Culture
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Ghostly sculptures draw attention to dilapidated St. George’s church
Earlier this year, Jakub Hadrava, a third-year student of sculpture at the University of West Bohemia, made international headlines with an unusual installation at St…
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Christmas exhibition in Bethlehem Chapel harks back to the old days
Among the many Christmas events underway in Prague at this time of year is an exhibition of nativity scenes and bells at Bethlehem Chapel in the city centre. Hidden deep…
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Time right for generational change, says Trafačka founder Jan Kaláb
After eight years of existence, the Trafačka art gallery in Prague is closing down, making way for a new housing development. Over the years, Trafačka, which is situated…
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Planety – A fresh, Silesian take on the late ‘80s indie guitar sound
Led by singer-guitarist Ondřej Krochmalný, the Český Těšín-based band Planety received the Best New Act gong at the 2012 Vinyl awards for their debut LP Peklo, peklo, ráj…
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My Prague – Jan P. Muchow
Leader of local indie pioneers The Ecstasy of St. Theresa and a successful composer of film scores, Jan P. Muchow is one of the most respected musicians and producers in…
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Čapek villa yields trove of original sketches, drawings and handwritten documents
Specialists have been conducting an extensive inventory of items at a villa in Prague 10 which was once owned by writer Karel Čapek and his brother Josef. Included on the…
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Annual “supermarket” highlights contemporary design
The annual DesignSupermarket gets underway in Prague on Thursday. Now in its eighth year, the event – which organizers call a selling exhibition – is an alternative to…
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Prague never lets you go, says Australian writer Rachael Weiss
Rachael Weiss is an Australian author with Czech roots, who has just published her second book about Prague, based on her own experience of living in the Czech capital…
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‘Roll Out the Barrel’ composer Jaromír Vejvoda
This week’s Sunday Music Show is dedicated to a Czech composer and band member Jaromír Vejvoda whose work is probably a lot better known than he was in spite of his…
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Jindřich Mann: a Czech in a famous German literary family
Even if you have never read anything by the great German novelist Thomas Mann, you will almost certainly have come across Visconti’s film of his most famous novella, “…
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Artist, mother and teacher – the three lives of painter Tereza Límanová
Born and raised in Prague, Tereza Límanová captures the city in an unusual way in her paintings. She paints mostly landscapes, but in an abstract and reduced style that…
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Czech Republic leads region with crowdsourcing but full potential still to be tapped
Since its modest beginnings several years ago, crowdsourcing has become a popular financing tool among Czechs. Hundreds of mainly artistic and cultural projects have been…
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