Culture
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Funeral home gallery offers a fresh look at death, life and contemporary art
The cemetery in the small South Bohemian town of Volyně hides an unusual secret – a contemporary art gallery called Na shledanou, or Goodbye. Actually, the secret is not…
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Free pianos helping enliven Prague’s public spaces
This week half a dozen pianos have appeared at squares, train stations and other locations in Prague. Some passers-by have been taking the opportunity to tinkle the…
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Totální nasazení: Punk-rock old-timers who know how to have fun
In this week’s Sunday Music Show, we will profile a highly prolific and hard-work punk-rock band Totální nasazení, which for some 23 years has been entertaining their…
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A Greeting from Castle Hill: an insider’s look into Prague Castle’s forgotten era
Prague Castle is considered one of the symbols of the Czech state. Once the seat of Bohemian kings, it now houses the Office of the Czech President, and its museums and…
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Vilém Heckel brought First Republic glamour to communist advertising
Entering the small, cozy space of FotoGrafic Gallery in Prague’s Old Town, I was struck by the glossy picture-perfect photographs of dashing ladies catching a few rays…
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Once divisive Dancing House goes on market
Co-designed by the world famous architect Frank Gehry and the locally based Vlado Milunic, the Dancing House is Prague’s best-known and most distinctive modern building…
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National Theatre managers call for culture minister’s dismissal
Last week’s sacking of Jan Burian as head of the National Theatre and subsequent backtracking is a situation which has not been fully resolved. Although Mr Burian agreed…
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Winning over new audiences with Piano “biggest joy”, says Republic of Two man Mikoláš Růžička
Mikoláš Růžička is perhaps best-known as one half of the guitar pop duo Republic of Two, who a few years back were named Best New Act at the Czech equivalents of the…
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The Ecstasy of Saint Tereza – Style-shifting Prague indie deities
Now on hiatus, The Ecstasy of Saint Tereza have been perhaps THE leading Czech indie band of the last two decades. With guitarist, songwriter and producer Jan P. Muchow…
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Peter Freestone - former personal assistant to Freddie Mercury – discusses forgotten tracks the…
For 12 years Peter Freestone was a personal assistant and close friend to Freddie Mercury, the singer who reached superstardom with the rock group Queen. He was also there…
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Rusnok cabinet forced to backtrack on latest high-profile dismissal
The Rusnok cabinet has been forced to backtrack on the latest in a series of high-profile dismissals. The head of the National Theatre Jan Burian, who was sacked on his…
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Outdoor Stage I.P. Pavlova: transforming biggest road in Prague into a cosmopolitan boulevard
I.P. Pavlova is known as one of the busiest areas in Prague – a metro station, crossroads of a number of key tram routes, and two arteries of the one of central Prague…
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