{"id":705,"date":"2026-04-29T14:28:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.zpkb.eu\/?p=705"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:44:35","slug":"vernisaz-bohumila-bimby-konecneho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.zpkb.eu\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/opening-exhibition-bohumil-konecny\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening of the Exhibition of Bohumil Bimba Kone\u010dn\u00fd "},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Perhaps the name Bohumil Kone\u010dn\u00fd<\/span><\/span> doesn\u2019t ring a bell, but you\u2019ve almost certainly come across his work at least once in your life. The work of this Czech painter and illustrator accompanied the childhoods of many generations of readers of adventure literature, magazines, and comics \u2013 for example, the legendary Rychl\u00e9 \u0161\u00edpy<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

He was also known for his advertising work for companies such as Ba\u0165a<\/span><\/span>, Pilsner Urquell<\/span><\/span>, and Petrof<\/span><\/span>. And since Bohumil Kone\u010dn\u00fd was a native of Pilsen, we organized an exhibition opening presenting a cross-section of his work at the Pilsen House in Brussels. Stop by\u2014the exhibition is on view until September 9.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

On Thursday, April 23, the opening of the exhibition \u201cBohumil Kone\u010dn\u00fd: A Forgotten Genius\u201d<\/em> took place at the House of the Permanent Representation of the Pilsen Region in Brussels. The exhibition was inaugurated with a speech by Regional Councillor Ing. Libor Picka, who highlighted what made the work of Bohumil Kone\u010dn\u00fd<\/span><\/span>\u2014known as \u201cBimba\u201d\u2014so exceptional: \u201cBimba Kone\u010dn\u00fd\u2019s work accompanied the childhoods of many generations of readers of adventure literature, magazines, and comics, and through his work he influenced a number of famous contemporaries and successors with renowned names; yet today he is far less well known than, for example, Zden\u011bk Burian<\/span><\/span> or K\u00e1ja Saudek<\/span><\/span>.\u201d This was further elaborated in a speech by Jan Hosnedl<\/span><\/span>, director of the grammar school at Mikul\u00e1\u0161sk\u00e9 Square in Pilsen and a researcher who has devoted a significant part of his life to Kone\u010dn\u00fd\u2019s work: \u201cJust a few years ago, if you had entered Bohumil Kone\u010dn\u00fd\u2019s name into Wikipedia, you would have found nothing.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Guests at the event could explore further details of Bimba Kone\u010dn\u00fd\u2019s life and artistic output through nearly thirty exhibition panels displayed throughout the premises of the Pilsen Region\u2019s permanent representation in Brussels. Additional insights and memories were presented in a documentary film about Kone\u010dn\u00fd, screened on a large screen on the ground floor of the building. The festive atmosphere of the opening was enhanced by a vocal performance from students of the grammar school at Mikul\u00e1\u0161sk\u00e9 Square in Pilsen, led by \u0160\u00e1rka Boudov\u00e1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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