Beseder Gallery

Date: 7.1. - 7.3.2025

  • Experience two months packed with art, culture, history and inspiration. The Days of Israel festival will offer a varied programme of two exhibitions and many lectures, concerts, workshops and community meetings. Come discover stories that speak to you and experience an atmosphere that bridges traditions and modern worldviews.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Exhibition: Paths to miracles

Hana Alisa Omer & Ivan Bukovský
7. 1. - 3. 2. 2025

Stories of life's miracles: from personal dramas to inspiring moments in history.

Accompanying events:

January 7, Tuesday, 18:00 - Vernissage
January 13, Monday, 18:30 - Film "Defiant Requiem" - The story of prisoners in Terezín who resisted Nazi oppression through music.
January 18, Saturday, 14:00 - Workshop: "Passing the Baton" - Create together with artists and their grandchildren. The resulting works will be exhibited.
January 21, Tuesday, 19:00 - Lecture: "What are Jews for?" (Jefim Fištejn), in Czech
January 27, Monday, 18:00 - Discussion and guided tour: Věra Roubalová Kostlánová will lead a debate on "the second generation after the Holocaust".
January 31, Friday, 19:00 - Lecture: "The History of Zionism and Jewish Identity" (Eugen Roden)
February 3, Monday, 18:00 - Dernissage

EXHIBITION: ALEFBET

Tenno Sooster & Sergej Bunkov
6. 2. - 7. 3. 2025

The mystical Hebrew alphabet, which according to the Kabbalists forms the basis of our world, comes to life in 22 etchings with interactive elements.

Accompanying events:

February 6, Thursday, 18:00 - Vernissage
February 7, Friday, 16:30 - Meeting with artists: "The Art of Etching Today"
February 8, Saturday, 15:00 - Discussion "Artists and Artificial Intelligence"
February 20, Thursday, 19:00 - Reading of the documentary play: "My Red Nose"
February 21 , Friday, 19:00 - Lecture, "Why do Jews exist?" (Jefim Fištejn), in Russian
March 7 , Monday, 18:00 - Dernissage

OTHER PROGRAMME

Concerts:

March 6, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. - Concert from the Eternal Hope Festival
Vilém Vlček (cello) & Marek Kozák (piano)
Programme: Nadia Boulanger, Krzysztof Penderecki, Bohuslav Martinů, Ludwig van Beethoven


Social events:

Chess tournaments Makabi - Beseder:
16 Jan, 30 Jan, 13 Feb, 27 Feb., always from 18:00.

Kabbalat Shabbat:
17 Jan, 31 Jan, 7 Feb, always from 18:00.
Regular gatherings during the festival with a deep spiritual dimension.

Join us to celebrate art, culture and the interconnection of different worlds!
7. 1. - 7. 3. 2025
Beseder Gallery, Lihovarská 12, Prague

We will be gradually expanding the program, for the latest information follow our Facebook and Instagram.

We look forward to seeing you there!