Published January 10, 2025
Noah Breuer Speaks at Prague and Vienna Museums
Assistant Professor of Print Media, Noah Breuer has two speaking engagements at museums in Prague, Czech Republic, and one at the Czech Embassy in Vienna, in January 2025, regarding his art practice.
Czech Embassy in Vienna, Austria
Monday, 20 January: Interest Form - 6:30pm (CET)
Museum of Applied Arts in Prague (UPM)
NOAH BREUER AND HIS INSPIRATION FROM FAMILY TEXTILES IN BOHEMIA. LECTURE
Janaury 22, 2025 at 5 p.m. (CET)
Museum of Applied Arts in Prague – historic building
17. listopadu street 2
110 00 Prague 1
Entrance fee 90 CZK
Program information from the UPM website:
The ancestors of the American artist Noah Breuer owned a textile factory in Dvůr Králové nad Labem. At the beginning of World War II, it was confiscated from them, and most of the members of this Jewish family perished in concentration camps. In 2016, Noah Breuer discovered fabric samples from the family textile factory, which are part of the depository of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. He created an exhibition collection where he combined historical ornaments and contemporary design. He presented it for the first time last year at the Havlíček Villa in Břeclav.
Noah Breuer will explain how the exhibition collection was prepared and what he learned about his family history. The lecture will include a screening of the artworks currently on display in Břeclav. The opening remarks will be given by journalist Judita Matyášová, who has long been involved in the fate of Jewish families and individuals and is involved in organizing the accompanying events for the Noah Breuer exhibition.
The program is in English: interpretation into Czech is provided.
More details about the project: https://www.juditamatyasova.cz/navratdotextilky/
We are presenting the lecture on the occasion of the preparation of an exhibition on Czech textile printing in May 2025.
Jewish Museum Prague in Maisel Synagogue
NOAH BREUER'S FAMILY SEARCH – BETWEEN AMERICA, VIENNA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Prague
January 21, 2025 18:00 (CET)
Maisel Synagogue, Maiselova 10, Prague 1
Program information from the JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE:
The ancestors of the American artist Noah Breuer owned a textile factory in Dvůr Králové nad Labem. At the beginning of World War II, it was confiscated from them and most of the members of this Jewish family perished in concentration camps. In 2016, Breuer found fabric samples from the family textile factory in the Czech archives and created an exhibition collection, combining historical ornaments and contemporary design. He first presented the collection in 2023 at the Havlíček Villa in Břeclav. During the lecture, Breuer will describe his search for family history, whose roots go back to Dvůr Králové and Vienna. The lecture will also include a projection of period photographs and images of artworks that are now on display in Břeclav.
The lecture will be opened by journalist Judita Matyášová , who has long been involved in the fate of Jewish families and individuals and is involved in organizing accompanying events for Breuer's exhibition.
The evening will be held in English with interpretation into Czech. The event is held with the support of the Moravian Beauty Foundation.
More details about the project: https://www.juditamatyasova.cz/navratdotextilky/
Admission: free
Organizer: JMP
Noah Breuer's first European exhibition, Návrat (Return), is on view in Breclav, Czech Republic, through March 16, 2025 (see 9/5/24 article here).