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GRATIAS AGIT Award 2012

On 1 June 2012 in Czernin Palace, the first vice-premier and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Karel Schwarzenberg, will bestow the GRATIAS AGIT Award 2012 upon outstanding personalities who have significantly helped to promote the renown of the Czech Republic throughout the world.

 
 
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Puppeteer Jiří Trnka – 100th birthday…

The 100th anniversary of the birth of Jiří Trnka was included into the official UNESCO list of anniversaries for 2012.

 
 
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Conference “Culture and Diplomacy”

On Thursday, April 19, 2012 a conference “Culture and Diplomacy” takes place at the seat of the Ministry of…

 
 
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Josef Škvorecký (1924–2012)

Josef Škoverecký was an internationally renowned writer, essayist and translator and one of the most significant Czech…

 
 
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Population census in the Czech Republic…

The population of the Czech Republic is now bigger than in 2001 due to foreigners. In 2001, the population of the CR…

 
 
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UNESCO Intangible Heritage – Shrovetide…

Inscription to the UNESCO World Heritage List is an honour for any monument or tradition. It confirms its uniqueness…

 
 
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Czech fashion designers

Although the Czech Republic is not exactly a country renowned for fashion, Czech fashion designers do have much…

 
 
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Zdeněk Miler and his Krteček

It was just to draw one cute animal - and it has been a great influence upon several generations of children. If you…

 
 
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Underground factories of the Second…

During the Second World War, the factories under the control of Nazis became targets for air raids of the Allies and…

 
 
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Slav Epic back in Prague

The Slav Epic is a master cycle of twenty large canvases which depict scenes from the history of Czechs and other…

 
 
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Saint Agnes of Bohemia

An extraordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life – one of the most renowned female saints and the patron of…

 
 
 
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