Město jako laboratoř změny - projekce filmu ve VI PER

Galerie VI PER cordially invites you to a screening of the documentary film The City as a Laboratory of Change. A discussion with the film's participants and experts will follow the screening.

What must a city endure to continue living? Come to the screening of the documentary The City as a Laboratory of Change (30 min) and join the debate about the future of Prague 8 - a place where the historical city clashes with the pressure from developers. The documentary The City as a Laboratory of Change was created as part of the eponymous program Strategy AV21 of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The film draws viewers into the city as a living organism, where infrastructure, social ties, and the everyday struggle for the character of the district pulsate. Since their inception, cities have functioned as autonomous organisms. They constantly evolve, adapt, and search for balance. But what happens when there is an unexpected transformation - such as industrialization, a natural disaster, or radical interventions in urbanism? And what changes do they face today? The film seeks answers through the examples of the cities of Telč, Most, Zlín, and Prague. The film was selected for the competition of the best Czech and Slovak documentaries at the Academia Film Olomouc 2025 festival.

Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the film's participants and experts:
Jan Havrda - archaeologist, expert on the development of medieval Prague
Martin Nodl - historian, expert on medieval rituals and historical mentalities
Adéla Gjuričová - historian and political scientist, director of the Institute for Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Barbora Špičáková - art historian, curator of Galerie VI PER - a space active in Karlín for almost 10 years
Moderation: Amálka Kovářová - film author
The total length of the program is approximately 90 minutes (film 30 minutes + debate max. 60 minutes).