Storybox: Metaphysics and Despair
15 May – 5 Oct 2025
Education without limits, a programme with a beginning and an end
Who is it for? For the general public | for junior high school and high school students (a suitable supplement for Czech, Art, Media Studies, Social Studies/Social Science Basics)
How long is it? 120–150 min
How? Live in DOX or we will prepare an online version for you.
How much does it cost for a school group? 200 CZK/person for groups of 10 to 25 people | accompanying teacher free
How much for any other group? 480 CZK/person for groups of 10 or more
What does a participant need? Your own story on the topic "a dream I dreamt or came true" and in the online version a computer connected to the internet with a microphone and camera, 2 blank papers, any art materials for creating the illustration (pencils, crayons, markers, wax pens, paints).
When and how to order? Ideally the programme should be ordered at least 2 weeks in advance, to pre-book the programme please fill in the booking form.
Cancellation? At least one workday in advance, otherwise a cancellation fee of CZK 500 applies
Reservations and other information: skoly@dox.cz nebo na 295 568 128.
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Poupětova 1, Praha 7
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An educational programme inspired by the Narrative 4 methodology and connected with Viktor Pivovarov’s exhibition Metaphysics and Despair.
How much does a narrative need an illustration or an image need a story? At DOX we believe that a gallery like this and the exhibitions within it are like a big box full of stories, and all you have to do is choose. The programme draws inspirational materials from works of Viktor Pivovarov.
Just as a hidden story lies behind every picture, the right picture can illuminate (illustrate) a narrative. And it is narrative and illustration that are the fundamental elements of this programme in which participants, through the mutual sharing of stories inspired by the Narrative 4 methodology, develop empathy, imagination, fantasy, and the ability to express themselves and illustrate. Discover the artist in you – come tell, create, narrate.
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