Culture
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Book of photos surprise winner at Magnesia Litera Awards
It was a big night for literature on Monday night, as representatives of the Czech publishing industry gathered at Prague's City Library for this year's Magnesia Litera…
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Brass bands, beer and a famous boulevard: Czech links with Mexico
In this programme we go south of the border, to explore some intriguing Czech literary and other cultural links with Mexico, stretching right back to the days of the…
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Helena Wilsonova's lens: Cuba, the Czech underground scene, and Canadian native art
Visitors to the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk on Jungmann Square in Prague will find an exhibit featuring "The Faces of Havana." Photographer Helena Wilsonova's images…
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Czech restorers to assess damage to famous New Orleans cemetery
Three Czech restorers for a well-known Czech restoration company have begun cooperating with the US organisation Save Our Cemeteries to assess overall damages from last…
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Encore: Easter music from the Czech Republic
In a special Easter programme from Radio Prague we bring you some Czech Easter oratorios from the eighteenth century, and also something we don't often hear on the…
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Dance in a digital age
Accompanied by a jarring electrical soundtrack and a bewildering laser display, Petra Hauerova took to the stage in Prague's Ponec Theatre last Friday to present her…
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A new "Passion" unveiled at National Theatre
Many are familiar with the work of one of the greatest Czech composers, Bohuslav Martinu. Martinu wrote a number of operas in a career that spanned more than half a…
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Czech Centre opens in Prague
Czech Centres are to be found from New York to Moscow, promoting Czech culture and providing a focus for local Czech communities. Now - perhaps surprisingly - a Czech…
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Design Centre awards "National Prize"
Each spring the Czech Republic's Design Centre - with offices in both in Prague and Brno - runs a prestigious competition in the Czech Republic, honouring excellence in…
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Hugo Haas - more than just a "foreign Ed Wood"
Hugo Haas was one of the stars of Czechoslovak cinema's golden age of the 1930s. This versatile actor and director was hugely popular in the First Republic and he appeared…
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Speculation over Rembrandt painting: is the old man Jan Amos Comenius?
Millions of people have admired it at the Uffizi Art Gallery in Florence. Now, Rembrandt's painting of an old man has acquired a new significance for Czechs. According to…
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A new exhibition opened in Prague examines life under the Luxemburgs
As the 'Charles IV: Emperor by the Grace of God' exhibition continues in Prague Castle, visitors to the city are already able to gain an impression of art and culture…
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