Culture
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Umakart - independent super group back after lengthy absence
Umakart, who recently released their second LP after a gap of eight years, are a kind of Czech independent super group whose core consists of vocalist Jaromír Švejdík …
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Designer Jan Čtvrtník: from Czech Cubism to NASA lunar shields
Young Czech designer Jan Čtvrtník has worked for some of the best-known names in the industry, from domestic firm Moser to IKEA and Electrolux. He has just won an…
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New publication presents early years of Czech animation
The Czech National Film Archive has come out with a new publication entitled Czech Animated Film from 1920 to 1945. The publication follows a six-part series that the…
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Corruption, scandal and protests - a year in musical disgruntlement
On this last day of 2012, Radio Prague has prepared a special music show inspired by some of the events and particularly the mood of the past year. Much of this year in…
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Visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman
In this Christmas special Radio Prague highlights the work of visionary filmmaker Karel Zeman. His daughter Ludmila Zeman – acclaimed children’s book author & illustrator…
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International Choir of Prague – revisiting the classics with a fresh beat
In this week’s pre-Christmas Sunday music show we profile the International Choir of Prague, specifically its adult choir. You will hear recordings of the choir’s live…
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Opening the wounds of collectivization: Rustic Baroque in English
A month ago the English translation of Rustic Baroque by Czech writer Jiří Hájíček came out in the Czech Republic. The book won the prestigious Litera Magnesia prize in…
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The story of a successful Fine Arts studio
It was almost two years ago that then-fresh graduate Nina Mainerová set out with a colleague to open a professional architectural studio. But soon after their launch, the…
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Václav Havel Library actively promoting late president's legacy
Among the organizations keeping the legacy of the country’s first post-communist president alive is the Václav Havel Library, which was established back in 2004 but has…
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Christmas music with Lucie Bílá
In this edition of Sunday Music Show: Czech and international Christmas hits with Lucie Bílá. The queen of Czech pop shot to fame in the 1990s and has dominated the Czech…
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Exhibition highlights popularity of Matchbox cars
This week the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague launched a new exhibition highlighting the fascinating history of the Matchbox brand – the famous die-cast toy cars…
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Artwork tribute funded by international rock stars unveiled at Václav Havel Airport
A tapestry dedicated to the late Czech president Václav Havel and financed by some of the world’s biggest rock stars was unveiled on Sunday at Prague’s recently renamed…
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