Culture

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Forgotten sculpture designed by Jan Kaplický to go on display in Prague

A forgotten sculpture by architect Jan Kaplický was recently discovered in a factory in Italy. The giant stainless steel water drop will go on display in Prague.

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“A logical change”: 2024 One World to also show fiction films on human rights theme

The 26th One World festival of human rights films gets underway in Prague on March 20. For the first time the showcase is also including fiction films this year.

07:25

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Project to revive abandoned WWII bunkers

Czech architect Juraj Lasovský has come up with a unique project reviving old military bunkers built in Czechoslovakia before the Second World War.

Karel Kryl | Photo: Jiří Sláma, Czech Radio

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"Czech Dylan" Karel Kryl died 30 years ago today

Karel Kryl, sometimes referred to as ‘the Czech Bob Dylan’ because of his complex and poetic lyrics on political themes, died 30 years ago today.

Bedřich Smetana with his wife Bettina in 1860 | Photo: Wilhelm Rupp, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Anniversary of the Week

March 2, 1824: Czech music titan Bedřich Smetana is born

One of the greatest names in the history of Czech music, Má vlast composer, Bedřich Smetana, was born exactly 200 years.

02:55

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Josef Škvorecký’s library to open in his home-town of Náchod

The private library of the late Czech writer, translator and publisher Josef Škvorecký will soon open to the public in his home town of Náchod in north Bohemia.

Culture

National Theatre gala concert and special coin to commemorate 200th anniversary of Smetana

Saturday, March 2 marks 200 years since the birth of Bedřich Smetana, one of the most internationally renowned and nationally celebrated Czech composers.

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Czech lawmakers don traditional folk costumes to celebrate diversity

The Chamber of Deputies was considerably more colourful than usual on Tuesday as MPs from across the political spectrum showed up for work in traditional folk costumes.

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Czech book resale service aims to be “first choice for Europeans”

Knihobot, which started out in a second-hand book shop, has become a major name in Czechia's resale economy. The service has made inroads into other markets in Europe.

Eva Leimbergerová, Zbigniew Kalina, Tereza Nekudová and Ondřej Volejník | Photo: Vršovické divadlo MANA

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New production brings communist-era dissident home theatre back to life

Two comedies written by dissident playwright Pavel Kohout in the 1970s with the intention of being performed in peoples’ homes are being revived by a Prague theatre.