Events for the public

On Wednesday, February 4, the first edition of the VARY°Kolegium 2026 conference took place at the Imperial Spa in Karlovy Vary. This new platform aims to bridge the gap between expert perspectives on the spa industry and current issues regarding the city’s character and future development.  The conference was divided into four thematic blocks, featuring perspectives from across the full spectrum of fields related to […]

In 2025, we became part of Scientists' Night for the first time, one of the largest popularisation events in Europe. Together with Charles University, the Karlovy Vary Museum and the Regional Innovation Centre of the Karlovy Vary Region (KIC KK), we were at the birth of the so-called Karlovy Vary Nest, thanks to which our region will participate in future editions. At ILaB we [...]

The Institute of Spa and Balneology joined the Museum-Science Night this year. Together with other city and regional institutions, we contributed to a varied program that offered the public an opportunity to learn about science and regional history in an unconventional way. For the first time since moving, we opened our premises in Alžbětiné lázně. In the individual rooms, visitors could see and try out some of the […]

On Saturday, 26 April 2025, we took part in the Regional Open Day "For a Healthier Region" organized by the Karlovy Vary Region. At our stand we focused on one of the natural healing resources that we have been working on for a long time in ILaB - mineral springs. We prepared a presentation for visitors about the effects of mineral waters and the results of a study [...]

On 21 March 2025, our colleague Ing. Pavel Kalina took part in the Day with Water event organized at the Techmania Science Center in Pilsen on the occasion of the International Water Day. As part of the program focused on the importance and protection of water, he gave a lecture entitled "Unique mineral springs in West Bohemia", which focused on: the origin of mineral springs and geological [...]

On 14th March 2025, we took part in the annual meeting of the Slavkovský les supporters, which took place at the Administration of the Slavkovský les Protected Landscape Area in Mariánské Lázně. The Institute of Spa and Balneology, v. v. i., in cooperation with the National Heritage Institute, ÚOP in Loket, presented a paper on "Rescuing the memory of Antonia Pascalina - a detective story and historical facts". [...]

We cordially invite you to the opening event of the new series Kafe & Science. Topic: Spa Therapeutic Landscape Speaker: Ing. Jana Walterová, Ph.D. When: Café Pohovka, Karlovy Vary Are you interested in learning how a plant biologist looks at the spa therapeutic landscape? After the lecture there will be a space for an informal discussion over a cup of [...]