3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1909+ words) You had an exhibition about your father at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art and more recently you’ve brought out a documentary about your dad. Which idea came first? And what was the motivation for those two projects? “And also…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (652+ words) “In London, when there was lockdown and we could hardly walk to the park, I was looking for some heroes from the past. And Jan Palach, of course, came up, very quickly. “I selected three or four heroes and I…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (524+ words) Velvet Blues, a collection of 20th century stories by Czech and Slovak Romany writers, is set to be presented at October’s Frankfurt Book Fair, where this year Czechia will be guest of honour. I discussed the anthology with Karolína Ryvolová of…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (389+ words) Conservationists have published the results of their traditional winter survey of large carnivores along the Czech-Slovak border. Trackers covered nearly 200 routes ranging from five to 25 kilometres, confirming the presence of wolves, lynx and bears. In total, conservationists collected 274 confirmed records…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) Brno’s unique language variety, known as Hantec, has been added to the South Moravian Region’s list of traditional folk culture. It developed among the city’s lower classes in the 19th century and has survived in some everyday expressions. Its promoters now…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (60+ words) Radio Prague International Prague hosts street theatre festival Behind the Door A parade of large puppets from Marianske Square to Old Town Square was one of the highlights of the Behind the Door street theatre festival held in Prague last…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (445+ words) This Tuesday sees the opening of a new exhibition at Prague’s Jaroslav Fragner gallery featuring the work of renowned Czech architect Martin Rajniš. He is one of the co-authors of the famous Máj building, now Tesco, on Prague’s Narodní Street…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (226+ words) Czech Ombudswoman Anna Šabatová has stirred heated debate on the Czech political scene by standing up for two students who were banned from wearing headscarves at a medical school in Prague. Politicians across the political spectrum as well as President…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (245+ words) Churches, prayer halls and other places of worship will be open to the public until the late night hours on Monday for the Night of Open Churches. Regular church-goers as well as visitors will have a chance to see services,…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (212+ words) Radio Prague International Poll: Many Czechs use food past its expiry date A poll conducted by the CVVM agency shows that the majority of Czechs could gain a lot by planning their meals better. Food constitutes about 30 percent of household…...