Culture Minister awards Dames and Knights of Czech culture at Mene Tekel festival

Awards were handed out at the Mene Tekel festival against totalitarian regimes at Prague's Vinohrady Theatre on Sunday to people who opposed or were persecuted by the Communist regime. The Dame of Czech Culture title was given to the internationally-renowned harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková and to the founder of hospice care in the Czech Republic, Marie Svatošová. Sculptor Otmar Oliva, violinist Eduard Vokurka and evangelical priest Svatopluk Karásek received the Knight of Czech Culture title. Minister of Culture Daniel Herman also awarded doctor Karola Hejlová and founder of the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, Leoš Válka, who received the honorary title of Czech Culture Patron.