Sousoší „Každý má právo na vzdělání“ v Unhošti, statue in Unhošť, Czech Republic

The sculpture group "Everyone Has the Right to Education" stands on T. G. Masaryk Square in Unhošť. On a pedestal formed by a slanted sandstone column, a woman sits with a book in her hands, while a man kneels beside her on his right knee, holding her shoulder with his left hand; both read from the book.

The sandstone group was carved by Josef Klimeš, with help from sculptor Čestmír Mudruňka, and installed two months before its unveiling on 3 December 1961. Klimeš based the figures on his small bronze Zamilovaný pár (Lovers' Couple), made for the 1958 Brussels EXPO; the models were actress Milena Glogarová and sculptor Václav Frýdecký. Art historian Josef Kopeček named the work after a clause of the socialist constitution, "Každý má právo na vzdělání", fitting the schools around the square.

The name comes from a clause of the then Czechoslovak socialist constitution stating that "everyone has the right to education"; the art historian Josef Kopeček proposed it because school buildings surround the square. The seated woman holds a book in her palms while a man kneels beside her, holding her shoulder, and both read from it.

The sculpture stands in a public space within Unhošť where you can walk around it and view it from different angles. The work is freely accessible throughout the year with no barriers or special entry requirements.

The title comes from a 1960s article of the socialist constitution stating that "everyone has the right to education", chosen by heritage official Josef Kopeček because schools surround the square. The models were actress Milena Glogarová and sculptor Václav Frýdecký, who posed for Klimeš's small bronze "Zamilovaný pár" made for Expo 1958 in Brussels.