Culture
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Iva Prochazkova - respected author of children's books & books for young adults
Iva Prochazkova is one of the Czech Republic's most respected authors of children's books and novels for young adults, a writer who spent much of her career in Austria and…
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Pioneering environmental film festival celebrates its 33rd year
The Ekofilm festival is less about red carpets - and more about green politics than anything else. It was the first environment-focused film festival in Europe when it was…
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Kupka painting sets new auction record
In May of this year "Abstract composition" - an oil on canvas by the Czech-born abstract artist Frantisek Kupka - fetched a record price at auction 13.4 million crowns …
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Arnost Lustig: Love in the proximity of death
Czech Books comes today from the Cafe Union in Prague's Nusle district, where I'm joined by one of the Czech Republic's most honoured and widely read novelists. Arnost…
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Once again a month has passed and it's time to reveal the identity of our September mystery Czech and announce the names of four of you who will receive small prizes from…
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'Extinct churches - living music': exhibition brings to life Prague'sreligious past
Prague is full of old and beautiful churches, often crouching between hubbubs of modern social activity. Many regularly play host to concerts, maintaining through music a…
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The converted warehouse offering Prague's artists a home
A galaxy of stars from the Czech art world met this week to open 'Ztracena nevinnost' ('Lost Innocence') - an exhibition showcasing three generations of Czech artists side…
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7th annual Mind Sports Olympiad sees introduction of new Czech titles
It has become something of a tradition every autumn for game lovers in Prague to match wits in at the annual Mind Sports Olympiad. The event, which draws hundreds of…
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Discord at the Prague Autumn Music Festival
Prague is very much a centre of culture and proud of the fact that its classical music festivals attract music lovers from around the world. The Prague Spring Music…
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First Chinese cultural centre in Czech Republic opens in Olomouc
As China's economy goes from strength to strength, the country is also making great efforts to promote its language and culture across the world. In just three years…
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The Mystery of the Puzzle Box: the life and work of Jaroslav Foglar
Jaroslav Foglar's children's stories of adventure and mystery are beloved to at least three generations of Czechs. Banned under communism, his fiction nevertheless found…
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New David Cerny sculpture, Metalmorphosis, unveiled in Charlotte
Ever since he painted a Soviet tank pink in 1991, David Cerny has remained one of the Czech Republic's more daring and innovative artists, whose work continues to provoke…
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