Travelling exhibitions
Josef Váchal’s ‘Bloody Novel’
The exhibition is dedicated to the most famous work of print by Josef Váchal (1884 – 1969), the ‘Bloody Novel’ he published in 1924 in a print run of 17 copies. The exhibition presents the belatedly famous graphic designer, painter, mystic and writer Josef Váchal and a collection of his ‘penny-dreadful’ colportage novels. It is, however, primarily devoted to the book that Váchal wrote, inspired by this kind of pamphlet literature, partly as a would-be erudite study of the genre, partly as his own particular novel.
The exhibition consists of 10 panels and one three-dimensional object – a facsimile of the Bloody Novel, in three distinct language variants – Czech, English and German (the language variants are not available together, the travelling exhibition can be provided only in the given language version). CZ – lightweight self-supporting suspended panels; 9 pieces 135 x 90 cm plus an introductory panel 76 x 76 cm
EN or DE – light self-supporting suspended panels; 9 pieces 135 x 90 cm plus an introductory panel 135 x 90 cm.
The exhibition also included catalogues in the three language versions, as a folded composite (format 59 x 25 cm, folded into 10 x 25 cm).
Detailed information on request.
Inquiries and reservations
Hana Klimešová / klimesova@rml.cz / 777 840 425
Loan fee
Loans are 5 000 CZK. The borrower pays only for the transport and graphic design of the relevant poster and invitations, or as may be, the production of graphics/decals. The exhibition can be loaned out for a maximum of 3 months.
Occupied terms
2025
1. 4. – 30. 6. 2025 v Červeném domku Petra Bezruče v Kostelci na Hané
2024
3. 1. – 29. 2. — Studijní a vědecká knihovna Plzeňského kraje
8. 1. – 28. 6. — Bavorská státní knihovna, Mnichov (Německo) – německá verze
1. 5. – 30. 6. — Městská knihovna Písek
5 7. – 6. 10. — Husitské muzeum v Táboře — Stará táborská radnice, gotický sál
pol. října – prosinec — Czechtourism, Bratislava (Slovensko)
2023
1. březen – 1. květen – Vlastivědné muzeum a galerie v České Lípě
16. květen – 17. září – Muzeum Šumavy Sušice
8. říjen – 8. prosinec – Městské muzeum a galerie Dačice
