Czechoslovakia’s forgotten rocket pioneer wanted to deliver mail by missiles
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Luckless inventor Ludvík Očenášek has been compared to Jára Cimrman, but he was a brilliant inventor and life-long supporter of democracy.
PHOTO GALLERY: See colorized lithographs of Prague in the 1900s
A series of colorized lithographs in the Library of Congress shows what Prague looked like more than a century ago.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Marvel at a bizarre Czech hand cream advertisement from the 1990s
Czech television was full of rather unusual adverts in the 10 years after communism – one of which showed the multi-purpose use of a hand cream.
Rare footage of Prague Zoo in the 1930s discovered in Austria
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Thirteen film reels showing Prague Zoo in the 1930s were donated to the Austrian Film Museum, and curators are trying to identify their creator.
Prague’s Smíchov district was once its own city
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The up-and-coming neighborhood used to be known as the "Manchester of Bohemia" due to its factories.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Czech cars challenge Prague’s Nusle Steps in 1947
An effort to show the high quality of Czech vehicles was captured by a British newsreel company.
PHOTO GALLERY: Prague’s ‘cemetery of fools’ ranks as one of Europe’s spookiest spots
The abandoned cemetery once used by Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital is undergoing renovations and is temporarily accessible to the public.
Czech museums return Nazi-looted art to Jewish owner's descendants
A Jewish businessman from Brno gave four paintings to the National Gallery Prague in an effort to be allowed to emigrate during World War II.
Prague's Jewish legacy defies gentrification: The making of today's Josefov quarter
A law passed in February 1893 that set the stage for the demolition of the former Jewish ghetto also drew awareness to the need for preservation.
National Gallery Prague celebrates 227 years with free admission
The roots of the gallery go back to efforts in the late 1700s to safeguard Bohemian art collections and educate the public.
Explore Lower Žižkov this weekend with an English-friendly walk
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Non-profit Open House Praha organizes a special walking tour in English on Feb. 5 which includes a look inside the Bethlehem Chapel.
The Daily Dozen: 12 things to know about Czechia today
Manifesto Market opens in Berlin, extreme sled-dog race kicks off, oldest Czech Olympian dies, and more buzzworthy headlines for Jan. 27, 2023.
Czechia honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day with illuminations and dance
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Today marks the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where tens of thousands died during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.
The St. Jan Nepomucký statue on Prague's Charles Bridge turns 340 years old
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An error in a chronicle led to the statue being erected 10 years early, on what was thought to be the 300th anniversary of Nepomucký's death.
Prague unveils special tram marking 30 years since Václav Havel's presidency
The tram celebrates three decades of an independent Czech Republic and reminds people of Havel's efforts promoting freedom.
PHOTO GALLERY: Barrandov’s first film began shooting 90 years ago
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The history of the famous film studio began with an obscure crime mystery called 'Murder on Ostrovní Street' in 1933.
Czech Terezín survivor uses TikTok to shed light on Holocaust
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Gidon Lev was among representatives of European Jewish communities who met in Prague this week to honor the past and talk about keeping it alive.
