The Arts and Theatre Institute (ATI) is the traditional organising partner of theatre exhibitions in the Czech Republic and abroad. Almost all the exhibitions are ‘tailored’ by the ATI’s curators to the space and context of the given exhibition. The exhibits are selected from the collection of the ATI, which is centred on stage design and contains originals of stage and costume designs, models, and other artefacts of artistic value and of significance for theatre history. When necessary, the ATI can also arrange loans of exhibits from Czech theatres, archives, and private collections. The ATI also within financial limits provides exhibitions with accessory materials, such as illustration captions in the requisite language, catalogues, posters and other promotional materials, and expert lectures.
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On Friday, 16 September, a gala opening was held at the town hall in France’s ‘puppetry metropolis’ Charleville-Mézières for the exhibition Marionnettes An Zero (Puppets since Year Zero), which was organised by the Arts and Theatre Institute as part of the biennial World Festival of Puppet Theatre (16. 9. - 25. 9. 2011). The festival, which this year is celebrating its 50th jubilee, on this occasion welcomed 132 theatre groups from 28 countries in its main programme, 120 groups in the accompanying programme taking place on the streets, and 14 exhibitions drawing attention to the history of puppet theatre in the host region of the Ardennes and in other centres of puppet art, one of which is without a doubt the Czech Republic.
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