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remarkable 1920s geometric nudes, Jaromír Funke's superb still lifes and Josef Sudek's con-
templative studio shots are just some of what's on display. In addition, there are pull-out
drawersfilledwithearlyCzechphotosfromthesecondhalfofthenineteenthcentury,aswell
as examples of avant-garde graphics by Karel Teige, book designs by Josef Váchal and some
of Alfons Mucha's famous turn-of-the-twentieth-century Parisian advertising posters.
Klenotnice (Treasury)
Finally,inthe
Treasury
there'sakindofmodern-day
Kunstkammer
,orcabinetofcuriosities:
everything from ivory objets d'art and seventeenth-century Italian
pietre dure
, or hardstone
mosaics,tominiaturesilverfurnitureandagobletmadefromrhinohorn.Oneortwoexhibits
stand out from this eclectic crowd, in particular the garnet jewellery that has long been a Bo-
hemianspeciality,andtheglasscabinetfullofArtNouveau,CubistandRondo-Cubistmetal-
work.
Památník Jaroslava Ježeka (Jaroslav Ježek Memorial)
Kaprova 10 • Tues 1-6pm • 10Kč • 257 257 739,
nm.cz
• Metro Staroměstská
If you happen to be in the Josefov area on a Tuesday afternoon, it's worth taking the oppor-
tunity to visit the
Památník Jaroslava Ježeka
, which occupies one room of the first-floor
flat of the avant-garde composer
Jaroslav Ježek
(1906-42). It's a great way to escape the
crowds,hearsomeofJežek'smusic,andadmiretheModrýpokoj(BlueRoom),withitsfunc-
tionalist furniture and grand piano, in which he spent many hours composing.
