Culture
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Gloria Musaealis awards usher in nationwide Festival of Museum Nights
The annual nationwide Festival of Museum Nights, during which museums and cultural institutions around the country organize special events and late-night opening hours for…
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Czech TV productions receive five nominations at Monte Carlo Television Festival
Czech Television, the country’s national public broadcaster, has reason to be proud: it will have a strong representation at the 59th Monte Carlo Television Festival. Its…
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New chiefs take over at Czech Centres in London and New York
The Czech Centres in London and New York are getting new directors this spring, with Přemysl Pela assuming control in the UK capital and Miroslav Konvalina taking the helm…
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Girls, mountains, war and clouds: the life’s work of renowned Czech photographer Ladislav Sitenský…
This May marks the centenary of the birth of Ladislav Sitenský, among the most celebrated Czech photographers of the 20th century. He’s perhaps best known today for his…
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Legendary comic magazine Čtyřlístek celebrates 50th anniversary
Čtyřlístek or the Four-leaf Clover, a legendary Czech children’s comic magazine, marks its 50th anniversary this week. The comic series was named after its four human-like…
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“My Country”: Prague Spring kicks off with performance by German orchestra founded by WWII expellees
In keeping with tradition, the annual Prague Spring classical music festival kicked off on Sunday with a rendition of Bedřich Smetana’s epic cycle Má vlast, or My Country…
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As the Eurovision Song Contest kicks-off Lake Malawi is ready to play at its biggest gig yet
The 64th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest is set to start on May 14th in Israel. Forty-one countries are sending bands to Tel-Aviv. Representing the Czechs is…
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From underground bunkers to “Fire Mountain”: how Prague’s poorest have lived over the centuries
How did the working poor live in Prague during the Austro-Hungarian Empire? In the days of the democratic First Czechoslovak Republic? Under Communism? And what about the…
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Cannes to honour Forman with Loves of a Blonde and new documentary
The Cannes film festival, which begins next week, is set to pay tribute to the late Miloš Forman, screening a restored version of the late director’s 1965 classic Loves of…
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Michael Havas: Peter Gabriel called about doing a video with Jan Švankmajer
Michael Havas grew up in New Zealand but came to communist Czechoslovakia – the country his parents had escaped from – to study film. He has made over 50 documentaries in…
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Czech singer-songwriter Ivan Hlas celebrates 65th birthday
The well-known Czech musician Ivan Hlas is celebrating his 65th birthday. The singer, songwriter and guitarist has been a fixture on the domestic music scene for over five…
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Prague’s sirens become part of new concert series
The Prague based Berg orchestra, known for its unique approach to contemporary music, has come up with a new project, called ‘Hudba k siréně’ or ‘Music for the Siren.’ The…
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