Normalization without pink glasses. A Retro Museum full of the realities of the 70’s and 80’s will open in Prague
The fourth floor of the building will be on display at twelve thousand historical exhibits, which the curators acquired through auctions or national collections in 2018. Gros exposition will be everyday life in all its aspects from living to fashion to eating or spending free time. However, the authors also pay special attention to the period propaganda or vice versa dissent.
Photo: archive of Art Salon S
“I believe that just by capturing everyday life, we will bring this time closer to those who have not experienced it,“Specified Robert Vůjtek, chairman of the organizing association Art Salon S, which has forty exhibitions throughout the country, especially in Dancing house in the metropolis.
The retro museum also runs collection on hithit.cz, where applicants can contribute to the completion of the project. Contributors can buy a ticket for themselves or the whole family, get an interactive retro game for children or, for example, the cloak of a saleswoman from OD Kotva from the 1970s. There are also various compensations visitor benefits from subscription to the possibility of private guided tours, including insight into the technical background of the building.
Photo: archive of Art Salon S