Ian Willoughby

A new exhibition of work by the major international artist William Kentridge at Kunsthalle Praha looks set to be one of the art events of the year in the Czech capital. 

The National Collection of Bad Habits is an online project run by conceptual artist Kateřina Šedá. A book stemming from it is now in the running for a top literary prize.

Alongside the general explosion of freedom in 1990s Prague, there was also a boom in English-language newspapers and magazines in the city. Mark Baker has written about it.

Pavlína Louženská is a trend forecaster, helping banks, startups and other organisations understand likely developments in the coming years – and plan accordingly.

Czechia’s footballers are going to the World Cup for the first time in two decades after a dramatic win over Denmark in Prague on Tuesday night. 

Czechia have moved closer to reaching international football’s biggest showcase for the first time in decades and will host Denmark to decide a place at the 2026 World Cup.

Veteran actor and writer Zdeněk Svěrák is known internationally for Kolya and in his native Czechia for a string of much-loved films and plays. This weekend he turns 90.

The film Resilience, which makers call a “documentary thriller”, enters Czech cinemas on Thursday. It tracks efforts to uncover the illegal poisoning of birds of prey.

The main prize at the 33rd Czech Lion national film awards at the weekend was won by the drama Caravan, while other gongs went to multiple projects.

Exactly 80 years ago, on March 15, 1946, Brno Zbrojovka handed over three Zetor 25 tractors to the first customers. Thus began the history of the famous Czech brand.