Created 6/30/2025
75 Years of Broadcasting with Courage: Help Us Honor the Story of Radio Free Europe
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Help us create an exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of Radio Free Europe.
A radio station that brought hope in times of oppression and remains a voice of freedom wherever it is under threat. The exhibition is being prepared at the request of Radio Free Europe itself and will be presented as part of the NeverMore 68 festival, held annually to commemorate the anniversary of the occupation of Czechoslovakia.
A radio station that brought hope in times of oppression and remains a voice of freedom wherever it is under threat. The exhibition is being prepared at the request of Radio Free Europe itself and will be presented as part of the NeverMore 68 festival, held annually to commemorate the anniversary of the occupation of Czechoslovakia.
This year, we commemorate two major anniversaries:
- 75 years since the launch of Radio Free Europe – one of the few voices that managed to break through the Iron Curtain during times of oppression.
- 30 years since its broadcasting center relocated to Prague, invited by President Václav Havel and Prime Minister Václav Klaus after ending its operations in Munich.
Radio Free Europe played a key role in the history of Central and Eastern Europe – bringing independent news to people who were denied the truth. Since 1995, it has been based in Prague and continues to serve as a voice of freedom for countries where freedom of speech remains under threat.
We are preparing an exhibition that will explore both the history and present of this extraordinary medium. It will premiere as part of the NeverMore 68 festival, which takes place annually to mark the anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia on August 21st.
- To make the exhibition possible, we aim to raise 50,000 CZK:
26,000 CZK for research, texts, photography, editing, and interviews
24,000 CZK for graphic design and printing
10,000 CZK for technical and production preparation and installation
24,000 CZK for graphic design and printing
10,000 CZK for technical and production preparation and installation
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It’s easy to forget. That’s why we record and re-tell testimonies we don’t want to disappear. We’ve interviewed thousands of witnesses already. We’re convinced that our parents’ and grandparents’ experiences with totalitarian regimes in the 20th century can help all of us protect freedom and democracy in the present day. We document, tell stories, educate and help others. We couldn’t have done any of this without you. Thanks for your support!
In our film studios and when visiting the witnesses at home, we film their memories of key moments from the recent past. We have founded and are managing the largest collection of memories in Europe, publicly available online. It’s used by researchers as well as journalists,
filmmakers, teachers and students, and you can use it too. There are thousands of witness stories here. We want their life stories to be remembered, which is why we do our best to continue telling them in an engaging way – through radio and television programmes, films, books, comic strips, at exhibitions, online and using mobile apps. We educate students and pupils at the elementary, secondary and higher education levels, and assist their teachers. Every 17 October we present the Memory of Nations Awards at the National Theatre in Prague. In regional cities, we are opening Memory of Nations Institutes open to the public, where people can get in touch with the past in a modern way. We continue to look for new ways to spread the memories of our witnesses further. Dozens of organisations from 13 European and 3 non-European countries have joined the Memory of Nations network.
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