The Dalai Lama – Havel – Prague 1990

- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: May 28, 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
"Václav Havel summoned me to his office and spoke to me briefly: 'You know more about Tibet and the Dalai Lama than I do, and you brought me the messenger with his letter. Nobody’s got any time here now, everybody’s busy, so make it happen," recalls Saša Neuman, the most qualified of the president's associates and co-author of Dalajláma – Havel – Praha 1990 (The Dalai Lama – Havel – Prague 1990), about preparations for the Dalai Lama’s first visit. He will present the book alongside photographer Stanislav Doležal, ethnologist Zuzana Ondomišiová, businesswoman Dagmar Havlová and writer Eda Kriseová.
The evening will begin with a screening of David Ondříček’s documentary Om. The programme is dedicated to His Holiness’s 90th birthday and his unusual friendship with Václav Havel.