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27. 8. 2019 18:55

The permanent exhibition Water and Civilisation opens in front of Kramář’s Villa

Opening of the permanent exhibition Water and Civilization in Front of Kramář´s Villa, 27 August 2019.
Opening of the permanent exhibition Water and Civilization in Front of Kramář´s Villa, 27 August 2019.
Today the Office of the Government opened a permanent outdoor exhibition called Water and Civilisation in the tree-lined alley leading to Kramář’s Villa. In the spring more than 200,000 people viewed this unique exhibition on Kampa Island in Prague, and now even more people can see it. The exhibition is open 24 hours a day and is free of charge. It was officially opened by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, Minister of the Environment Richard Brabec, Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Toman and other members of the government.

Today the Office of the Government opened a permanent outdoor exhibition called Water and Civilisation in the tree-lined alley leading to Kramář’s Villa. In the spring more than 200,000 people viewed this unique exhibition on Kampa Island in Prague, and now even more people can see it. The exhibition is open 24 hours a day and is free of charge. It was officially opened by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, Minister of the Environment Richard Brabec, Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Toman and other members of the government.

Water and Civilisation seeks to open people’s eyes and shake them out of their lethargic assumptions about having enough water. It presents water as a strategic raw material, it shows its quantity and availability in various parts of the world, and it places this in the context of the changing environment. The twenty-two double-sided panels that have been installed along the alley leading up to Kramář’s Villa feature photographs from various parts of the world and by various photographers that tell the story of water.

“Water is our priority, water is life, and we can’t function without water. We’re doing everything we can to remedy what has been neglected. We’re restoring water to the landscape, and we’re helping municipalities and local governments to link up their water distribution systems, drill wells and so on. I’m glad we have this unique exhibition here. These are wonderful photos, wonderful shots. I really liked it. I’ll be pleased if people come to see the exhibition, and they’ll definitely learn a lot of valuable information,” the Prime Minister said.

The exhibition features photographs and interactive studies with interesting descriptions. The photographs include unique images of the oldest irrigation channels in Israel, and they also show the cruel impact plastic is having on sea creatures. There are also interesting photographs by the Czech geographer and hydrologist Bohumír Janský, whose team discovered the sources of the Amazon in 1999.

The project’s organiser and producer is Olga Menzelová from the company Medialogue. The exhibition’s curator and co-author is the Czech Egyptologist and archaeologist Miroslav Bárta.

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