Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

  • October 26, 2022 / 19:00
  • October 27, 2022 / 19:00

Director: Andrea Sedláčková
Czech Republic, 2014, 70', HDD, renkli / color
Czech with Turkish subtitles

Václav Havel has been in the spotlight since 70s of the 20th century as an artist, dissident, writer and later President of the Czech Republic living simultaneously many lives which seemed to be in contradiction. However, by following his conscience he turned a drama of his paradoxical life into a unique example of balance between politics and moral and ethics. 

Directed by Andrea Sedláčková, this biographical documentary sheds new light on a unique archive collection with the underlining question, how can one person live so many lives? The documentary features never-seen-before footage of the both the life in power and the private life of Václav Havel and introduces it in the context of a complex historical period of Europe and the world.

Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

Václav Havel: Living in Freedom

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.

Symbols

Symbols

Pera Museum’s Cold Front from the Balkans exhibition curated by Ali Akay and Alenka Gregorič brings together contemporary artists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

Good News from the Skies

Good News from the Skies

Inspired by the exhibition And Now the Good News, which focusing on the relationship between mass media and art, we prepared horoscope readings based on the chapters of the exhibition. Using the popular astrological language inspired by the effects of the movements of celestial bodies on people, these readings with references to the works in the exhibition make fictional future predictions inspired by the horoscope columns that we read in the newspapers with the desire to receive good news about our day.