dance show, workshop, live music (until 23:30)

Moravian Museum, Anthropos Pavilion, Pisárecká 5
The Onotopude music ensemble will provide ethnic music and shamanic drumming to accompany your tour of the permanent exhibitions on the origins of man and the earliest culture (until 22:00)

Brno House of Arts, Trojka Café, courtyard of the House of the Lords of Kunštát, Dominikánská 9
DJ´s & Jamm: Have a dance in the courtyard of the House of the Lords of Kunštát

Mendel Museum MU, Mendlovo náměstí 1a
Guided tours of Mendel’s beehive

Museum of the Brno Region, Museum of the Podhorácko Region, Porta coeli, Předklášteří
Guided tours. Programme revolves around the exhibition His Beloved Has Blue Eyes …, which will open to the public on the occasion of the Museum Night. Music and singing programme, examples of craft production.

Diocese Museum, St Peter and Paul Cathedral (areas around the cathedral)
Street Theatre by the students from JAMU on the theme of Noe’s Stories

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Scottish piper David Neckař. Brněnský Valášek – children’s ethnological ensemble

Tourist Information Centre of the City of Brno, Galerie TIC, Radnická 2-10
Guided tours of the exhibition VOJTĚCH FRÖLICH / FRAGILE CINEMA
with curators Marika Kupková and Martin Mazanec

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Organ concert

Brno Observatory and Planetariu, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

19:10

Museum of Romany Culture, Bratislavská 67
Concert by Antonín Gondolán and his band. Stage in front of the Museum of Romany Culture (until 20:40)

19:15

Moravian Museum, Leoš Janáček Memorial, Smetanova 14
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition (until 19:45)

Museum of Romany Culture, Bratislavská 67
Workshop with the designer Nicole Taubinger. Children’s studio (until 20:15)

19:30

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
DJ dMIT.RY (RUS/Prague) / an exponent of the budding controller DJ scene on the interface of up-to-date modern house offshoots with diversions to various trendy styles, guarantees varied rhythms and dynamic sets

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
The Executioner and the Fool – children’s competition – Rex
In the Gothic Hall in the Small Courtyard the AGADIR Theatre of Music and Poetry company will stage their melodrama The Violin Player, an international (Czech-Slovak) and multicultural project blending poetry (in Czech and Slovak), music and fine art (in the form of projection) by the painter Květa Fulierová. The performance will be published as a book and on CD this year.

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Májek – folk song and dance ensemble from Brno

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Tolerant Moravia – introductory speech to the exhibition (audiovisual programme)

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

19:45

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Javorníček – children’s folk ensemble from Brno

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Mahen Memorial, Mahenova 8
Útulek Theatre in a May mood – improvisation.

20:00

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Pražák Palace, Husova 18
L’étude d’aprės nature / guided tour of the exhibition

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
Applied Art and Design / guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Governor’s Palace, Moravské náměstí 1a
Colorito / guided tour
Art from the Gothic to the 19th Century / guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
The royal chapel will resonate with the tones of medieval Renaissance music performed by the Alternus ensemble.

Moravian Museum, Leoš Janáček Memorial, Smetanova 14
Concert on Leoš Janáček’s piano (L. Janáček, A. Dvořák – 3rd year students from the Brno Conservatory); (until 20:30)

Brno House of Arts, Malinovského náměstí 2
Night Parking / the Body Design Studio of the FaVU will provide refreshment for you via a night screening of short art videos, installations, performances and real food – everything concentrated in the park behind the House of Arts (until 24:00)

Museum of the Brno Region, Museum of the Podhorácko Region, Porta coeli, Předklášteří
Guided tours. Programme revolves around the exhibition His Beloved Has Blue Eyes …, which will open to the public on the occasion of the Museum Night. Music and singing programme, examples of craft production.

Museum of the Brno Region, Monument of Peace, Prace  
Concert by the Mladost women’s choir in the monument chapel.
Visitors can enjoy themselves in the stylish interior of the monument café, open until 23.30.

Museum of the Brno Region, Museum of Moravian Literature, Rajhrad
Literary programme of poetry and prose by Jan Skácel with musical accompaniment to mark the 90th anniversary of the poet’s birth.
 
Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Scottish piper David Neckař. Joyfully with the Radost Theatre – 30 minutes of music and singing by the Radost Theatre with a step dance performance

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Jakoubek choir from Jindřichův Hradec

HaDivadlo Gallery, Poštovská 8d
A concert version of the latest production of  Mamma guerilla (All you wanted to know about motherhood but were afraid to ask...) directed by Marián Amsler. Ladies of the HaDivadlo Theatre company will sing naughty punk songs, grotesque lullabies and sad rock ballads about mothers and children. ”She always dressed him in a playsuit turned inside out thinking it was punk...“

Brno National Theatre - Guest participation in 2012, Reduta Theatre, Zelný trh 4
MOZART’S WAY. The Reduta Theatre is the oldest theatre building in Central Europe where in 1767 the eleven-year-old Mozart played a concert with his sister Nannerl. You can visit the mystery laden corners of the theatre, hear Mozart’s music and maybe even spot little Nannerl. You will be able to walk on stage where short ballet dance sequences will be projected. Do not forget to bring your cameras! (until 23:00)

20:15

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
Spanish Inquisition anyone? – Sígři group

20:30

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
burningboy  LIVE / a controversial and unprecedented one-man-show, which is sure to get you fired up / concert

Technical Museum in Brno, Purkyňova 105
The Magic of Aviation, a short theatre performance about the history of the art of flying. The guide through the development of aviation, especially its milestones, as well its pitfalls, is Dr. Zdeněk Korčián who will also be the MC for the night, and will be assisted by his actor-colleagues and all other available means and props.
The performance will be given a pleasant evening mood in a 1930s style by the Melody Band, supported by the Louis Armstrong Revival band.

Moravian Museum, Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8
Lecture Hall / Audiovisual recordings of famous actors from Brno theatre performances

Moravian Museum, Anthropos Pavilion, Pisárecká 5
Programme in front of the pavilion / Concert by the Shivanam band – the magic of traditional native rituals mixed with electronic music (until 22:00)

Brno House of Arts, Malinovského náměstí 2
DJ Matcheck: Chillout in the House of Arts Studio. Take time out in the middle of a hectic night (until 22:00)

Mendel Museum MU, Mendlovo náměstí 1a
Guided tours of Mendel’s beehive

Diocese Museum, St Peter and Paul Cathedral (areas around the cathedral)
Street Theatre by the students from JAMU on the theme of Noe’s Stories

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
No feet / Brno Dance Studio

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Tolerant Moravia – introductory speech to the exhibition (audiovisual programme)

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

20:45

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Scottish piper David Neckař. Démáirt / ensemble of Irish dances by the YMCA Brno

20:50

Museum of Romany Culture, Bratislavská 67
Bengore. Amateur theatre by the IQ Roma servis civic association. Museum courtyard

21:00

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Pražák Palace, Husova 18
Modern and Contemporary Art / guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
Gabra Aším Kílvap – dance with fire
In the royal chapel of the eastern wing of the castle songs by the Beatles, Radiohead, Louis Armstrong as well as music by young Brno composers will be performed by the Veritas ensemble, comprising students and lecturers from the Veritas Learning courses, the core of which is made up of ukulele players accompanied by a bass guitar, djembe and flute.

Moravian Museum, Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8
“Hynek! – Vilém!! – Jarmila!!!” / Karel Hynek Mácha, the prince of Czech poetry / Guided tours

Moravian Museum, Noble Women’s Palace, Kobližná 1
Atrium /the Yocheved dance company will present Jewish dances

Moravian Museum, Leoš Janáček Memorial, Smetanova 14
Cantus et Cordis chamber ensemble of old music; artistic leadership Z. Veverková (until 21:30)

Museum of the Brno Region, Museum of the Podhorácko Region, Porta coeli, Předklášteří
Guided tours. Programme revolves around the exhibition His Beloved Has Blue Eyes …, which will open to the public on the occasion of the Museum Night. Music and singing programme, examples of craft production.

Museum of the Brno Region, Monument of Peace, Prace  
Concert by the Mladost women’s choir in the monument chapel.
Visitors can enjoy themselves in the stylish interior of the monument café, open until 23.30.

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Matrjošky / ensemble of the Russian Cultural and Educational Association in Moravia

Tourist Information Centre of the City of Brno, Galerie TIC, Radnická 2-10
Guided tours of the exhibition VOJTĚCH FRÖLICH / FRAGILE CINEMA
with curators Marika Kupková and Martin Mazanec

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Jakoubek choir from Jindřichův Hradec

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

21:10

Museum of Romany Culture, Bratislavská 67
Princess Darkness, Líšeň Theatre. Stage in front of the Museum of Romany Culture

21:15

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
Difis (BY) / a multimedia performance by the Belarus artistic duo DJ Chepuchov and Filin Krug mixing live electronic music, projections and original action

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Šafrán Brno / Moravian-Slovak ensemble

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Mahen Memorial, Mahenova 8
Máša Kubátová sings

21:30

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
In the Gothic Hall in the Small Courtyard the AGADIR Theatre of Music and Poetry company will stage their melodrama The Violin Player, an international (Czech-Slovak) and multicultural project blending poetry (in Czech and Slovak), music and fine art (in the form of projection) by the painter Květa Fulierová. The performance will be published as a book and on CD this year.

