Since becoming director of the Czech National Gallery three years ago this month, Jiří Fajt has secured exhibitions by major international artists and helped make its numerous buildings in the capital more accessible to the public. Our tour of “his Prague” begins at the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia on the edge of the Old Town. It houses the National Gallery’s impressive medieval collection and was headed by the Prague-born Fajt himself in the late 1990s.
Since becoming director of the Czech National Gallery three years ago this month, Jiří Fajt has secured exhibitions by…
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The 52nd Karlovy Vary international film festival comes to an end on Saturday night with the traditional glitzy awards…
A major event for lovers of Czechoslovak cinema at this year’s Karlovy Vary film festival has been the world premiere…
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As artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karel Och has the ultimate say over the…
As well as the historic monuments, visitors to Prague might be struck by the busy three and four lane highway in both…
Since becoming director of the Czech National Gallery three years ago this month, Jiří Fajt has secured...
The annual international music festival Colours of Ostrava, one of the biggest events of its kind in...
It has been years in the making and the subject of protracted discussions, but this week one of the...
Little Crusader by Václav Kadrnka has become the first Czech competitor in a decade and a half to win the...
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…
Czech industrial production has a long tradition, and many products are known…
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