Brno may keep the statue of Masaryk after the exhibition for the anniversary of Czechoslovakia

The statue of the first Czechoslovak president resembles a giant red climbing structure with Masaryk's head. "I thought it would be a shame for this very well-crafted statue to leave Brno after the exhibition, a city closely linked to Masaryk. And I am not alone. An email has arrived at the municipality from a group of residents of Masaryk Square inquiring whether the work could be installed somewhere there," Vokřál stated.

According to him, Masaryk University might also be interested. "I will propose to the City Council of Brno that it purchase the unique climbing structure from the artist, and then the citizens of Brno would vote on where to permanently place it," Vokřál added.

The Re:publika festival is held to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia at the Brno exhibition center, where 90 years ago an exhibition was held for the tenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak state. The event, costing nearly 130 million, offers theater and dance performances, ballet, films, discussions, exhibitions, guided tours, sports, but also original dates for 1918 singles from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which is a project by artist Kateřina Šedá.

Interested individuals can see nine out of 20 canvases of the Slav Epic by Alfons Mucha alongside his posters. The exhibition also features the world premiere of an audiovisual projection titled My Country Up Close and Loud. It showcases 18 images of Czech landscapes and towns accompanied by the sounds of the Vltava by Bedřich Smetana and Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček, performed by the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Jiří Bělohlávek.