Trade unions' protest banners and slogans may feature in exhibition

The National Museum has plans to exhibit some of the banners and slogans that were used by thousands of trade union members who took to the streets of Prague on Saturday to protest against the government's reform package. Historians from the museum's current affairs department have been attending large demonstrations to collect material documenting the moods of time. The department already has around 100 exhibits.

Over 25,000 trade union members from around the country attended a demonstration in protest at planned extensive tax and social welfare reforms, which the government says are necessary to reduce the public deficit.

Author: Dita Asiedu