 Brno City Museum
www.spilberk.cz
Špilberk Castle
The permanent exhibitions will be open to visitors.
In the Grand Courtyard of the castle a “Baroque Fete” situated roughly in the mid-17th century will take place from 18.00 to 00.15 hours, including historical music and singing, jugglers, historical fencing, fire-eaters and soldiers from the time when Brno was under siege by the Swedish troops:
18.00 Songs I – Žakéři
18.30 Mercenaries – Memento Mori
19.00 Subject to Torture – Buhurt
19.30 Stories Written by the Tip of the Sword – Cyrano Club
20.00 Songs II – Žakéři
20.30 Mercenaries – Memento Mori
21.00 Subject to Torture – Buhurt
21.30 Rendezvous with Death – Cyrano Club
22.00 Songs III – Žakéři
22.30 Fire-eaters – Memento Mori
23.00 Subject to Torture – Buhurt
23.30 Rendezvous with Death – Cyrano Club
24.00 Baroque Fresco with Fireworks – REX
In all courtyards Baroque markets with historical goods, refreshments and crafts.
An ensemble of the Theatre of Music and Poetry AGADIR will perform in the Gothic Hall in the Small Courtyard .
Competitions for children will be held in the casemates, during which the visitors will meet soldiers from the castle garrison played by members of the REX group and will be able to hold various objects from the time of the Brno siege by the Swedes. In the western part children can take a ride on horses and ponies.
The southern terrace of Špilberk Castle will be transformed into an observatory with astronomical telescopes from the Nicolas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium with a view of the night sky above Brno. The castle tower will resound with tower music performed by the Moravské žestě ensemble and the castle wine cellar will offer wine tasting organized by the Moravská banka vín.
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