Culture
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Historic South Bohemian restaurant with Gothic features becomes Czech monument of the year
A late-Gothic granary in České Budějovice, newly converted into a restaurant, has received the annual Monument of the Year award.
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Days of European Film: first big cultural event in Prague post coronavirus
The annual Days of European Film, the first major event of its kind held in the Czech Republic in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, gets underway in Prague on Tuesday.
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Singer songwriter Lenny releases her second album called Weird & Wonderful
Czech singer and songwriter Lenny, whose husky voice has drawn comparisons to Janis Joplin, has released her second LP called Weird & Wonderful. It has been hailed by…
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New exhibit shows the work of famous architect Adolf Loos in Moravia
A new exhibition depicting the local work of one of the most important architects of late Austria-Hungary – Adolf Loos – opened this week in Brno’s City Museum. The…
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Award-winning children’s book unveils secret world of Prague metro
When did the Prague metro start operating? How many people can fit into one train? How fast do the escalators move? And which Metro station is the windiest? Answers to…
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Thom Artway – Czech folk-pop busker turned rising star
Czech folk-pop singer-songwriter Tomáš Maček, frontman of the band Thom Artway – which is also his stage name – cut his teeth busking in the streets of Prague. He first…
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June 1990: When Billy Bragg and Michael Stipe played Olomouc’s outdoor cinema
Thirty years ago, in early June 1990, singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs performed at the summer cinema in…
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Marian column returns to Old Town Square after more than a century
A replica of a controversial 17th century Marian column was re-erected on Prague’s Old Town Square on Thursday, more than a century after the original was torn down by an…
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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra unveils plans for the upcoming season
The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symfonický orchestr Českého rozhlasu) has presented its program for the upcoming season. The opening premium concert will pay tribute…
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Modern London author Lukáš Novotný: Miroslav Šašek is definitely an influence
Lukáš Novotný’s excellent book Modern London offers intricate, colourful illustrations of and entertaining text about many of the most iconic structures built over the…
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Jazz guitarist Rudy Linka celebrates 60th birthday
The acclaimed Czech Jazz guitarist and TV show host Rudy Linka celebrated his 60th birthday this Friday. The Prague-born musician defected to Sweden in 1980 and went on to…
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‘Velvet Retro’: historian Veronika Pehe on Czech pop culture, (anti)heroes, collective memory and…
Popular films, TV series and novels can profoundly shape a nation’s collective memory and cement the evolving historical master narrative. In her new book, ‘Velvet Retro…
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