Petrkov: Transition from home to a place of memory

The bachelor thesis "Petrkov: Transition from home to a place of memory" deals with transformation of Petrkov's castle, as a former home of Reynek's family, into a space, which became a monument and subsequently a Czech French centre of literature and fine arts. Based on collected sources, it aims to determine how a place of memory arises, but also how it anchors. It monitors which phenomena contributed to the creation of this symbolic place. It captures how Petrkov was perceived by its original inhabitants and guests, until the present, when this place has emptied in terms of inhabitants and become a monument, a place of memory into which we project our expectations and the formation of cultural identity. Finally, it outlines the current project of centre of literature and fine arts and its objectives