Culture
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Still a nation of bookworms in the era of the shopping mall
We are in the middle of the huge and very modern Novy Smichov shopping complex, one of many that have sprung up in Prague and other Czech cities in recent years. This…
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New exhibition presents Silesia as a "Pearl in the Bohemian Crown"
A new exhibition at Prague's Wallenstein Riding School displays some 400 paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints from the 14th to 18th centuries. Divided into three…
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Prostejov's enchanting Art Nouveau house of culture
The house of culture in the Moravian town of Prostejov is one of the country's best examples of the art nouveau style. Built by the famous architect Jan Kotera, it…
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New exhibition features three periods of flourishing artistic relations
Silesia, a Pearl in the Bohemian Crown - is a new exhibition that is currently underway in Prague. As Dita Asiedu reports, paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints…
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Good Countryman Vladimir Mensik
With over 1,000 roles in his relatively short life, Vladimir Mensik was one of the country's most celebrated actors and entertainers. He performed on stage, in films…
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Encore: Vivaldi in Prague and the rich sound of the cathedral organ of Kromeriz
In Encore this week we look at an excellent CD of music from Prague during the Baroque period, and we also enjoy the rich sound of the cathedral organ in the beautiful…
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Dark side of psyche, society seen in "Dekadence" exhibition at Obecni Dum
Prague's Obecni Dum (Municipal House) is one of the Czech Republic's greatest Art Nouveau jewels. Now, however, it is home to an exhibition of a different but related art…
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Exhibition looks at work of two great artists as members of Czechoslovak Legions during Great War
Frantisek Kupka and Otto Gutfreund are two of the most important Czech artists of the first half of the 20th century; Kupka was a great painter and graphic artist, while…
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Young artist exhibits "radiovka" cycling helmets
The "radiovka" beret, known for its little antenna-like tassel on top may not exactly be the height of fashion but the beret does have a long tradition in the Bohemian and…
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Hit-makers Hapka & Horacek release new pop/chanson CD "Strazce Plamene"
Even after all those years, since they began cooperating in the mid-1980s in communist Czechoslovakia, musician Petr Hapka and lyricist Michal Horacek remain one of the…
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Czech Press Photo exhibition opens at Prague's Old Town Hall
An exhibition of the best works of Czech press photography opened on Friday at Prague's Old Town Hall. Czech Press Photo, the domestic version of World Press Photo, is now…
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Poetry fever in the Czech Republic
This week in Czech Books we are gripped by poetry fever. The Czech Republic is in the middle of an international poetry festival, the "Den poezie" - or Poetry Day. As we…
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