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<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">J. Felkl </font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">&</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> son, Globe factory</font></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Date: 5. 5. - 30. 11. 2017 Monday - Friday 9
a.m. – 5 p.m. </font></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">(admission
free)</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Globes in
the map Collection of the Faculty of Science of Charles University, every Wednesdy
9 a.m. – 5.p.m. (paid admission)</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Venue: Foyer
of the Map Collection of the Faculty of Science of Charles University, Prague</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Organizer:
the Geographical section of the Faculty of Science of Charles University and
Museum of Central Bohemia in Roztoky u Prahy </font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">The
exhibition presents a family firm J. Felkl and Son, which had been active in
Roztoky by Prague for nearly 100 years. This the largest Austro-Hungarian
company produced unbeatably the best globes in 8 sizes, 10 versions and 17
world languages. They also printed the first globes in national languages, not
only in Czech but also in Hungarian and Polish. </font><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">They were holders of two patents for special folding
globes. They also offered special instruments such as telluria, sololunaria,
planetaria and armillary spheres. They exported both to Europe and overseas.
Their globes were appreciated in many of the world´s (Paris, Vienna) and
national exhibitions (Prague). </font><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Austro-Hungarian
Ministry of Instruction ordered that their globes become the teaching aid.
Besides the family and the firm there will be also introduced the foremen and
workers, domestic and foreign authors of the firm, but particularly their
globes in different language versions, telluria, printing stones, original
instructional brochures and also original period advertisements. </font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">The
exhibition will be accompanied by video presentation.</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Contact on
author of exhibition: Eva Novotná: </font></span><a><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">novotn48@natur.cuni.cz</font></span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">Accompanying programme:</font></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 48px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px;font-family:symbol"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" size="3">·</font><span style="font:7pt "times new roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000">
</font></span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">within
the Prague Museum Night on 10</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="2">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> June there will be guided tours (7
p.m. – 12 a.m.), possibility to book in advance at: </font></span><a><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">hyndrakm@natur.cuni.cz</font></span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 11px 48px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px;font-family:symbol"><span style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" size="3">·</font><span style="font:7pt "times new roman";margin:0px;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><font color="#000000">
</font></span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">guided
tours at the exhibition on Wednesdays: 26</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="2">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> July, 13</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="2">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">
September, 18</font><sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="2">th</font></sup><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"> October always at 2.p.m.</font></span></p>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">PhDr. et Mgr. Eva Novotná<br>
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Director of Map Collection
<br>Head of Geographical LIbrary<br>
Charles University in Prague<br>
Faculty of Science<br>
Albertov 6, 128 43 Praha 2<br><span>T.: +420 221 951 355</span><br>
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