The exhibition focuses on the writer and leading figure of the Czech National Revival, Božena Němcová, and showcases rare original manuscripts by the author.

The central works are a portrait of Božena Němcová by Josef Vojtěch Hellich from the art collections of Prague Castle and Josef Šíma from the collection of the National Gallery in Prague. The exhibition will also feature rare items from the writer’s personal belongings, such as gold earrings with pink coral from the collection of the National Museum in Prague, as well as a small bracelet made of Czech garnets associated with Božena Němcová’s tragic stay in Litomyšl.

The works are on loan from the collections of Prague Castle, the National Gallery in Prague, the National Museum, the Božena Němcová Museum in Česká Skalice, the Regional Museum in Litomyšl, the Moravian Gallery in Brno, the Smečky Gallery Foundation, and private collections.

The exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Memorial of National Literature / Museum of Literature in Prague.