Educational programmes for preschools

Who was St. Wenceslas and why is he the patron saint of our country? Why do we celebrate his holiday in late September? Participants will learn about the legend of St. Wenceslas and his depiction in art. For their artistic activity, they will let themselves be inspired by the art of Svatopluk Klimeš, who used an unusual medium to create his painting of St. Wenceslas – fire.

What is snow? Where does it come from and where does it go? What atmosphere does it create? And what does a snowflake actually look like? In this programme, kids will explore painting with ice and, inspired by Dalibor Smutný’s Snow and Snowflake, create their own work of snow art.

What is the story of Jesus’s birth? Who are the members of the Holy Family? Who is the Madonna? Working with Jan Koblasa’s Madonna, Rudolf Březa’s Czech Madonna and Giulio Romano’s Painting of the Holy Family, kids will discover various ways in which artists can depict Jesus and his family. They will then create their own nativity scene and play out their own Christmas story.