October 03, 2011, 11:00 AM
Mucha-Style Posters by Gabriela Kopecká
From October 3-31, 2011, the Embassy of the Czech Republic will display Czech artist Gabriela Kopecká's four Mucha-style posters representing characters in Dvořák's opera Rusalka. In the posters, Kopecká uses images of Czech sopranos in the opera's roles: Ema Destinnová as Rusalka (Water Nymph), Jarmila Novotná as the Wood Sprite, Eva Urbanová as the Foreign Princess, and Dagmar Pecková as the Witch.
Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic,3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Admission for both exhibitions is free.
The exhibitions will be on view to the public Monday through Thursday (10 am-4 pm) and Friday (10 am-2 pm). Please call 202/274-9105 to schedule an appointment.