Culture
-
Swedish Chapel in Opava boasts frescos depicting The Apocalypse
The town of Opava has a unique octagonal chapel, called the Swedish Chapel. Its walls are covered with fragments of 15th century frescoes depicting the Apocalypse.
-
„Burn it all!“ The death and legacy of Franz Kafka in contemporary art
The last years of Kafka's life were associated with severe illness and numerous stays in sanatoriums.
-
From Taiwan to Žižkov: 23rd Prague Fringe “most international ever”
Final preparations are underway for the 23rd edition of Prague Fringe, which starts on Monday and will feature productions from such places as Taiwan, India and Žižkov.
-
Czech Prima Donnas at the Met Opera
A new exhibition opens on Wednesday evening at the Czech Center New York presenting Czech female opera singers whose careers brought them onto the stage of the Met Opera.
-
Book World Prague 2024 has more to offer non-Czech readers than ever before
Book World Prague usually mostly targets a Czech audience. But this year is different – largely thanks to the Frankfurt Book Fair naming Czechia its 2026 Guest of Honour.
-
“It’s exciting and frightening”: Architect Jiřičná’s biggest project set for Prague
Architect Eva Jiřičná has been living in the UK for decades. But the biggest project in the 85-year-old’s career, a 1,000-apartment complex, is set to go up in Prague.
-
Translator Mark Harman: Kafka’s imagination anticipated the world in which we live
Kafka expert Mark Harman, translator of a new collection of the writer's stories, discusses many aspects of his work, including his distinctive style and sense of humour.
-
Josef Suk: Fantastic Scherzo
Fantastic Scherzo by the great Czech composer Josef Suk premiered at Prague’s Rudolfinum in 1905.
-
Josef Suk: Fantastic Scherzo
The third part of our video series on Czech Music Greats is devoted to the Fantastic Scherzo by Art Nouveau composer Josef Suk, pupil and son-in law of Antonín Dvořák.
-
Siřem: the real inspiration for Kafka’s ‘The Castle’?
In the last episode of ‘In Kafka’s Footsteps’, we visited Frýdlant, believed to have inspired his novel ‘The Castle’. But there is another contender to be reckoned with.
-
Decision to keep Soviet-era sculpture at Prague’s Anděl metro station “a compromise”
If you’ve taken the metro to Prague’s Anděl station, you may have noticed a bronze sculpture that reads ‘Moskva-Praha’.
-
“More than 100 buildings are open to the public”: Open House Prague kicks off
Open House Prague, the week-long festival where many buildings throughout the city normally closed to the public open their doors, kicks off this week.
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »