The aim of the Meeting Literature project is to promote European literature in Pilsen and offer it to a wider public, especially all visitors to the 2015 European Capital of Culture. The idea of the project is collecting books from the whole of Europe, then placing them in coffee houses, bars and other places associated with cultural life in Pilsen. At the same time a map of the city is being produced, showing all these “book corners” so that anyone interested can quickly ascertain where to become acquainted with European literature. The aim of the project is not only to spend time over coffee with a good book but also to encourage people to learn a foreign language. The collections of books in coffee shops are linked to cultural events which since February 2015 have been held every month in the Gallery of the Europa House on the Square of the Republic in Pilsen. Cultural activities are organised in collaboration with cultural and educational institutions in various European countries. The project is the only one of its kind focusing on multilingualism within the framework of Pilsen European Capital of Culture 2015.
Project coordinator – Mgr. Milan Říský
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- Goethe-Institut Prag
- Österreichisches Kulturforum Prag
- British Council
- American Center
- Institut française de Prague
- Alliance française de Plzen
- Instytut Polski Praga
- Délégation Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Skandinavian House
- Delegation of Flanders
- Instituto Cervantes de Praga
- Instituto Camões de Portugal
- Institutul Cultural Român
- Dybbuk
- Europe Direct Plzeň
- Západočeská univerzita – Fakulta pedagogická
- Stadtbibliothek Weimar
- Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz
Since December 2014 it has been possible to find in various coffee houses and cultural locations in Pilsen collections of books by authors from all over Europe, both in the original and in Czech translation. The collection now contains approximately 900 books in 12 languages. Every cultural institution donated a collection containing at least 50 titles.
Where?
- Kavárna Knihomol
- Café Regner
- Nykty’s
- Pappa Coffee
- Kavárna Inkognito
- Měšťanská beseda
- Kačaba
- Moving station
- Plzeň Zastávka
- DEPO2015
- Městská plovárna Plzeň
- Techmania
- Mezigenerační a dobrovolnické centrum TOTEM
Online map here.
The project combines book collections in coffee houses with literary meetings in the library. Each meeting is organised in collaboration with a cultural organisation. Now monthly meetings are possible with authors, film shows or scenic readings. The project receives financial support from the charitable trust Plzeň 2015.
Programme in brief
Programme in brief
- Zahájení projektu MEETING LITERATURE, 3. 12. 2014
- Kavárny v Plzni nabídnou od středy Shakespeara, 8. 12. 2014
- Meeting Literature zahájil překladatel Hilský, 11. 12. 2014
- Knihovna mění svoji tvář, article in Plzeňsky Kraj (únor 2015, čislo 2, ročník 13)
- TOP 5 plzeňských akcí na měsíc únor, 4. 2. 2015
- TV ZAK: Otevři si Plzeň – (from 2:36min), 12. 2. 2015
- Knihy v kavárnách? Jen ty nejlepší!, 26. 2. 2015, interview in Mlada Fronta
- Tak jsem potkala literaturu, 25. 3. 2015
- Die Bibliothek zum Kaffee: „Meeting Literature“ in Pilsen, 2. 4. 2015
- Autor komiksů Emmanuel Guibert v Plzni, 22. 4. 2015
- Emmanuel Guibert bude číst v Plzni, 29. 4. 2015
- Emmanuel Guibert bude v úterý číst v Plzni, 4. 5. 2015
- Slavný komiks Alanova válka se představí lidem v Plzni, 5. 5. 2015
- Plzeňská vychloubání, Plzeňská 1, 14. 5. 2015
- Tak jsem potkala literaturu 2, 18. 5. 2015
- Představení plzeňského Meeting Literature, Čenář, 67 /2015 /č. 7-8