Dvořák Archive added to UNESCO "Memory of the World" register
The Archive of Antonín Dvořák is among the new entries on the UNESCO list of world documentary treasures recently approved by the organisation’s executive board. The valuable collection contains not only the manuscripts of the great Czech composer, his best known works, but also personal items, such as his letters and books.
“The core of the archive are Dvořák’s manuscripts, but we also have his correspondence and personal documents, the composer’s personal library and photographs, as well as printed documentation, such as programmes and posters.”
Starting this September, visitors to the Antonín Dvořák Museum in Prague will be able to view some of the valuable items from the archive in a series of exhibitions which will extend through the year.
DAHA congratulates the National Museum-Antonín Dvořák Museum in Prague on the important designation of the Antonín Dvořák Archive as a UNESCO “Memory of the World” treasure. In New York, the Dvořák American Heritage Association offers the opportunity to explore the legacy of Dvořák’s American years and more through The Dvořák Room and a program of lectures, concerts, exhibitions and tours based at Bohemian National Hall. DAHA looks forward to welcoming the public to fall events starting in September 2023.