'Magical Baroque library': Google Arts & Culture features Prague's Clementinum
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The virtual collection includes 200 exceptional historical documents, four digital stories, and a Czech National Library 'puzzle party.'
New movie about Franz Kafka from Agnieszka Holland now filming in Prague
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The much-anticipated biopic from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Agnieszka Holland is now shooting in the Czech capital's city center.
The 'Czech Bob Dylan': Prague bells to ring out on 80th birthday of Karel Kryl
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Born on this day in 1944, singer-songwriter, poet, artist, and journalist Karel Kryl voiced defiance against the communist regime.
The 12 best things to do in Prague this weekend: April 12–14, 2024
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Head down to Prague's beer fest, fill your belly with gastronomic delights, and dance to Balkan beats.
'Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?' charts an extraordinary life in intimate moments
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The new Václav Havel documentary follows the last stage of the former Czech president's life from 200 hours of unique, unpublished footage.
Czechia marks International Roma Day with gala concert, exhibit, and legislation
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In Czechia, International Roma Day will be commemorated with several events, including a gala concert and the opening of an exhibition.
The 12 best things to do in Prague this weekend: April 5–7, 2024
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Beer gardens are back, fandom comes to Prague, and burlesque lights up the stage.
Surreal Dali biopic opens Days of European Film in Prague this week
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The festival screens the Czech premiere of an irreverent Salvador Dali biopic and a documentary about Libertines frontman Pete Doherty.
QUIZ: From green beer to whips – do you know your Czech Easter traditions?
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Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the Czech Easter customs that take place over the long Easter weekend.
Prague's Kafka head has a brother: Czech artist unveils David Lynch in L.A.
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David Černý's latest sculpture, a spin on his famed rotating Franz Kafka head in Prague, can now be seen at an apartment complex in Santa Monica.
British talk show pokes fun at Czech Easter tradition – but is it accurate?
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A clip from the Graham Norton Show discusses the Czech folk tradition of 'whipping' girls on Easter Monday, although not everything said was strictly true.
Czech true-crime chronicles: Alleged blood sacrifice spotlights 1900s anti-Semitism in Czech lands
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A Jewish vagrant, a Czech seamstress, and anti-Semitic hysteria: the Czech 'Dreyfus affair' is still making waves 125 years after its flawed finale.
The 15 best things to do in Prague this weekend: Easter 2024 edition
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This long holiday weekend, surround yourself with festive symphonies, family egg hunts, and a traditional Easter brunch.
Unique National Gallery Prague exhibit spotlights role of art in human solidarity
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NGP's groundbreaking new exhibition shows how artistic creation and a shared sense of humanity may be our best hope at times of isolation and division.
Major exhibit opening in Prague depicts Czechoslovak life between wars
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New Realisms at GHMP offers a fresh perspective on visual culture and art between 1918 and 1945 with an exhibit featuring 313 works of art.
Strange Old World podcast's Prague episode talks Easter whipping, pig sticking, and pickled cheese
Prague-based travel journalist Mark Pickering was invited to share some of his adopted hometown’s weird and wonderful experiences.
Charles Bridge Egg Festival cracks open a hard-boiled Prague legend
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On Sunday, March 24, a procession will cross Charles Bridge to celebrate the legend of eggs being used in the construction of the Prague landmark.
