Prague has new souvenirs. They are jewels, glasses or postcards from Prague authors Company News Pražská Drbna
Among the souvenirs of Prague, crystal glasses, comics, jewelry made of rose glass and other objects behind the Prague artists are newly included. The Czech capital thus wants to present itself as a sustainable city and the selection of souvenirs will help to cultivate tourism, as the spokesperson of the Prague City Tourism Organization (PCT) Klára Malá imagines. New souvenirs can be accessed via the Internet or at the Petřín Lookout Tower.
Authentic souvenirs with a story
“We decided to come to the market with authentic souvenirs, in which their creators put their stories and do not just stay on the pleasing surface,” indicate a member of the PCT Board of Directors Jana Adamcová. She added that sustainability, which is one of the main goals of the new tourism strategy in the metropolis, played an important role in the selection of new souvenirs.
Authors new souvenirs According to Malá, they were created directly for the city organization, whose mission is to take care of the development of domestic and foreign tourism in the Czech capital. Prague is thus newly represented by crystal glasses decorated with gilded symbols of the Prague towers, which were created in limited editions by the workers of the Rückl glassworks under the direction of designer Rony Plesl.
Jewelry and comic stories from the subway
Jewelry from the Ko-ra-le workshop was created as a tribute to the blooming Petrin orchards. Offered earrings and necklaces are made of rose glass with sandblasted cherry blossoms. The children are given comic stories about art in the metro, written by the writer Ondřej Horák and illustrator David Kalika, or a cartoon guide to the Prague Monument Reserve by illustrator Michaela Kukovičová and writer Alena Ježková.
Prague City Tourism is a marketing organization of the capital city of Prague. The organization was founded in 1958 as the Prague Information Service. It has been using the name Prague City Tourism since January 2015. Since 2018, it has been a joint-stock company.