Anna Kubišta

A memorial plaque was unveiled in Marseille on Friday dedicated to former Czechoslovak diplomat Vladimír Vochoč, who helped to save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust. 

Vojtěch Hynais is one of the lesser-known Czech artists, at least abroad. But recently a painting of his aroused the interest of the world-famous Pompidou Centre in Paris.

The National Gallery in Prague has acquired a particularly valuable item. The object is being called the Madonna from Havraň and is believed to be from the 1300s.

Everyone has heard of the Great Pyramids and Stonehenge, but few know of Central Europe’s ‘roundels’ – Neolithic circular enclosures far older than these more famous sites.

A long-anticipated documentary on the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia by  Jan Šikl premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film festival on Saturday.

In the first episode of our new series Masters of Czech animated film we trace the origins of the eventual golden age of Czech animation. 

A statue of the 18th century Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa, who was also the only queen of Bohemia, was officially unveiled in Prague on Tuesday. 

In today’s edition of the Arts we meet American scholar Kathi Diamant, who has spent years researching and writing about her namesake – Dora Diamant. Dora was a Polish…

Jánošík: A True Story is the title of a new film about the 17th century highwayman Juraj Jánošík, a Robin Hood-like figure who is a national hero in Slovakia. However…

In today’s edition of the Arts we meet American scholar Kathi Diamant, who has spent years researching and writing about her namesake – Dora Diamant. Dora was a Polish…