Prague venue Kasárna Karlín shut down over permits

The Prague 8 Building Authority has barred the district’s Kasárna Karlín, an arts and social venue, from operating. A spokesperson for Prague 8 said that the operators were making use of interior spaces that had not been approved or intended for their present purposes.

A spokesperson for the venue said that it was cooperating with the authorities and had rectified shortcomings and applied for the lacking permits.

Kasárna means barracks and the centre was previously used by the Czechoslovak and later Czech army.