Silent Heroes
You can choose from two eras. During one visit, you will experience the story of one of the witnesses. You can visit the exhibition four times and each time you will leave with a new experience.
Stories from the 1950s
Milena Blatná: Letters from Underground
In 1952, Milena found herself in the Jáchymov mines, which went down in history as a symbol of suffering. She first worked in the accounting department, then in technical control, where she encountered prisoners on a daily basis.
It was there that she found not only love, but also courage. She began to smuggle out letters from prisoners – small sparks of hope for their families. Every letter was a risk. And one day she was caught. She expected to end up behind bars, but instead there was a twist – the deaths of Stalin and Gottwald. How did it all turn out? Come and experience Milena's story.
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Leopold Färber: The Man with the Glass Eye
Leopold's father was Jewish, his mother Catholic. It was this "mixed marriage" that saved the family from being transported to an extermination camp.
As a boy, nicknamed Hurvínek, he carried messages between resistance groups and learned that evil must not be given in to. After the war, his spirit of defiance remained. Together with the Mark brothers, he decided to stand up to the new regime—this time communist. They sought out explosives and planned an attack on the police academy.
But everything went wrong. How did he get his glass eye? You can find out in the interactive exhibition Silent Heroes.
Stories from World War II
Jaryna Mlchová: Jaundice that saved lives
When World War II broke out, Jaryna Mlchová turned her knowledge of chemistry into a weapon. She joined the PVVZ group and spent her nights preparing so-called "jaundice packages." These were mixtures of picric acid and citric acid, which caused symptoms of jaundice when ingested.
Thanks to this, dozens of Jews were able to remain in Prague and escape transport. The risk of such sabotage was enormous—her apartment was searched several times by the Gestapo. Was she discovered? You will find out in the interactive exhibition, where Jaryna Mlchová will be your guide.
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Tomáš Sedláček: From Europe to Asia in the fight against Nazism
When Hitler occupied the republic, young officer Tomáš Sedláček knew he wanted to stand up to Nazism. He traveled through Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, and Syria to Beirut, from where he continued on to France. Instead of the expected fighting, however, he was disappointed by the passivity of the French.
He therefore welcomed the subsequent transfer to England, where he prepared for further deployment. In 1944, he was transferred to the Eastern Front – to Dukla. The Low Tatras covered in snow, frost, wind, fighting. The Slovak National Uprising. Follow in the footsteps of General Tomáš Sedláček and experience his journey through wartime Europe and Asia.
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