Barrel organ players and street artists from the Czech Republic and beyond gathered in Prague earlier this month for the annual festival Flašinet žije! (The barrel organ is alive!), organised by the National Museum. I went along to talk to some of the organ grinders to learn more about the history of the mechanical instrument and their passion for it.
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A unique festival dedicated to Gustav Mahler and later Jewish composers interned by Nazi Germany in a north Bohemian…
The annual Letní Letná festival returns to Prague next week with some of the world’s best contemporary circus acts…
Over 90 percent of books in the Czech National Library printed after the year 1800 are threatened with destruction…
T-Club is the name of one of the two gay clubs that operated in the Czech capital under Communism. The place…
Czechia has 12 cities, towns and other historic sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. They are as diverse as the…
A retrospective of works by one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century, Alberto Giacometti, is now on at the…
Prague is hosting a major traditional culture fest this week - the Prague Folklore Days. Around 50 amateur folklore…
The international multi-genre music festival Colours of Ostrava gets underway on Wednesday on the outskirts of the…
Linguists from countries including China, Japan and France have gathered in Prague to attend the annual Susanna Roth…
Barrel organ players and street artists from the Czech Republic and beyond gathered in Prague earlier...
This Friday marks the 600 year anniversary since the death of King Wenceslas IV, who was simultaneously...
A unique festival dedicated to Gustav Mahler and later Jewish composers interned by Nazi Germany in a...
The annual Letní Letná festival returns to Prague next week with some of the world’s best contemporary...
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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