Culture
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Czech sculptors throw punches in row over new Wilson statue
As Radio Prague reported earlier this year plans are well underway to restore a statue of U.S. president Woodrow Wilson in front of Prague’s main station that was torn…
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Czech publishers opposed to Google’s plans to digitise millions of books
The Google Books Library is a huge project under which the internet giant aims to scan millions of books and make them available on-line. In the US a court is considering…
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Head of the Czech Centre in London, Ladislav Pflimpfl, on some of this autumn's highlights
This week, heads of Czech Centres from around the world are gathered in Prague to discuss where next for their cultural institutes. Amongst them is Ladislav Pflimpfl, head…
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Vlasta Redl – taking Moravian folk to another level
Moravian folk music has long and rich traditions, and many artists work with its motifs in creating their own musical style.
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Prague company keeping classic Czech design of early 20th century alive
The company Modernista, which has a shop in the centre of Prague, deals in both original Czech furniture from the first half of the 20th century and replicas it has made…
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Dramatic events of 1989 captured in new photography exhibition
The Year 1989 through the Eyes of Photographers is the title of a new exhibition that has just got underway at Prague’s Old Town Hall. It brings together around 300…
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Artist Tereza Bušková on capturing Moravian rituals and conquering the London art scene
My guest in One on One today has been described as a ‘young Czech Matthew Barney’ and a ‘rising star’ on the London art scene. Since graduating from the Royal College of…
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“Savouring America” shows the New World through European eyes
Those who have never been to America get their image of the continent from TV, movies, books and other media. It seems that this much has not changed since the New World…
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Stanley Povoda – the Czech Republic’s number one robot-maker
Stanley ‘Robotman’ Povoda is the father of Czech robotics. After over half a century of bringing people’s old colanders, chandeliers and vacuum cleaners to life, Stanley…
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Museum commemorating Johannes Kepler’s stay in Prague opens to public
Over the centuries, Prague has hosted many outstanding scientists from across Europe – among them the German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. Kepler spent a…
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Sculptor Pavel Opočenský: “I was the least angry prisoner”.
Sculptor Pavel Opočenský has seen many twists and turns in his life. After signing Charter 77, he left for Germany to eventually settle in New York. When he came back…
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Photographer Robert Vano looks back over 40-year career with The Platinum Collection
The Platinum Collection is the title of the biggest retrospective to date by the photographer Robert Vano, who is best known for his male nudes. Vano is a Hungarian Slovak…
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