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.
The 100th anniversary of the birth of Jiří Trnka was included into the official UNESCO list of anniversaries for 2012.
On Thursday, April 19, 2012 a conference “Culture and Diplomacy” takes place at the seat of the Ministry of…
Josef Škoverecký was an internationally renowned writer, essayist and translator and one of the most significant Czech…
The population of the Czech Republic is now bigger than in 2001 due to foreigners. In 2001, the population of the CR…
Inscription to the UNESCO World Heritage List is an honour for any monument or tradition. It confirms its uniqueness…
Although the Czech Republic is not exactly a country renowned for fashion, Czech fashion designers do have much…
It was just to draw one cute animal - and it has been a great influence upon several generations of children. If you…
During the Second World War, the factories under the control of Nazis became targets for air raids of the Allies and…
The Slav Epic is a master cycle of twenty large canvases which depict scenes from the history of Czechs and other…
An extraordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life – one of the most renowned female saints and the patron of…
On 1 June 2012 in Czernin Palace, the first vice-premier and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech...
The 100th anniversary of the birth of Jiří Trnka was included into the official UNESCO list of...
The UNESCO World Heritage List comprises not only tangible cultural monuments, but also the so-called...
The Czech production of musical instruments has a very long history and is characterised by high quality....
What happened in the realm of fine art at the very beginning of the Czech…
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country located in moderate geographical…
During the last decade, Czech science has made many revolutionary discoveries…
The Czech language belongs to the group of West Slavic languages. From another…
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