Former president’s office to wrap up final activities

In related news, the late Václav Havel’s secretary Sabina Tančevová has revealed that his office will wrap up its final activities – which includes replying to the many condolence letters received – in the course of one month. It is unclear what will become of the interiors where Mr Havel met with guests and organised events in his final years. The office site belongs to the Schwarzenberg family; so far nothing has been changed, from the former president’s desk to bookshelves, but is unlikely to be remain ‘as is’, as the idea for the space to be turned into a kind of museum was rejected by Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, Mr Havel’s close friend and former aide, on the grounds that any museum would have to regularly remain open to the public, the news website idnes reported.

Author: Jan Velinger