Fortifications 1938 - Memory in the Landscape

Name: Fortifications 1938 - Memory in the Landscape
Start: 2026-06-28
End: 2026-06-28
Location: Muzeum a galerie Orlických hor

took place · 28 Jun 2026

Museum and Gallery of Orlické Mountains, Rychnov nad Kněžnou

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A photographic exhibition presenting unique authentic images capturing the fortification line in the Orlické Mountains as documented at the time by schoolteacher Johann Schreiber from Rokytnice v Orlických horách. The exhibition is enriched with period artifacts and historical objects.

About the venue: Museum and Gallery of Orlické Mountains

The Museum and Gallery of the Orlické Mountains is a regional museum in Rychnov nad Kněžnou whose roots go back to the Pelcl museum association of the 1890s. Its main exhibition spaces occupy the second floor of the eastern wing of Kolowrat Castle. The museum holds over 70,000 collection items covering ethnography, archaeology, natural sciences and fine art. Since 2003 it has incorporated the Orlická Gallery, which documents Czech fine art related to the Orlické Mountains and Podorlicko region. The museum is administered by the Královéhradecký Region.

Jiráskova 2, 516 01 Rychnov nad Kněžnou Get directions

Fortifications 1938 - Memory in the Landscape

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