History
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“We broke the curse of the pharaohs” – National Museum opens major exhibit on Ancient Egypt
The National Museum in Prague has opened a major new exhibition. Under the title “Kings of the Sun” it depicts the age of the pyramid builders in Ancient Egypt.
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Markéta Křížová: “Native Americans and Inuits commemorated the death of John Hus”
Colonial history has increasingly come into the spotlight over the past years. The Czechs of course didn’t colonise any other countries – but they did leave an imprint.
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Work to begin on memorial to Josef Mašín and “three resistances”
Work is set to begin on a memorial to WWII resistance hero Josef Mašín and what are known as Czechoslovakia’s “three resistances”.
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Czechoslovak legionary’s diary depicts First World War through unique illustrations
A unique diary belonging to a Czechoslovak legionary named František Krejčí is filled with accomplished images, drawn by Krejčí himself.
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Czechoslovakia’s first bullet train (the ‘Slovenská strela’) being restored to full glory
Czechoslovakia created a railway network to modernize infrastructure and forge a national identity. The culmination was the ‘Slovak bullet’, now being restored to glory.
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Czech Battle of Britain ace Josef František honoured in UK
In an honour for Czech RAF legend Josef František, the Hawker Hurricane plane in which he met his death near the end of the Battle of Britain has been renamed after him.
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‘Siege of Brno’: Czech Jesuits to consecrate statue of Stredonius to mark ‘miraculous’ 1645 victory
Brno is to consecrate a new statue of Jesuit priest and “student chaplain” Stredonius (Martin Středa), who helped rally the faithful during the Thirty Years’ War.
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Se quiere salvar la caravana del fundador del gran circo Kludský
El histórico circo checo de Karel Kludský fue una vez uno de los más grandes de toda Europa. Ahora, la ciudad natal de Kludský, quiere restaurar su caravana personal.
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Calling all Czechs! Jirkov seeks photos of famous Kludský circus caravan to help restore its glory
Karel Kludský's circus was once among Europe's biggest. Now, his hometown is asking Czechs to dig up photos to help in the effort to faithfully restore his luxury caravan.
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Valuable 14th century coins found by couple walking in West Bohemia
The Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň has announced the discovery of hundreds of silver and gold coins from the 14th century.
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‘Blood libel’: Czech lawyer specialising in judicial rehabilitation takes on Hilsner Affair of 1899
In 1899, as the Dreyfus Affair was reaching its climax in France, another case emblematic of anti-Semitism and injustice enveloped the Czech lands: the Hilsner Affair.
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“Operation Ř” – How the Communists targeted Czechoslovakia’s nunneries
70 years ago, having already interned thousands of monks in “concentration cloisters”, the Communists turned their anti-religious fervour to Czechoslovakia’s nunneries.
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