The Myth of the Great Goddess at the Moravian Land Museum

The exhibition The Myth of the Great Goddess at Dietrichstein Palace (Zelný trh 8, Brno) runs from 12 December 2025 to 29 November 2026 and concludes a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Věstonická Venus. It presents the largest collection of original Neolithic figurines from the Moravian Land Museum's storage — approximately 500 Neolithic Venuses or their fragments, many of which the public will see for the first time. These "younger Moravian sisters" of the famous Věstonická Venus date from 6,700 to 5,700 years ago and are associated with the culture of Moravian painted pottery (Lengyel culture). The exhibition brings to life the permanent exhibition Prehistory of Moravia and introduces the world of people from the younger Stone Age who created beautiful painted and engraved ceramics and surrounded themselves with female figurines full of symbols and stories. The exhibition is curated by Petr Kostrhun, director of the Archaeological Institute of the Moravian Land Museum. The exhibition is educational and interactive — visitors can explore how prehistoric people lived, what they believed in, and why their world gradually transformed. The Dietrichstein Palace building is almost entirely barrier-free.