Jan Vyhnánek
Lecturer, leader and professional guarantor of the course
A native of Bratislava, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Comenius University, where he also worked as a doctoral student and research fellow at the Department of Legal History (2009–15). Since 2015, he has been working at the Encyclopedic Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences as an output editor for various lexical groups (history, law, fine arts, etc.).
Since 2013, he has been the vice-chairman and at the same time the expert guarantor of the local history events of the Bratislava Corners Association (e.g. organizer of walks and lectures; co-author of the concept of the Bratislava Lido exhibition, 2015; curator of the outdoor exhibitions Ján Batka and Bratislava and Ján Fadrusz and Bratislava, 2017 and 2018). As an expert editor, he has been collaborating with the Pamäť mesta Bratislava portal since 2017 (www.pammap.sk). Since 2018, he has been an external employee of BKIS, where, among other things, he prepares a monthly podcast on the anniversary of Bratislava's history and provides dramaturgical support for the cycles of historical walks Rande s mestom and Rande s mestom for families with children.
He is a co-author of the publication Musical Guide to Bratislava (2016), various popularization articles on Bratislava history, as well as virtual walks through theatrical Bratislava on the occasion of the centenary of the Slovak National Theatre
He became a lecturer for the Travel Guide course in 2011 (and its leader since 2019) and focuses on natives, important visits, music, and hotels.
