Culture
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Rediscovering Jan Zrzavy
A large retrospective exhibition of the works by Jan Zrzavy is currently being held at Prague's Waldstein Riding School. Although his work attracts large crowds of Czech…
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Renovation of Jan Hus statue surrounded by controversies
In April the statue of Jan Hus dominating the Old Town Square was surrounded by scaffolding and covered up in large canvas to undergo vast renovation, which will take at…
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Amateur puppet theatre entertaining children in Prague`s Old Town for almost 90 years
Only a few blocks away from the Old Town Square is the oldest permanent puppet theatre in the Czech Republic. It is called Rise loutek (Kingdom of Puppets in English) and…
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Czech fans gather for final Potter instalment
Any other day bookstores would long have been closed by 1 am in Prague, but not last Saturday, July 21st, when the final instalment J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series went…
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This year's Early Music Festivities focus on French Music
Some well-known historical sights of Prague, such as Brevnov Monastery or Troja chateau, have this week been filled with the sound of old music. The current Letni…
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Jan Zrzavy: quietly observing the essence of things
Prague has been particularly generous to art enthusiasts this summer, with a number of exhibitions ranging from the Abstract painters Frantiek Kupka and Piet Mondrian at…
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Inside of Vysehrad ramparts unusual venue for summer theatre production
The outdoor Summer Shakespeare Festival at Prague Castle has been a great success in recent years. However, it is not the only such seasonal theatrical experience…
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Encore: The Terezin Ghetto children's opera Brundibar in a new English recording
It is quite possible that you will have heard Hans Krasa's famous children's opera Brundibar, but it is less likely that you will have heard it performed in English. Naxos…
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Friday marks 400th anniversary of birth of Vaclav "Wenceslaus" Hollar
On this day, July 13, lovers of fine art are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of Vaclav, or Wenceslaus, Hollar, one of the most famous Czech and European…
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Film producers call for tax incentives to win back Hollywood
Eagle-eyed film-goers will have noticed the medieval streets and facades of Prague and other Czech towns cropping up in Hollywood blockbusters such as Mission Impossible…
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Cestmir Suska's 'Rusty Flowers'
Over the last ten years, Czech sculptor Cestmir Suska has become something of a hit in the US. His larger-than-life and painstakingly geometrical sculptures have been…
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A homecoming for sculptor Cestmir Suska
Sculptor Cestmir Suska has long been more popular on the other side of the Atlantic than here in his native Prague. But, with a current exhibition in the Czech Museum of…
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