page_title: Emil Holub
section_title: Commemorations of Holub's legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Emil Holub / Commemorations of Holub's legacy
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Holice, okres Pardubice. Holubova, Památník Dr. Emila Holuba. English: Holice, Pardubice District, Pardubice Region, the Czech Republic. Holubova street, Museum of Dr. Emil Holub. Camera location50°&#160;04′&#160;15.7″&#160;N, 15°&#160;59′&#160;18.5″&#160;E&#160;&#160;&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: Emil Holub was a Czech physician, explorer, cartographer, and ethnographer in Africa.
context_section_description: In 1949, a monument to Holub by Jindřich Soukup was unveiled in his hometown of Holice.
  In 1952, Czech movie Velké dobrodružství (Great Adventure) was filmed about Holub's expeditions.
  In 1970, the town of Holice opened a museum dedicated to Emil Holub near the main post office with an associated monument nearby.
  On 20 February 2002 the Czech National Bank issued a CZK 200 silver coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of Dr. Emil Holub's death
  Between 2002–2006, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Harare organized several events to commemorate Emil Holub.
  In a 2005 poll, he was voted #90 of the 100 greatest Czechs.
  In September 2005, exactly 130 years since Holub's first visit to the Victoria Falls, a bust of Holub by the Zimbabwean sculptor Last Mahwahwa was unveiled by the Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Jaroslav Olša, jr., and the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria, Michael Brunner, in front of the National Museum of Zambia in Livingstone, the city adjacent to the Victoria Falls.
caption: Bust of Holub at his namesake museum in Holice, Czech Republic
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