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Benešov Museum of Art and Design

February 15, 2026—May 31, 2026

Opening 14/2/2026/4 p.m.

The exhibition reflects on parenthood in contemporary art in its various forms—from motherhood and fatherhood to foster and adoptive care to shared family and community relationships. It traces how artistic reflection on this previously marginalized topic has changed over the last decade, opening up to men, queer parents, and caregivers from non-traditional positions.

The exhibited works capture both the joys and exhaustion, the transformation of identity, and the reevaluation or rediscovery of family patterns. The exhibition reflects the Czech and Slovak context shaped by political and economic conditions that fundamentally influence the parental experience and artistic practice. Last but not least, it explores how parenthood relates to the broader cultural and social changes of today.

Curators: Eva Bláhová and Nina Moravcová (MUD)

Exhibitors: Veronika Šrek Bromová, Barbora Fastrová & Johana Pošová, Anna Hulačová, Samuel Kollárik, Marius Kotrba, Tadeáš Kotrba, Lucie Nováčková, Michael Nosek, Kateřina Komm, Sarah Dubná, Tereza Talichová, Klára Samcová, Zuzana Svatik

How are Tititi figurines made?

Tititi is a brand founded in 2019 by Tereza Talichová, which has since managed to establish itself in the field of contemporary Czech design for children. It focuses on the author’s painted wooden figurines, personifying in an individual form a number of different types of people, artists or dramatic characters from theatrical or literary works, viewed through a playful lens and with attention to detail.

Each of the figures is first created by turning the body of the figurine from wood (spruce, oak, linden). Except for exceptions, it is a symmetrical, vertical shape, individualized according to the designed profile (silhouette) and then finished with an original painting