Culture
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David Černý’s “locomotive bridge” to connect two Prague buildings
A bridge in the form of a locomotive crashing from one building to another is the latest project by Czech artist David Černý, known for the black sculptures of babies…
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The best of Czech classical music, part seven: Humoresque No. 7 by Antonín Dvořák
Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul. This year, we have prepared a series on renowned works of Czech…
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Enter the Dragon: Czech glass artworks master Lasvit installs ‘world’s biggest jewels’ in luxury…
They took a year to design, another year to make, and half a year to install. But the Czech lighting and glass artworks company Lasvit has realised a project of truly epic…
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The Good Soldier Švejk: Jaroslav Hašek’s comic masterpiece
Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Švejk is a classic of not just Czech but world literature. Is soldier Josef Švejk employing exaggerated zeal to cunningly mock the Austro…
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Czech filming subsidies bring in record profit from foreign productions
Thanks to incentives, film projects realised in the Czech Republic brought in around USD 390 million to the economy last year, a record number that is double the amount…
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The best of Czech classical music, part six: Josef Suk’s Towards a New Life
In the latest edition of our series about some of the greatest works of Czech classical music we explore the most famous of Czech marches – Towards a New Life – composed…
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Radio Prague International celebrates World Radio Day with partner international broadcasters
In 2011, UNESCO proclaimed February 13 as World Radio Day. It is a celebration of radio as a powerful medium and its role in serving diverse communities of listeners…
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Film about tragic fate of great Czech actress highlights communist atrocities in the 1950s
A new film called The Trap, which is due to premiere on Czech Television this Sunday, tells the tragic fate of the great Czech film and theatre actress Jiřina Štepničková…
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Unique Celtic head sculpture goes on display in Olomouc
One of the most precious items from the archives of the National Museum, a sculpted Celtic head dating back to the Iron Age, is currently on display at the Regional Museum…
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Ron Perlman: Cinema is a much bigger art-form than superhero movies represent
No fewer than 23,000 fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror attended the first ever Prague Comic-Con at the weekend. And the biggest guest at the inaugural edition was…
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The best of Czech classical music, part five: Poem by Zdeněk Fibich
In the latest edition of our series about some of the greatest works of Czech classical music the focus is on Poem, a short but stirring symphonic work by composer Zdeněk…
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Kladruby Abbey: a Czech architectural gem’s long and winding road to European (if not world…
The eastern Bohemian town of Kladruby nad Labem is famous worldwide for its horse stud farm, founded by the Habsburg emperor Rudolf II. The western Bohemian town of…
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