Culture in Litomysl

Smetana's Litomysl Program as the largest event of the year to be viewed here.

In Litomysl there are also other events organized throughout a year. We have selected some 2009 Litomysl's events that might be of your interest:

	29 April - 1 May	Litomysl Rag Day - a student fest
	23 May	Spring Opening in Vlckov - a folk fest
	29 - 31 May	750^th Anniversary of Litomysl Founding
	12 June - 5 July	Smetana's Litomysl - International Opera Festival
	20 June	Litomysl Old Czech Fair
	27 June	Majorettes Parade
	3 July - 28 August	Summer Holidays Fridays in Toulovec Stables - summer program: a fairy-tale for kids and a folk concert for adults every Friday during summer holidays
	5 July	Fest on the Rose Mead - an ethnographical festival to honour the Bohemian Brethern
	26 July - 16 August	International Violin Courses
	12 - 13 September	Days of Monuments Open Door - free entrance to all
	18 - 20 September	Young Smetana's Litomysl - presentation of young classical music performers
	19 September	Litomysl Old Czech Fair

Besides listed Litomysl cultural events there are other cultural institutions such as Litomysl's museum and galleries. Please take a look inside of:

Litomysl Castle Cellar Gallery
It reveals an extensive permanent exhibition of Olbram Zoubek's sculptures and art ceramics by Jiri Dudych. Olbram Zoubek belongs to the best Czech modern sculptors.

Opening hours:

	April, October:	Sat - Sun and holidays 9 am - 4 pm
	May - September:	Mon - Sun 9 am - 5 pm

Address: Litomysl Castle, Jiraskova 133, Litomysl

Litomysl's Regional Museum and Town Gallery at Knights' House
Expositions are held at several locations: a former piarist grammar school, at the Knights Hall at Smetana's Square, the former Litomysl's brewery where Bedrich Smetana was born, and the Town Gallery in the Litomysl's Castle. Expositions show history and folk art of Litomysl; numismatics, graphic arts and book collections; and painted darts representative collection of Litomysl's shooting society.

Opening hours:

	March - November:	Tue - Sun 9 am-12 am, 1 pm-5 pm
	December - February:	Tue - Fri 8 am - 12 am, 1 pm - 4 pm Sat - Sun 9 am - 12 am, 1 pm - 5 pm

Address: Jiraskova 9, Litomysl

Museum of Ancient Sculpture and Architecture
Annually there is a seasonal exposition of ancient originals. Permanent exposition of statues castings and architectural complex of ancient Greece and Rome that represent casting development of the ancient world.

Opening hours: May - October open daily except Mondays from 9 am - 5 pm
Address: Litomysl Castle, Litomysl

Portmoneum
The permanent exhibition maps a number of graphic art techniques of Josef Vachal. Josef Vachal, an idiosyncratic and unique artist, whose life work had gone largely unrecognised, was especially talented as an illustrator and creator of beautiful books, which he considered to be original artistic artefacts. The Portmoneum is a gallery of ORBIS PICTUS of Vachal's spiritual life and artistic opinions.

Opening hours:

	May - September:	Tue - Sun 9 am - 12 am, 1 pm - 5 pm
	February - March:	Wed 2 pm - 4 pm

Address: T. Novakove 75, Litomysl

Gallery de Lara
Paintings, graphic arts, glass, ceramics, wooden toys and original jewelery by Czech authors for sale.

Opening hours: Mon - Fri 9 am - 12 am, 1 pm - 6 pm, Sat 9 am - 12 am
Address: Smetana's Square 137, Litomysl

Music Club Kotelna
Various music genres concerts, rockoteque, videoprojections.

Opening hours: Mon - Thu 7 pm - 12 pm, Fri - Sat 8 pm - 2 am
Address: kpt. Jarose 1129, Litomysl