It is not just Czechs who are currently remembering Jan Palach’s radical protest in January 1969 and the impact his sacrifice helped create. The British ambassador to the Czech Republic, Nick Archer, has had a painting by a UK artist – created right after Palach’s death – installed at his country’s historic embassy building in Prague. He explains the background to the acquisition.
Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. But what would it look…
For centuries, Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral, a symbol of Czech statehood, lacked a suitable pipe organ whose sound…
Rychlé šípy or The Rapid Arrows, a legendary Czech comic series by Jaroslav Foglar about the adventures of five boys in…
Prague-based musician Geoff Tyson released his first music video in four years last month. “Spotlight” pays tribute to…
David Kraus’s administration building in Strančice won this year’s annual Czech architecture award. The building was…
A debut performance by Prague Shakespeare Company premieres tonight at the National Theatre’s Estates Theatre. Masaryk…
The Archa Theatre in Prague is renowned as a space where artists and companies from around the world meet and cooperate…
One of the new books out marking the anniversary of the end of WWI is a collection of soldiers´ letters, diaries and…
On Sunday, one of the most famous Czech folk singers, Jaromír Nohavica, received the Medal of Pushkin in Moscow from…
One of the many successful exhibitions marking the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia is Mini Wonders, which explores…
It is not just Czechs who are currently remembering Jan Palach’s radical protest in January 1969 and the...
Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. But what...
For centuries, Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral, a symbol of Czech statehood, lacked a suitable pipe organ...
Rychlé šípy or The Rapid Arrows, a legendary Czech comic series by Jaroslav Foglar about the adventures...
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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