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Zrní get political but still find peace on new LP
The Kladno quintet Zrní have just returned with a new LP, Nebeský Klid (Heavenly Peace). Last year the quirky alt-rock band dedicated themselves to the memory of Václav…
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Josef Gočár: pioneer of Czech Cubist, Rondocubist architecture, and designer extraordinaire
This Friday marks 140 years since the birth of the pioneering Czech architect and designer Josef Gočár. His legacy includes iconic works in a range of styles, most…
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“I simply felt, I have to make it” – Václav Marhoul’s Painted Bird cleans up at Czech Lions
This year’s Czech Lion film awards were dominated by The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul, which triumphed with no fewer than nine prizes. Two of the other main contenders…
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The best of Czech classical music, part nine: Ktož jsú boží bojovníci
Did the outnumbered Hussites defeat the crusaders at the Battle of Domažlice by singing? Modern-day historians are sceptical. But for František Palacký, Alois Jirásek and…
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“This is about me being Czech”: NY-based photographer Marie Tomanová on new Prague show
Photographer Marie Tomanová, who has been living in the US for the past decade, won many accolades for Young Americans, a series of striking portraits that came out in…
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Collector donates valuable Japanese art to Prague’s National Gallery
The National Gallery in Prague has received a major donation of Japanese Zen art, which includes over 500 hanging scrolls with ink paintings. The scrolls are part of the…
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14th century love song: Frolicking Little Angel
If one was to look through history in search of the predecessors of today’s popular music, then one of the oldest songs worth a mention would have to be Frolicking Little…
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Žatec: Czech town providing perfect location for major productions including JoJo Rabbit
The Czech town of Žatec is best-known for its exceptional hops. But in recent years it has also been the setting for many Hollywood productions, including the movies The…
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David Černý’s “locomotive bridge” to connect two Prague buildings
A bridge in the form of a locomotive crashing from one building to another is the latest project by Czech artist David Černý, known for the black sculptures of babies…
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The best of Czech classical music, part seven: Humoresque No. 7 by Antonín Dvořák
Czech classical music is not only a part of the national culture and history, but also of its very soul. This year, we have prepared a series on renowned works of Czech…
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Enter the Dragon: Czech glass artworks master Lasvit installs ‘world’s biggest jewels’ in luxury…
They took a year to design, another year to make, and half a year to install. But the Czech lighting and glass artworks company Lasvit has realised a project of truly epic…
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Czech filming subsidies bring in record profit from foreign productions
Thanks to incentives, film projects realised in the Czech Republic brought in around USD 390 million to the economy last year, a record number that is double the amount…
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