Exhibition at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters commemorates Lidice child victims

An exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the extermination of the village of Lidice by the Nazis is currently on view at UNESCO's Paris headquarters. Among the works on display are dozens of paintings by children from more than 60 countries. The drawings were selected from an International Art Competition to honour the children murdered in Lidice during World War II and other conflicts around the world. The exhibition was opened in Paris by Czech Culture Minister Martin Baxa who drew a parallel between the brutality of the Nazi regime and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. The exhibition will run until October 28.