Culture
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Cudlín exhibition part of freedom celebrations in Chicago
Celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution are taking place not only in the Czech Republic but also among Czech and Slovak communities abroad. The…
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Kafka’s sketchbook among documents reclaimed and digitalised by Israeli library
The National Library of Israel has started digitising a long-lost batch of archival materials, belonging to Franz Kafka’s friend Max Brod. They include, among other things…
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New pipe organ for St Vitus Cathedral resounds for first time
The new pipe organ for St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague resounded for the first time on Monday in a workshop near Barcelona, in Spain, where the instrument is being built…
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Ondřej Havelka – Multi-talented jazz band leader turns 65
Band leader Ondřej Havelka, with a look straight out of Jeeves and Wooster, has just reached the age of 65. The singer, actor (he has appeared in several movies), theatre…
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Czechs observe day of mourning for pop idol Karel Gott
Flags are being flown at half-mast in the Czech Republic and public events have been toned down as Czechs observe a day of mourning for the late pop idol Karel Gott. The…
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Thousands pay tribute to deceased national pop icon Karel Gott
People from all corners of the country are streaming to Prague to pay their last respects to the deceased Czech pop legend Karel Gott, who died of leukaemia last week. By…
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Underground under Communism: It wasn’t only rock ’n’ roll – and Czechs liked it
The former political regime in Czechoslovakia deemed much of Western culture “damaging” and “ideologically subversive”, but authorities struggled in particular to control…
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Jiřičná creating special installation for Signal light festival held amid Gott mourning
The seventh Signal festival will again bring video mapping and light installations to the streets of Prague, every night from Thursday to Sunday. This year’s edition…
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In memoriam: Actress, Charter 77 signatory Vlasta Chramostová
Vlasta Chramostová, a theatre and film actress banned under communism from performing in public, died on Sunday at the age of 92. She was among the first Charter 77…
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Machonins’ granddaughter Marie Kordovská: I grew up in a “mini Kotva”
Architects Věra Machoninová and Vladimír Machonin designed some of the Czech Republic’s most distinctive modern buildings, including Prague’s Kotva department store and…
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In memoriam: Karel Gott, the ‘Bohemian nightingale’
Karel Gott, the undisputed king of Czech pop music, passed away this week at the age of 80. Over the course of a career spanning nearly six decades, the celebrated showman…
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Museum offers multimedia experience of fires that devastated Prague over centuries
The popularity of disaster movies shows how people are fascinated by catastrophes, natural and otherwise. Now there’s a permanent exhibition by the City of Prague Museum…
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