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AFPCC

American Friends for the Preservation of Czech Culture (AFPCC) is a United States-based non-profit organization that acts as a strong supporter and partner for the activities of Lobkowicz Collections o.p.s. The mission of AFPCC is to make Czech national treasures more accessible to the general public, develop opportunities for study of Czech cultural heritage and garner new support for cultural life in the Czech Republic.

AFPCC relies on tax-deductible individual, corporate and trust contributions to continue its support of important projects in the conservation and restoration of works of art, rare books and manuscripts, and to make important Czech cultural resources available to the public.

For more information about AFPCC or to inquire about making a donation to the organization, please contact afpcc@lobkowicz.cz.

Events

Small Exhibition of Books at Lobkowicz Palace to Highlight Baroque Architecture

29.11.2012 – 30.05.2013

Architecture in the Work of Peter Paul Rubens and Václav Hollar, the new book exhibition at Lobkowicz Palace, will open on 30 November and will introduce two attractive books focusing on architecture as presented by the most distinguished Baroque artists.

Exhibited will be a first edition (1622) of the work entitled Pallazi di Genova, published in Antwerp by the prominent Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640). The book presents detailed engravings of facades, cross sections and plans of Renaissance palaces and villas from Genoa, Italy. The second exhibited book, Castella et praetoria nobilium Brabantiae, was published by the historiographer Jacques le Roy (1633–1719). Also a first edition, it was published in Antwerp in 1694. The work is composed of more than 200 engravings and etchings.

Architecture in the Work of Peter Paul Rubens and Václav Hollar will run through 30 May 2013.

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