Publications
OUR NEWSLETTER Issue 29 is out now
A wide-ranging publication appearing twice a year, see below for free downloads
- Chairman’s Report
- Souvenirs of Kynžvart by Peter Jamieson
- Exhibition of The Friends' work in Kuks Hospital
- Memories of Jan Masaryk and his Wartime Associates by Martin Josten
- The Princes of Liechtenstein in Northern Moravia (469KB) by Ondřej Haničák
- The Silver Hoard of Žatec (932KB) by Radmila Holodoňáková
- Two Gardens Designed by Architects: Jože Plečnik in Prague and Mies van der Rohe in Brno (546KB) by Caroline Cannon-Brookes
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The Friends are very pleased to acknowledge the help of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Czech Republic in the production of their Newsletter
FROM PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS
Articles available to download as PDFs:
HISTORIC BUILDINGS & PARKS
What Remains of Everyday Life in Czech Historic Houses (1.13MB) by Milan Svoboda
The Rebirth of the Abbey Church at Žďár nad Sázavou (660KB) by Zbyněk Vintr
The Czech Republic, Land of Castles and Châteaux - State versus Private Owner (1459KB) by Milan Svoboda
Třeboň: Cinderella or the Sleeping Beauty? (1013KB) by Jan Mladovský
How I Saved a Czech Historic Building (547KB) by Steven Brummel
The Park at Krásný Dvůr (599KB) by Prof. PhDr. Pavel Vlček
The Lively World of Prague Coffee Houses (270KB) by Eva Bendová
The Trade Fair Palace, Prague 1924-28 (366KB) by Ivan Margolius
Saving and Rebuilding Schindler's Ark (663KB) by Daniel Low-Beer
A Forgotten Cubist Gem in Bohemia - the Villa Benies (678KB) by Eva Hrončeková
Rebuilding, Moving and Restoration: the dilemmas of preserving historic buildings (1.47MB) by Peter Jamieson
‘Starting from Zero’ - Newness from the Ruins of Schindler’s Ark (1.23MB) by Daniel Low-Beer
Who Owns Czech Castles: A Guide to the development of ownership of historic houses in the Czech lands since 1918 (294KB) by Caroline Cannon-Brookes
ARCHITECTURE, APPLIED ARTS, INDUSTRY
Metternich’s Rare Medieval Codex Restored (301KB) by Milan Svoboda
'Starting from Zero' - Newness from the Ruins of Schindler’s Ark (1023KB) by Daniel Low-Beer
The Bees of Bohemia (1098KB) by Mark Whelan
The Ještěd Tower (1050KB) by Ivan Margolius
Josef Schaffer – A Historicist Architect in Mariánské Lázně (1006KB) by Peter Ratzer
Appreciating the Bauhaus (282KB) by Peter Jamieson
Thonet Bentwood Furniture (389KB) by Ivan Margolius
Antonin Raymond, an Architectural Journey (780KB) by Yola Gloaguen
The Industrial Heritage of Ostrava - Authenticity at the Crossroads (892KB) by Mgr. Květa Jordánová, University of Ostrava
Cars, Furniture, Architecture: the Tatra car and its Influence (910KB) by Ivan Margolius
Tatra as the Modern World Symbol (805KB) by Ivan Margolius
Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel (938KB) by Caroline Cannon-Brookes
Lipnice Bible Returns Home After 600 Years (618KB) by Ladislav Langpaul
The Czechoslovak Embassy, London (512KB) Peter Jamieson interviews Zdeněk Rothbauer
ART & SCULPTURE
Effigies of Přemyslid Rulers (567KB) by Jana Gajdošová
Egon Schiele and Český Krumlov (793KB) by Frances Blythe
A Bohemian Devil in Sweden: The 'Codex Gigas' and its Travels (1114KB) by Mark Whelan PhD
St Vitus Treasure on View to the Public (129.76KB) by Professor Ivo Hlobil
Irena Sedlecka, a Personal Tribute (908KB) by Peter Cannon-Brookes
PEOPLE & PLACES
Villa Haas, Brno, 1928 - What Happened to the Family (451KB) by John Selby
Setting Europe Ablaze - the British SOE in WW2 (272KB) by Jocelyn Rendall
The Challenges of Reconciliation: One Family’s Experience (236KB) by Peter Ratzer
From Chronicles to Plague Columns: the Black Death in Bohemia (448KB) by Mark Whelan (448KB)
The Slave Labour of Architects and Technicians in Czechoslovakia (411KB) by Šárka Koukalová
Charles IV and the New Town of Prague (3.162MB) by Dagmar Šmrhová
Historic Bohemia: The Friends of Czech Heritage Tour (1.5MB) by Barbara Peacock
Low-Beer, Tugendhat and Stiassni Reunion, Brno 2017 (358KB) by Iain R. Smith
What Volunteering Has Done for Me (170KB) by Rupert Emery
The Aristocracy of the Czech Lands in European Diplomacy (640KB) by Eva Kolářová
The Robot of Prague (680KB) by Ivan Margolius
Writing ‘The Architecture of Prague and Bohemia’ (1.36MB) by Brian Knox
Beethoven and the musical history of the Château of Hradec nad Moravicí (902KB) by Markéta Wiesnerová
Mozart and the Czechs (548KB) by Catherine Sprague
Coming to know the Czech lands (478KB) by Barbara Peacock
How to Deal with a Complicated History - Is Brno and its Festival a Good Example? (310KB) by Petr Kalousek
Brexit and Honour - from the Heart of Europe (375KB) by Daniel Low-Beer
LIFE AND CULTURE IN THE CZECH LANDS
The Czech Language is not Difficult to Sing (107KB) by Karel Janovický
Two Decades of Freedom – after Twice as Long of Life without (205KB) by Josef Jařab
Queen of the Castle (221KB) The Sixties at Rožmberk Castle by Nora Mlíkovská