Culture
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Pavla Horáková on her award-winning novel: I wrote the kind of book I myself would like to read
The winner of the prestigious 2018 Magnesia Litera Award for Prose went to journalist, translator and writer Pavla Horáková for her novel A Theory of Strangeness. Pavla…
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Shooting begins on new film about legendary Czech runner Emil Zátopek
The legendary runner Emil Zátopek and his wife Dana, a javelin thrower, made history at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, when they won altogether four gold medals for…
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Metronome’s David Gaydečka: Prague only became ready for a big music festival in recent years
Metronome, Prague’s biggest music festival, will bring the likes of Liam Gallagher and Kraftwerk to the Výstaviště exhibition grounds for its fourth edition on June 21 and…
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Leading Czech orchestras perform charity concert for Notre Dame
The country’s leading orchestras came together on Tuesday this week to perform a charity concert in aid of the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The concert…
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Czech Republic’s cultural heritage to go online
The Czech Republic’s cultural heritage is set to become more accessible than ever after the Ministry of Culture announced it will create a freely accessible central…
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Prague exhibit depicts the most iconic buildings of Central Europe‘s socialist modernism
A new exhibition has opened up in the Czech Centres Gallery. Featuring over 100 images and a number of three dimensional models it gives visitors the chance to study the…
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Church and social historian Tomáš Petráček on Czech secularism, Slavic paganism, and Easter as a…
In a wide-ranging interview at the start of Holy Week, leading up to Easter, the Roman Catholic priest Tomáš Petráček – a leading church and social historian – talks about…
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Hradišťan sings Easter songs and carols
Our Easter Sunday music show is dedicated to an album called Studánko Rubínko or Ruby Well by the band Hradišťan, one of the country’s most respected performers of folk…
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Moravian Easter – a celebration of new life
Traditional Easter celebrations in the Czech Republic have a strong religious connotation. However, many of the customs connected with this season date back to pre…
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Czech Easter traditions explained
Easter in the Czech Republic is a colourful mix of Christian and pagan traditions. People savor both the spiritual dimension of the holiday and celebrate the coming of…
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Children’s publishing house Albatros marks 70th anniversary with special collection
This week marks 70 years since the establishment of the famous children’s books publisher Albatros. As part of the anniversary, Albatros has released a collection of some…
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Unfinished piano piece by Antonín Dvořák completed by AI programme
More than a hundred years after his death, fans of Antonín Dvořák have a chance to hear a new piece by one of the greatest Czech composers. An artificial intelligence…
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