The exhibition was presented in memory of 21 November 1347, when Czech King Charles IV set up a monastery in Prague to which he invited Croatian Benedictines from the island of Pasman. The Croatian-Czech Society has suggested that this day be marked as Croatian-Czech Friendship Day.
The exhibition brings information on the Czech who were active in Croatia and the Croats active in the Czech Republic as well as on the history of Croatian-Czech relations from 1094, when a Czech was appointed as the first bishop of Zagreb, the first documented evidence of Croatian-Czech ties, to Croatia's European Union accession this past July 1.
The exhibition also presents information on the Czech role in the development of Croatian education, industry, tourism, journalism, film and sport, as well as on the solidarity between the two peoples.
Also highlighted is the role the Czech minority in Croatia and the Croat minority in the Czech Republic have in linking the two countries, and the participation and casualties of the Czech in the WWII anti-fascist struggle and the 1991-95 Homeland War in Croatia as well as the persecution of Czech Croats after 1945.
The Croatian-Czech Society, based in Zagreb, was established in 1992 to promote Croatian-Czech relations and develop Croatian-Czech friendship.