Culture
-
Czech band Jelen: Anděl award winner for best album of 2016
The Czech band Jelen is the fresh winner of the Anděl Award for the best album of 2016. The band plays roots music, inspired by various genres, such as country, folk…
-
Beautifully-drawn graphic novel about cynical 400-year-old putto comes out in Czech
Author James Stafford is a big fan of Czech culture and history and recently settled in the Czech Republic with his family. For the past seven years or so, James worked on…
-
Young singer Lenny wins big at Anděl Awards
The Anděl music awards were handed out on Monday in a special and refreshingly toned-down ceremony broadcast by Czech TV. This year the awards took place not at a large…
-
This is Miroslav Šašek: “Genius” émigré illustrator now receiving recognition at home
The Czech illustrator Miroslav Šašek produced delightful and evocative books that introduced generations of children to some of the world’s great cities and countries. The…
-
Anděl Award winner Martina Trchová
Martina Trchová is a Prague based singer and songwriter. Her most recent album, called Holobyt or Unfurnished Flat, has just won the Anděl Award in the folk and country…
-
The reconstruction of Prague Castle under Empress Maria Theresa
It is arguably the most frequently photographed sight in the Czech capital: Prague Castle overlooking the city complete with St. Vitus’ Cathedral. In the mid-18 century…
-
The Prague Fringe grows up
In the nine days from 26 May to 3 June Prague will be treated to its very own version of the Edinburgh Fringe. Audiences will have over 230 English-language performances…
-
Czech designed ‘cactus’ watchtower to be constructed in Jerusalem
The city of Jerusalem is to get a new watchtower by the famous Czech architect Martin Rajniš, who has built several such towers around the Czech Republic. The watchtower…
-
Czechs sign up to help save Syrian cultural heritage
The general director of the Czech National Museum has just signed an agreement committing the institution to helping Syria save, preserve and conserve much of its cultural…
-
Cold Cold Nights – J and co. deliver guitar-driven rock for all seasons
(The) Last Summer is the title of the recently released debut LP by Prague band Cold Cold Nights. The group are led by Jakub Jirásek, who previously performed as a solo…
-
Vienna Philharmonic stars at 72nd Prague Spring festival
The Prague Spring international music festival gets underway on Friday at Prague's Obecní dům. The festival will traditionally open with Bedřich Smetana’s My Country, this…
-
Book World Prague 2017 promises fresh venues and marked international dimension
This year’s Book World Prague has just got underway at the city’s Výstaviště. However, the 23rd edition of the trade fair and literary festival will also see it go outside…
Pages
- « první
- ‹ předchozí
- …
- 150
- 151
- 152
- 153
- 154
- 155
- 156
- 157
- 158
- …
- následující ›
- poslední »