Fogg attempts to overcome his cowardice by taking on a challenge he's sure he cannot face. This time, though, there's added urgency to the story - not only are the characters in a hurry to traverse the world in record time to win a bet, but they have demons of their own to overcome. The exhibition also includes an escape room based on Verne’s novel.There's a reason that Jules Verne's novel has been made and re-made over the decades - it's a riveting adventure tale, and this version is no exception. The exhibition also presents some art inspired by Jules Verne's work, whether in the form of artistic sculptures by Jaroslav Róna or paper models by Ladislav Badalec. There are also examples of French and Czech editions of Verne’s novels, including the oldest ones. Each region is represented by typical traditional objects in contrast with the changes brought by modern times and the phenomena that have influenced the world since the 19th century: the development of railways and shipping, the importance of the Suez Canal, colonialism and the changing relationship with indigenous ethnic groups.Ī separate part of the exhibition is dedicated to the character of the writer Jules Verne and his work. This is followed by individual “stops” around the world – Egypt, India, Singapore, China, Japan and the United States. The opening section presents the society of the end of the 19th century in terms of geopolitical situation and technical development, which enabled the rapid development of international transport. The visitor of the exhibition follows the fictional characters of Verne’s novel on their journey around the world and, through collection objects, photographic and graphic reproductions, infographics and texts, learns about the real places where the novel takes place, in a historical context. In the subsequent journey around the world, which must be accomplished in a specific time, technology, although historical, plays a key role.
Its main motif is the foolish wager of an English gentleman, invented as if in passing while debating over a newspaper in a London club. The 1873 novel Around the World in 80 Days, which also provided the name to the entire exhibition, is not a science fiction novel, either. In his time, he became famous mainly for his social novels. Although Jules Verne is regarded as one of the founders of the science fiction genre, novels with this theme form only part of his extensive oeuvre. Jules Verne has been well known in the Czech cultural environment since the 19th century and his books are popular and published to this day. The exhibition Around the World in 80 Days revisits the work of the French writer Jules Verne (1828–1905).
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