Cultural buildings light up in Czech Republic

More than seventy cultural institutions in the Czech Republic will light up at 7:30pm this Monday as part of the Majáky české kultury (Lighthouses of Czech culture) initiative. The aim is to show where cultural events would normally be taking place if it were not for the government’s far reaching coronavirus restrictions that come into force this Monday.

Organisers say that the aim of the initiative is to show that culture is not going away, despite not being able to have an audience at the current moment. They also want to highlight the locations of various cultural buildings that people can visit in normal times.

Cultural institutions that are taking part will point a beam of light towards the sky for the whole night. Prague’s National Theatre, the Rudolfinum concert hall and the O2 Arena stadium are all taking part in the initiative.