Moravian Museum, Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8
Lecture Hall / Audiovisual recordings of famous actors from Brno theatre performances

Moravian Museum, Noble Women’s Palace, Kobližná 1
Foyer / Performance by the Májek cymbalom band

Museum of the Brno Region, Museum of Moravian Literature, Rajhrad
Literary programme of poetry and prose by Jan Skácel with musical accompaniment to mark the 90th anniversary of the poet’s birth.

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Merci / Romany dance group from Brno

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Protestants in Brno / audiovisual programme

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

21:45

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
Arma Bravo – Bravo historic fencing team

22:00

Technical Museum in Brno, Purkyňova 105
The Magic of Aviation, a short theatre performance about the history of the art of flying. The guide through the development of aviation, especially its milestones, as well its pitfalls, is Dr. Zdeněk Korčián who will also be the MC for the night, and will be assisted by his actor-colleagues and all other available means and props.
The performance will be given a pleasant evening mood in a 1930s style by the Melody Band, supported by the Louis Armstrong Revival band.

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
The royal chapel will resonate with the tones of medieval Renaissance music performed by the Alternus ensemble.

Moravian Museum, Dietrichstein Palace, Zelný trh 8
Small Assembly Hall / Reading by J. H. Krchovský, a cult Czech poet (prepared in collaboration with Host publishers)

Moravian Museum, Leoš Janáček Memorial, Smetanova 14
Vocal performance by the Monteverdi kvintet (C. Monteverdi, C. Gesualdo); (until 22:30)

Museum of the Brno Region, Museum of the Podhorácko Region, Porta coeli, Předklášteří
Guided tours. Programme revolves around the exhibition His Beloved Has Blue Eyes …, which will open to the public on the occasion of the Museum Night. Music and singing programme, examples of craft production.

Diocese Museum, St Peter and Paul Cathedral (areas around the cathedral)
Street Theatre by the students from JAMU on the theme of Noe’s Stories

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Púčik / folk ensemble

Tourist Information Centre of the City of Brno, Galerie TIC, Radnická 2-10
Film screening LIFE-TRANSCRIPTS. A collage of (biographical) films about artists and art historians conceived by Ondřej Chrobák, Marika Kupková and Jana Kořínková.

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Organ concert

HaDivadlo Gallery, Poštovská 8d
A concert version of the latest production of  Mamma guerilla (All you wanted to know about motherhood but were afraid to ask...) directed by Marián Amsler. Ladies of the HaDivadlo Theatre company will sing naughty punk songs, grotesque lullabies and sad rock ballads about mothers and children. ”She always dressed him in a playsuit turned inside out thinking it was punk...“

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

22:15

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
Dagmar Jiříčková / Brno icon of the independent contemporary dance scene

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Mahen Memorial, Mahenova 8
A good-night thought by Jiří Mahen (from a recording). Free tours of the permanent exhibition: Jiří Mahen’s Study Room

22:30

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Pražák Palace, Husova 18
L’étude d’aprės nature / guided tour of the exhibition

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
Applied Art and Design / guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Governor’s Palace, Moravské náměstí 1a
Colorito / guided tour
Art from the Gothic to the 19th Century / guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
Gabra Aším Kílvap – dance with fire

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Tolerant Moravia – introductory speech to the exhibition (audiovisual programme)

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

22:45

Jiří Mahen Library in Brno, Schtrattenbach Palace (Central Library), Kobližná 4
Boni discipuli / mixed chamber choir

23:00

Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Applied Arts, Husova 14
New Fashion Contest / presenting an international competition of final graduate year fashion design from universities in the Czech Republic, Bratislava and Vienna

Moravian Museum, Leoš Janáček Memorial, Smetanova 14
Ensemble of players on the viola da gamba historical instruments In Nomine Consort (with an introduction to the musical instrument); (until 23:30)

Museum of the Brno Region, Museum of the Podhorácko Region, Porta coeli, Předklášteří
Guided tours. Programme revolves around the exhibition His Beloved Has Blue Eyes …, which will open to the public on the occasion of the Museum Night. Music and singing programme, examples of craft production.

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Organ concert

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

23:15

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
Spanish Inquisition anyone? – Sígři group

23:30

Technical Museum in Brno, Purkyňova 105
The Magic of Aviation, a short theatre performance about the history of the art of flying. The guide through the development of aviation, especially its milestones, as well its pitfalls, is Dr. Zdeněk Korčián who will also be the MC for the night, and will be assisted by his actor-colleagues and all other available means and props.
The performance will be given a pleasant evening mood in a 1930s style by the Melody Band, supported by the Louis Armstrong Revival band.

Red Church (Parish church of the Bohemian Brethren), Komenského náměstí
Midnight mass

Brno Observatory and Planetarium, Kraví hora 2
The Space behind the Mirror / 20-minute programme in the auditorium of the large planetarium

23:45

Brno City Museum, Špilberk Castle
Hell Fire– Rex and guests