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🌼 Muzeum kvete / Květiny v obrazech sbírky NZM 🌼
🌼 The museum blooms / Flowers in the pictures of the NZM collection 🌼
Event by: Národní zemědělské muzeum Praha
Location: National Museum of Agriculture, Kostelní 1300/44, Praha 7
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About event
experiential lecture and workshop
Flowers have accompanied human culture for centuries – they decorate gardens, appear in art and carry rich symbolism. Another flower-themed evening from the Museum of Blooms cycle will focus on flowers captured in paintings from the collections of the National Agricultural Museum.
An exhibition, a lecture, a creative workshop inspired by Carl von Linnaeus and sweet seasonal refreshments await you.
🌸 PROGRAM
📍 Exhibition: Flowers in the paintings of the NZM collection
A selection of paintings from the collections of the National Agricultural Museum will present flowers as a motif in art and as evidence of change gardens, landscapes and man's relationship with nature.
📖 Lecture: Flowers in Gardens
What role did flowers play in historical gardens?
The lecture will explain their aesthetic, symbolic and practical meaning and show how the view of flower beds has changed over time. You will learn about the principle of "flower clocks", which use the daily rhythm of flowering plants according to the famous naturalist Carl von Linné.
Lecturer: Zdeněk Novák (general director of NZM, garden and landscape architect)
⏰ 17:00
Price: 50 CZK
🌺 Workshop: Carl von Linné: flower clock
You will create a clock with floral motif.
The workshop is also suitable for beginners.
🍰 Refreshments: Rhubarb bubble
Seasonal sweet dot inspired by spring and garden flavors.
🕔 Date:
19. 5. 2026 | 17:00
🧭 Venue:
National Agricultural Museum Prague
Kostelní 44, Prague 7 – Letná
🌷 About the series "The Museum Blooms"
The event is part of a series of lectures and workshops dedicated to flowers.
👉 You can find the prepared program on the NZM website.
Flowers have accompanied human culture for centuries – they decorate gardens, appear in art and carry rich symbolism. Another flower-themed evening from the Museum of Blooms cycle will focus on flowers captured in paintings from the collections of the National Agricultural Museum.
An exhibition, a lecture, a creative workshop inspired by Carl von Linnaeus and sweet seasonal refreshments await you.
🌸 PROGRAM
📍 Exhibition: Flowers in the paintings of the NZM collection
A selection of paintings from the collections of the National Agricultural Museum will present flowers as a motif in art and as evidence of change gardens, landscapes and man's relationship with nature.
📖 Lecture: Flowers in Gardens
What role did flowers play in historical gardens?
The lecture will explain their aesthetic, symbolic and practical meaning and show how the view of flower beds has changed over time. You will learn about the principle of "flower clocks", which use the daily rhythm of flowering plants according to the famous naturalist Carl von Linné.
Lecturer: Zdeněk Novák (general director of NZM, garden and landscape architect)
⏰ 17:00
Price: 50 CZK
🌺 Workshop: Carl von Linné: flower clock
You will create a clock with floral motif.
The workshop is also suitable for beginners.
🍰 Refreshments: Rhubarb bubble
Seasonal sweet dot inspired by spring and garden flavors.
🕔 Date:
19. 5. 2026 | 17:00
🧭 Venue:
National Agricultural Museum Prague
Kostelní 44, Prague 7 – Letná
🌷 About the series "The Museum Blooms"
The event is part of a series of lectures and workshops dedicated to flowers.
👉 You can find the prepared program on the NZM website.