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Karel Kryl Exhibition

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The exhibition in the cellars of the Old Brewery (Starý pivovar) on Prusinovského Street commemorates Karel Kryl (1944–1994), a singer-songwriter, poet and journalist who was born in Kroměříž. It opened to the public in September 2014, the year of the 70th anniversary of his birth.

It is not a classic museum with display cases and a timeline. The author of the exhibition, the architect Jan Konečný, relies on staging and atmosphere: the multimedia space conveys the emotions of Kryl's songs and texts – witty and poetic, sad, sarcastic and disillusioned. The central motif is Kryl's feeling of "homelessness", the search for a home where feelings are not wounded by betrayal and warped characters.

The exhibition is run by the Kroměříž House of Culture (Dům kultury).

Interesting places nearby

Klub Starý pivovar

Prusinovského 114, 767 01 Kroměříž

A House of Culture venue in the former burghers' brewery next to the town hall: concerts, theatre and talks, a summer open-air stage and the permanent Karel Kryl Exhibition.

Corner House Opposite the Town Hall

Prusinovského 113/1, 767 01 Kroměříž

The corner house opposite the town hall used to be an inn for foreigners and minor nobility. Later it housed the post office and, from 1903, the U Anděla strážce pharmacy.

Nová Bohemia

Velké náměstí 112/61, 767 01 Kroměříž

A restaurant on Velké náměstí next to the town hall: modern cuisine, steaks, its own smokehouse, Bernard beer and a large summer garden overlooking the square.