Lavička Václava Havla in Zlín, Memorial bench in Zlín, Czech Republic

Václav Havel's Bench in Zlín stands on the lower northwest slope of Gahurův prospekt, near the Tomáš Baťa Business Academy. It consists of two steel-and-wood chairs and a round table; a linden tree, the Czech national tree, grows through the table's central opening. Each chair has only one armrest, and red glass hearts and green glass drops are fixed to the backrests.

The bench was funded by a public collection organised by the Initiative for the Installation of Václav Havel's Bench in Zlín and unveiled on 14 November 2019 with Czech and foreign guests present. Zlín was chosen because Havel as a child sometimes stayed at the Vavrečka villa with his maternal grandfather Hugo Vavrečka, a First Republic diplomat and collaborator of Jan Antonín Baťa. The design is by architect Bořek Šípek, who called his bench installations 'Democracy Talks'.

The round table bears Havel's English motto "Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred", and the trees nearby carry posters with his quotations and photographs. Bořek Šípek called his installations "Democracy Talks"; each chair has a single armrest so that only the table separates the two people in dialogue.

The site is easy to access and the information panels are permanently visible, allowing visitors to explore Havel's thoughts at their own pace. There is plenty of seating space to rest and linger without needing special arrangements.

The bench was funded by a public collection and unveiled on 14 November 2019. Its site was chosen because Havel spent time as a child in Zlín at the Vavrečka villa, home of his maternal grandfather Hugo Vavrečka, a First Republic diplomat and associate of Jan Antonín Baťa.