Kate L. Barrette

In this series women recount some of their memories of wartime.

When you enter the Jiri Svestka Gallery, a warehouse art space at the end of a quiet Prague street, you have the feeling you've escaped into a peaceful, light-filled oasis…

Images of Helena Vondrackova, a famous Czech pop star whose music dates back to the 1960s - splashed across Czech newspapers on Tuesday. The singer had taken a well known…

In the Czech Republic, after a fierce battle, judges selected a new Zlaty Amos. Seven finalists competed to win the crown for the most popular teacher in the Czech…

A new project to discourage young people from taking drugs has been announced in the Czech Republic. Organisers are convinced that despite the 30 million crown price tag…

Sir Nicholas Winton has come to be known as Britain's Oskar Schindler. In the weeks after the Nazis occupied the Czech Lands in March 1939, he quietly arranged for the…

In the world of sport, this weekend marked the cancellation of the entire NHL ice hockey season. But North America's loss has been the Czech Republic's gain. Thanks to the…

Marlon Daniel is on a roll. The young American conductor recently played New York's Lincoln Centre, and made his debut at Carnegie Hall in December. Now, this Tuesday…

Lights, camera, action! The 55th Berlinale, Berlin's International Film Festival, is underway this week. It's running until Saturday, and is based at the ultra-modern…

Any film student or film lover knows something about Czech film of the 1960s. The unforgettable directors of the Czech New Wave, Chytilova, Forman, Nemec, Menzel and many…