Mucho's works were seen by 25,000 people in Brno, the ticket price will increase

According to Robert Kotzian, the exhibition insufficiently recalled Czechoslovak history and appeared more like a 'hipster entertainment'.

Brno - The exhibition of the Slavic Epic and posters by Alphonse Mucha, part of the concluding Brno festival Re:publika, has been seen by 25,000 people including today’s reservations. In the last two weeks, it was usually sold out, not only on weekends but also on weekdays, Jiří Smetana from Brno Trade Fairs told ČTK.

A cross-section of Mucha's work will remain at the exhibition center until the end of the year. However, the basic admission fee will increase from the current 150 to 250 crowns.

The total attendance of Re:publika has not yet been disclosed by the organizers from the Tourist Information Center. According to information from ČTK, it has significantly exceeded the 100,000 mark. On Saturday, the area was lively until late evening hours, with people listening to a concert by Anna K., watching a light show on the exhibition center tower, and then enjoying fireworks over Špilberk.

Re:publika, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia and the ninetieth anniversary of the exhibition center, began on May 26 and ends today. The festival offered, in addition to various exhibitions and sports activities, 85 concerts, 73 theatrical performances and stand-up acts, a hundred films, and over 50 discussions, debates, and author readings. National ballets from countries of the former Austro-Hungary also showcased their art.

Re:publika had a budget of 128 million crowns. However, not everyone was satisfied with the use of the funds. For example, according to the Brno+ movement led by former Deputy Mayor Robert Kotzian, the exhibition insufficiently recalled Czechoslovak history and seemed more like "hipster entertainment." "We overall evaluate Re:publika as poorly managed and weak," Kotzian stated in a press release today.

The last festival weekend also featured an event by social artist Kateřina Šedá, aimed at helping lonely people establish new relationships. The "largest Czechoslovak date" had a budget of over four million crowns.

Šedá anticipated that as many as 1,918 people could attend. So far, 650 have confirmed, she told journalists on Saturday. Nevertheless, she is satisfied with the outcome. "It is an incredible experience to see so many couples and groups leaving the event," Šedá wrote today on Facebook.

The event by this artist is criticized by the radical right-wing movement Honest People, which plans to file a criminal complaint due to doubts about the economy of the "date." Honest People had representatives in a pavilion otherwise closed to the media. According to their statement on Facebook, they did not meet anyone.

An important part of Re:publika was also a zone with sports activities. The organizers reported that a new variant of handball for two four-member teams was even created there, suitable for older players. The sport is named after its place of origin, re:publika.