Easter Eggs from Moravia (Ostereier aus Mähren)
25 February – 29 April 2007, Ethnographic Museum Schloss Kittsee, Austria
Exhibition-Catalogue at www.schloss-kittsee.at
fig.: Easter eggs decorated with straw, end of 20th Century, Middle Moravia (Vyškov and Kroměříž); Collection of the Ethnographic Institute, Moravian Museum Brno (Czech Republic)

Eggs have been decorated with straw (in mostly geometric pattern) since the 80ies of the 19th century. This form of decoration is practiced especially in Moravia. Easter eggs with textiles, golden ribbons, images, embroideries ... will show you how beautiful the celebration of life on eggs can be. more culture >>>