Culture Guides
Best performing arts in Prague: A complete guide to theater, opera, and ballet
Best live music venues in Prague and Czechia: Concerts, festivals, and clubs guide
Best cinemas in Prague: A complete guide to film, screenings and festivals
Best museums in Prague and Czechia: Art, history, science, and gallery guide
This day in history: Charles University was founded 675 years ago
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Inspired by schools in France and Italy, Emperor Charles IV sought to make Prague a center of learning in the middle of Europe.
This weekend in Prague: Go egg hunting in Žižkov or vintage shopping in Holešovice
Plus: Watch the world premiere of an English-language play, see Joe Satriani in concert, and much more.
Easter 2023 in Prague: Shop closings, transport disruptions, and things to do
Stores are open on Good Friday but closed on Easter Monday; a few museums and galleries will be open Monday.
Hollywood writer taps into soap-opera experience in Prague drama premiere
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Jerome Dobson – who wrote for 'Guiding Light' and was one of the creators of 'Santa Barbara' – is debuting a retro murder mystery in the Czech capital.
Culture this week: Butterflies welcome spring at Prague's Botanical Garden
Plus: watch theater and circus performances, see a documentary about Nick Cave, listen to Czech indie-folk, and much more.
Czech castles and chateaux reopen this weekend to kick off 2023 season
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Castles across the country are reopening this weekend after a winter break, and other Czech landmarks and monuments are following suit.
A new tour lets visitors explore Prague's hidden-gem Baroque library
The library, which is often ranked among the most beautiful in the world, is part of a tour of some of the historical parts of the Klementinum.
Revisiting Czechoslovak-Vietnamese relations 50 years after the Vietnam War
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Vietnamese children went to a Czech school in the late 1950s, and later agreements opened the door for workers and university students.
Czech artist David Černý opens his 'Musoleum' in a former distillery this weekend
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The artist says the new space is meant to be both a museum and mausoleum for his older works that have been in storage.
This weekend in Prague: Admire and adopt cats at an international exhibition
Plus: Celebrate the cherry blossom season with Japanese food and beer, take your kids to an Easter-themed brunch, and much more.
Open-air sculptures in Prague's Vršovice district repurpose found wood
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The new work, made of driftwood, symbolizes the loneliness and isolation that one can feel in a crowded city.
PHOTO GALLERY: Explore the works of street artist ChemiS
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The Czech-based artist is now best known for his mural of a Ukrainian child in Nusle, but he has works abroad as well.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Kate Moss’ brother stars in 1995 Levi’s ad shot in Prague
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Also starring is a Trabant meant to give viewers a sense of Czech realities.
Theater scenography festival to transform Prague's Holešovice market this year
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The world's largest festival of this type will last for over 10 days in June and feature participants from dozens of countries around the globe.
Prague's public transport ferries return for the spring 2023 season
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Ferries have resumed operation after a winter break and are now transporting passengers between banks of the Vltava river in Prague.
Culture this week: Czech Dance Platform and a concert for earthquake victims
Plus: A retrospective showcases Josef Mánes, One World documentary film festival concludes, and a music and light show is at the Planetarium.
Prague's historic tram no. 41 hits the streets for the 2023 season
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The nostalgic line joins year-round tram 42 in central Prague, and can be ridden on weekends and holidays through November 19.
