Inventor and patriot Ludvík Očenášek – from bicycles to space rockets

Ludvík Očenášek is rightfully one of only two Czechs who are listed in the United States Spaceflight Pioneers Hall of Fame, but few people in the Czech Republic know his name. This year, as we celebrate the 145th anniversary of his birth (4 August 1872-10 August 1949), the National Technical Museum wants to awaken interest in his person with a new exhibition dedicated to his life and inventions. It is no coincidence that the exhibition is on display in Plasy. Ludvík Očenášek’s childhood and the end of his life are connected with the surroundings of Plasy – Dolní Běla, Malenica and Dražná.

Preview of the poster here.

The opening of the exhibition and the launch of the book of the same name by Michal Plavec, curator of the aviation collection of the National Technical Museum and author of the exhibition, will take place on Saturday, 13 May 2017, the day when Plasy will be alive with Ludvík Očenášek Day.

The programme of the whole day is here.

The exhibition will run until 26 November 2017.