Museums of Russia abroad: Exhibition “Prussian routes by Charles IV” from the collections of the Kaliningrad History and Art Museum was opened in Karlovy Vary

In Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic was opened the exhibition "Prussian routes by Charles IV" dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the birth of King of the Czech Republic Charles IV. The exhibition "Prussian routes by Charles IV" tells the story of the little-known and fascinating pages of Russian-Czech history.

The exposition features copies of images and pictures of museum objects from the collections of the Kaliningrad Regional History and Art Museum, as well as from the collection of "Prague Mystery" of the Czech non-governmental organization.

The history of the Kaliningrad region is inextricably linked with prominent Czech personalities. The 997 year to the Sambian peninsula, inhabited by pagan Prussian tribes arrived Prague Bishop Adalbert (Vojtech). Here he was martyred for the sake of the Christian faith, but the memory of the patron saint of Prussia and today keep the residents of the Kaliningrad region. In 1255 the Czech king Premysl Otakar II founded the Konigsberg castle, which became the most northern and eastern place while Charles IV traveling. It is known that he visited Prussia twice - in 1336 - 1337 and 1344 - 1345 respectively. 

The exhibition "Prussian routes by Charles IV" in Karlovy Vary will be open to visitors until 31 August. Then the exhibition will be presented in other regions and cities of the Czech Republic, in particular, on December 1 - at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Prague.