Danny Bate

An illegal menagerie, with many big cats, has been operating for years in Kletečná. A breakthrough in the issue came after a meeting of government leaders on Wednesday.

On Monday 25th, the remains of the anicient hominins Lucy and Selam were unveiled at Prague’s National Museum, inaugurating its new exhibition.

Kroměříž Chateau dazzles with its architecture and gardens – and now with hundreds of amethysts, centuries old and recently discovered by a researcher by accident.

Fifty-seven years after Warsaw Pact armies entered Prague, President Pavel and other leaders laid wreaths and gave speeches at a ceremony outside the Czech Radio building.

A series of workshops in traditional art in the USA are set to be led by two ladies from Hovorany, travelling as ambassadors of the Moravian Beauty foundation.

A petition has been launched to protest against a potential Prague performance by the rapper Ye (Kanye West), and Mayor of Prague Bohuslav Svoboda has voiced his agreement.

Dr Rajendra Chitnis is the University of Oxford’s champion of Czech, each year enthusing new cohorts of students with his love for the language and its literature.

On Friday 15th, the precious fossils of Lucy and Selam arrived at Prague Airport. They will be on display at the National Museum for two months, their first time in Europe.

On Thursday night, temperatures in Czechia did not drop below 20 °C in several places across the country; it was therefore a ‘tropical’ night.

Ivana Pěkná Vrbíková, executive director of the Letní Letná festival of new circus and theatre, introduces this year's programme, running from August 13th to 31st.