Legacy of Czech activist and president Václav Havel honoured with tapestry

Headline Title:  Czech activist and president Václav Havel honoured with tapestry 07 December 2012 Václav Havel, the human rights activist and former President of Czechoslovakia and then the Czech Republic who died last year, is to be honoured by Amnesty International at the unveiling of a specially designed tapestry in Prague this weekend.The tapestry, designed by Czech artist Petr Sís and woven by master weavers in Aubusson, France, was unveiled during a ceremony at the recently renamed Václav Havel Airport in the Czech capital on Sunday afternoon.“This magnificent tapestry is a…

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