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One of the architectural jewels of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague is its Villa Lanna. The Editorial Staff of Academic bulletin decided it deserved recognition with a supplement the Academy’s official magazine, enclosed with the last issue. The Staff is indebted to Prof. Jan Bažant who kindly wrote the historical and artistic aspects of this magnificent edifice. On 8 October 2013, the Editorial Staff arranged a small celebration during which Professor Bažant guided a group on a tour through this outstanding Neo-Renaissance villa.
Photos : Stanislava Kyselová, Academic bulletin
Editor in chief of Academic bulletin Marina Hužvárová welcomed all guests. From left: Jan
Bárta, Václav Pačes a Jan Bažant.
The Travens Salon refers to the ancestral roots of the famous industrialist family of Mr.
Lanna.
The presence of a great grandson of Adalbert Lanna, General Horatius Trauttenberg and Ambassador
Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff of Austria brought an aura of authenticity to the occasion. Present as
well were the vice presidents of the ASCR, Prof. Vladimír Mareček and Prof. Pavel Baran. In his
opening speech, Professor Baran observed that supplement with the Academy’s magazine of this
conference and lodging site has been long overdue.
General Trauttenberg reminded the group that Vojtěch Lanna was one of the most important
entrepreneurs and collectors of art objects in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Mrs. Marina Hužvárová with His Excellency Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff
Vicepresident of ASCR Pavel Baran
His Excellency Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff
with
General Hubertus Trauttenberg
. In the left Antonín Kostlán from the Institute of Contemporary of History ASCR.
The president of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague Jiří T. Kotalík
During the celebration, General Trauttenberg introduced a catalog dedicated to the exhibition entitled “Not worth living,” dedicated to the so-called Nazi “euthanasia” and its implementation in the Reich District of Sudetenland and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The Institute of Contemporary of History ASCR was also participated in that project. (In the photo, Prof. Bažant in discussion with Antonín Kostlán of the Institute of Contemporary of History ASCR)
The cover of the catalogue "Not worth living" with the subheading
Nazi "euthanasia" in the Reich District of Sudetenland and in the Protectorate of Bohemia and
Moravia, 1939–1945
21 Oct 2013