„Basic art schools are the roots of our culture, of our love for art. On a global scale, they are a unique educational system that must be cherished, developed, and supported.“

The mission of the Magdalena Kožená Foundation is to systematically support and strategically build the prestigious status of elementary art schools (ZUŠ) as a unique system of modern arts education. The Foundation promotes schools’ extracurricular activities, talent development, collaboration between institutions, and the cultivation of social sensitivity in the youngest generation through art.

The Foundation’s work begins where the possibilities of individual schools end. Since its establishment in 2016, it has organized the nationwide ZUŠ Open festival in cooperation with elementary art schools. What began as a spontaneous happening has evolved into a respected cultural and educational event, now ranking among the largest interdisciplinary festivals in the Czech Republic. Under the ZUŠ Open brand, additional projects are carried out both within the country and abroad.

The Foundation also runs scholarship programs and initiatives that connect various artistic disciplines and integrate arts education with real-world practice. It organizes benefit art events and actively contributes to the development of arts education for the benefit of society as a whole.

If you are interested in more information, the director of the foundation Irena Pohl Houkalová will be available to you personally: reditelka@nfkozena.cz, and Zuzana Minaříková will also be happy to provide you with any information: zuzana.minarikova@nfkozena.cz.

You can send a donation SMS to the phone number 87 777:

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