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31.03.2026

Tomas Bata is celebrating his 150th birthday this week, and even UNESCO knows it

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31.03.2026

The Zlín City Theatre to Unveil a Statue of Tomas Bata

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23.03.2026

The Zlín Football Club paid tribute to Tomas Bata

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23.03.2026

The Thomas Bata Foundation kicked off the “BATA 150” anniversary year with an official press conference

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13.03.2026

What did Tomas Bata eat? Marie Bata’s new recipe book brings back the flavours of the First Republic, which even inspire Michelin-starred chefs

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11.03.2026

Retro jerseys as a tribute to Tomas Bata. Zlín will face Slavia in a special edition commemorating the Bata 150 anniversary

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03.03.2026

TIP FOR YOU: Special birthday guided tours of Bata Villa

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10.02.2026

The traditional Lešetín Carnival commemorated the anniversary of Tomas Bata

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05.02.2026

The Zlín Berani celebrated 150 years since the birth of Tomas Bata

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28.01.2026

Zlín hockey players will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Tomas Bata’s birth

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13.01.2026

Two major conferences in Prague and Zlín will commemorate the work and philosophy of Tomas Bata

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19.12.2025

The President of the Czech Republic has granted patronage to the upcoming celebrations

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19.12.2025

Zlín Footballers Launch a New Calendar at the Bata Villa

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03.12.2025

Evening tea at the Bata Villa will be served by the musicians Kuba Ryba and Tomáš Hajíček, with the adventurer Milan Paprčka also in attendance

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03.12.2025

We launched the exhibition “Be the First!” in Třebíč

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01.12.2025

In 2026, we will go on tour. We will bring the Bata philosophy to large cities across the Czech Republic and Slovakia

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24.11.2025

The 150th birth anniversary of Tomas Bata will be commemorated in the UNESCO Calendar of Anniversaries

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24.11.2025

All the wonderful things in Bata Villa

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20.11.2025

Natascha Drabbe, the director of the international Iconic Houses network, visited the Bata Villa

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18.11.2025

The new book Bata Schools of Work was launched

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13.11.2025

New book: Bata Schools of Work

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11.11.2025

Baťman, a successful production by Divadlo Na Jezerce theatre, is coming to Zlín

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06.11.2025

New items in the Thomas Bata Foundation e-shop

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06.11.2025

A new book entitled Cigareta napůl (Half a Cigarette) was launched at the Bata Villa

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28.10.2025

Evening tea at the Bata Villa will be served by Colonel Helena Sováková and writer Martin Moravec, with a performance by Musica Angelica

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24.10.2025

The Bata Student Club has entered its second year

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21.10.2025

We’ve started! The Bata Academy, as well as its continuation, have launched

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21.10.2025

DEBUT: A new project by the Thomas Bata Foundation supports emerging literary authors

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15.10.2025

Discover the inspiring story of Milan Rastislav Štefánik

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13.10.2025

You can order the new Inspiration 2026 diary from our e-shop

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06.10.2025

Invitation to the presentation of Pavel Stojar's book Procházky Zlínem (Walks through Zlín)

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03.10.2025

Invitation to the presentation of Gabriela Končitíková's book Baťovy školy práce (Bata Schools of Work)

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02.10.2025

Invitation to the presentation of Vendula Juráková's book Cigareta napůl (Half a Cigarette)

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02.10.2025

Reissue of the Bata publication O vkusu, světle a barvách (On Taste, Light and Colours)

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29.09.2025

Milon Cepelka celebrated his birthday at the Bata Villa

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28.09.2025

Bata Villa has become part of the prestigious Iconic Houses network

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27.09.2025

Lecture for participants in the Gifted Students program

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26.09.2025

Bata publications now available as e-books

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25.09.2025

The Bata Student Club continues with its second year in 2025

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22.09.2025

The first year of the Bata Student Club has successfully concluded

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20.09.2025

Presentation for Škoda Auto Management Conference 2025

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19.09.2025

Support for the publishing of a monograph on Radim Hanke

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19.09.2025

The 2025 Bata Week Festival commemorated Bata Schools of Work

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17.09.2025

The Thomas Bata Foundation presented a unique Young Men’s costume

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12.09.2025

Trend Magazine: Interview with Gabriela Končitíková

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03.09.2025

Special supplement to the inZlín magazine: Bata Schools of Work

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28.08.2025

The Thomas Bata Foundation honoured the memory of Jan Antonin Bata

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20.08.2025

The Bata Academy has something new to offer. Continue discovering the Bata philosophy

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08.08.2025

The 9th year of the Bata Week Festival will commemorate Bata Schools of Work. What can you look forward to?

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04.06.2025

"Get to Know Bata" Educational Program for Children is coming to an End

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