The exhibition represents the best works by folk craftsmen from Veselí nad Moravou and its close surroundings. Among these nearly sixty authors, we can find four awarded “Bearer of Popular Craft Tradition”, namely Hana Buchtelová, Ludmila Kočišová, Eva Minksová and František Pavlica; there are also many more producers from the Veselí region who carry on traditions of the old crafts to hand them down to the next generations. Fine embroideries by Eva Minksová, timeless woven products by Hana Buchtelová, original cornhusk dolls by Ludmila Kočišová or thatches by František Pavlica “made dutifully” are original products from the area of Veselí nad Moravou. The selection encompasses also typical Easter eggs from Vnorovy with astonishing colours and stylized patterns, typical pottery by J. Benedík that follows the best tradition of the Uprka family, original woodcuttings by the local woodcutters and complicated embroideries by members of the embroidery group from Veselí. The high-quality exhibits represent the contemporary folk craft with dignity. 

Dagmar Koudelková

Josef Zimovčák (born in 1956)

Czech velocipede rider living at Veselí nad Moravou.

The life of Josef Zimovčák is bound to cycling. One of the most famous inhabitants of Veselí nad Moravou, Mr. Zimovčák is also among important personalities of the world; his performance in sport counts him among the world´s best velocipede riders. He started riding a bicycle as did many of his contemporaries – he liked to ride a Favorit racing bicycle.  In the early 1990s, he rode a historical high-wheel for the first time; in 1993 he constructed his first penny-farthing and has been riding this type of bike up to now. Riding his high-wheel bicycle he took part in the “Race Across America”, in the traditional road race Paris – Roubaix and was the first one in the world to ride the routes of the three most popular bicycle races: Tour de France, Giro d´Italia and La Vuelta. He visited nearly thirty countries and cycled nearly across the whole of Europe, America and Australia. 

He is a multiple world champion and earned many prestigious awards, trophies, titles and prizes, e.g. The Veselí nad Moravou Prize and The South Moravian Region Prize; he was awarded The Fair Play Award. He is a member of honour of the Czech Olympians’ Club.  In 2010 he founded the International Charitable Foundation On Bike for Children.