A sculptor tasked with reconstructing the communist era pylon in front of the National Museum’s New Building has discovered old documents which show the monument’s author, Czech architect Karel Prager, dedicated it to Jan Palach, who set himself alight and died in 1969, in protest of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. The museum is now considering restoring the original memorial.
Fashion initiative We’re Next held their third annual event in Prague on Thursday evening, featuring designs by…
Household items produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s and ‘30s by some of the country’s top designers and artists…
The Architect of the Year award has been bestowed upon a renowned educator and architect, Petr Hájek, who the judges…
Welsh writer John Bills currently resides in Prague, but his fondness for Central and Eastern Europe stretches beyond…
An exhibition of work by the major Czech modernist painter František Kupka has just got underway at the National…
Hip Hop Kemp, the largest music festival of the genre in Central and Eastern Europe officially kicks off on Thursday…
The omnibus documentary film ‘Occupation 1968’ offers a rare glimpse into the invasion of Czechoslovakia from the…
The biggest public event marking the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia was a concert that filled…
Among many events held in connection with the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia was the premiere of a…
Actor and puppeteer Vít Hořejš was born in Czechoslovakia but spent most of his life in the United States, where he…
A sculptor tasked with reconstructing the communist era pylon in front of the National Museum’s New...
Fashion initiative We’re Next held their third annual event in Prague on Thursday evening, featuring...
Household items produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s and ‘30s by some of the country’s top designers...
The Architect of the Year award has been bestowed upon a renowned educator and architect, Petr Hájek, who...
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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