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Prague – Painting a Brick for a good cause

Prague – Painting a Brick for a good causePrague – Painting a Brick for a good cause

Just outside the Museum of Communism  in Prague you’ll come across a wall of brightly-colored bricks. The Beneficial Brick Initiative is a charity fundraiser created to help mentally handicapped people better integrate into society. For a donation of 150 Kč (about $8 US) you can paint a brick with your choice of colors and add it anywhere you want on the pile of stacked bricks.

It is a fascinating collection of bricks, and even if you don’t participate you should check it out. Most contributors paint cartoon characters with inspirational messages and wishes for peace. Others paint the flag of their country. A little girl next to us (who spoke perfect English) was from Iran and proudly drew her flag (you can see it at the bottom left of the image above). It was interesting to see how many countries are represented. We decided to leave a little momento of our website and spent about an hour painting both sides of our brick. I think we got our money’s worth with all the paint we used up :) .

 

Prague – Painting a Brick for a good cause

 


 

 

Prague – Painting a Brick for a good cause
Different angles on this mountain of bricks

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Prague – Painting a Brick for a good cause

painting a brick in Prague
Our brick.

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Besides being a lot of fun, it was a chance to help others while adding a bit of color to the street. 



where to paint a brick in Prague

 

Location: Na příkopě 10, a short walk from the Můstek metro station. 

 

Update: The Museum of Communism  in Prague has moved to V Celnici 1031/4, 118 00 Nové Město (not far from the previous address). But the The Beneficial Brick Initiative is still at the same address (Na příkopě 10, just next to Wenceslas Square).

 


 

 

Related: 3 Days in Prague

Related: Unusual things to see and do in Prague

 

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Comments

  1. Freya

    August 10, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    what a unique idea ! I love your brick, great job!

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    • admin

      August 11, 2014 at 11:29 am

      Thanks Freya!

      Reply
  2. Katherine Belarmino

    August 10, 2014 at 7:45 am

    I totally photoshopped a photo like that once! I can’t resist taking a picture in those things. What a cool thing to be a part of!

    Reply
    • admin

      August 10, 2014 at 1:22 pm

      I thought it was a great photo of Lissette and didn’t want a blank window next to her 🙂

      Reply
  3. Laura

    August 7, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    What an interesting colorful idea!

    Reply
  4. Valen-This Way Paradise

    August 7, 2014 at 4:10 am

    What a colorful fundraiser. Looks like a lot of fun!!

    Reply
    • admin

      August 7, 2014 at 10:03 am

      Yes, it was! Thanks for the comment Val.

      Reply

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