A photo exhibition on Czechoslovakian Velvet Revolution in 1989 is on display in University’s main lobby. The exhibition is produced by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Helsinki, and it will be on display until 2 March, 2020.
The exhibition brings together 60 photographs by 15 leading Czech photographers capturing ground-breaking moments in modern Czech history as the communist dictatorship ended after 40 years: the demonstration against the totalitarian regime in 1988, Palach’s Week in January of 1989, November 17, 1989, and the thrilling athosphere that followed.
The exhibition also includes a set of photographs from the departure of the Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia in 1990–1991 which brought the Velvet Revolution to its conclusion.
The exhibition is curated by Dana Kyndrová and produced by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Helsinki. It will be on display in the main lobby of the University of Lapland until 2 March, 2020, during university’s opening hours.