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Retro Muzeum Praha: A Journey Through Time

Step into the Retro Muzeum Praha and find yourself transported back in time to the Czechoslovakia of the 70s and 80s.  The museum, located on the top floor of the iconic Kotva department store, offers visitors a fascinating look into the daily life and culture of Czechoslovakian times. The museum’s 2500 square meter area will be filled with 12000 unique exhibits. The exhibits cover a wide range of topics, from fashion and technology, to housing, leisure, as well as communist propaganda. For some the museum will awaken a familiar feeling, for the younger visitors it will be a new world to discover. The museum will open on May 19th, and promises to be an experience for all to discover. “Several years we attended auctions and contacted various organizations, while in 2018 we announced a collection for design objects from the 1970s and 1980s in Czechoslovakia. We managed to gather an impressive 12,000 exhibits. 12,000 pieces of history and memories. I am pleased that thanks to such support and enthusiasm, we can remember this time for the ‘Husak’s children’ and their parents, and also present it to young people in the most authentic way possible,” says Robert Vujtek, Chairman of the...

 by Prague Morning Mar 15, 2023

How to Celebrate Easter Beyond Prague

Enjoy the true Czech Easter! The traditional markets in cities, at castles, and châteaux will take you back a few centuries and the festive Easter dishes will expand your gastronomical horizons. In short, the program for this year’s Easter festivities is quite rich again. In Brno, you can look forward to forty stands with the most diverse products, such as wicker baskets, whips, pottery, jewelry, decorations or Easter painted eggs. This year’s program will be rich in cultural events full of dance and singing, performed by Moravian folklore groups and bands. In Český Krumlov, the local farmers and artisans will offer stylish products, Easter whips, or painted eggs. You can admire wooden products or fur sheep, as well as spring flowers, decorations and seasonal goodies. The tourist season at many landmarks often starts at Easter. The Křivoklát Castle in Central Bohemia will celebrate the Princely Easter in the middle of April. The festival will start with a historical costume show and you can look forward to medieval jugglers, a series of concerts and a theatre performance. In Moravia, Wallachian Open-Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is also bringing the traditionally rich, three-day Easter program. The Museum will be open from...

 by Prague Morning Mar 15, 2023

Prague to Host Traditional Medieval Festival in New Location

The popular medieval festival Středověké slavnosti is relocating from the courtyard of the Břevnov Monastery to the Maxe van der Stoela Park, near Prague Castle. The family-friendly event is scheduled to take place on May 27th from 10:00 to 19:00, according to the event organizers. The festival promises to transport guests back in time with musketeer battles, dueling knights, live medieval music, dancers, acrobats, and fakirs. Various workshops, refreshments, and souvenirs will also be available at a themed fair. Tickets will be available for purchase on-site, with prices to be announced at a later date. Last year’s tickets cost 180 CZK for adults and 100 CZK for children, while guests in medieval costumes were admitted for free. The historical and stage fencing group Allgor is organizing the event. For more information, visit their Facebook page, where additional details will be announced in the future. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng đá atalantabundesligacầu thủ haalandUEFAevertonfutebol ao vivofutemaxmulticanaisonbetbóng đá world cupbóng đá inter milantin juventusbenzemala ligaclb leicester cityMUman citymessi lionelsalahnapolineymarpsgronaldoserie atottenhamvalenciaAS ROMALeverkusenac milanmbappenapolinewcastleaston villaliverpoolfa cupreal madridpremier leagueAjaxbao bong da247EPLbarcelonabournemouthaff cupasean footballbên lề sân cỏbáo bóng đá mớibóng đá cúp thế giớitin bóng đá ViệtUEFAbáo bóng đá việt namHuyền...

 by Prague Morning Mar 15, 2023

New Movie About Franz Kafka Gets Highest Amount in State Funding Allocation

The Oscar-winning director Agnieszka Holland received the biggest production grant of 22 million CZK for her new project Franz in the latest session of the Czech Film Fund. The results were announced on 8 March 2023. Inspired by Franz Kafka’s life and work, the film produced by German Xfilms and Polish Metro Films will also involve production companies. A total of 24 feature film projects applied and seven projects were selected, including new films by Jitka Rudolfová, Šimon Holý, Vojtěch Strakatý and Adam Martinec. Šárka Cimbalová is set to produce the feature. “‘Franz will be a dazzling kaleidoscopic mosaic of a film that dramatizes the famous writer’s life and imagination in a series of standalone vignettes that span Kafka’s life from his birth in pre-war Prague, up to his tragic death in Austria in 1924 and into scenes from the future he envisioned,” the trio said in a statement. Holland has previously been nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film for In Darkness and last year her feature Charlatan, about Czechoslovak healer Jan Mikolášek, was shortlisted in the same category. “Kafka was a man of great sensitivity and ill-suited to his time,” Holland said in a statement. “We have a...

 by Prague Morning Mar 10, 2023

Revealing the Unseen- Gustav Aulehla Exhibition

by Eryn Taylor-Freeme – Anglo-American University The exhibition “Well Hidden Photographs” at Leica Gallery includes never-before-seen photographs in an unassuming compilation of one of the best, but often overlooked, Czech humanitarian documentary photographers. Aulehla captures scenes of everyday life spanning the 1950s-1980s, primarily in Krnov but also in Olomouc, Ostrava, Brno and Prague, that are shot with a purity that is lightly poetic- a refreshing change in a modern art world obsessed with saturated motifs. He was born in Olomouc in 1931 to a housemaid who later gave him up for adoption. He apprenticed as a bricklayer before being hired by a construction company and later concluded his education at an industrial construction school in Brno. He took up photography as a hobby after he was gifted his first camera at 16 by his grandmother and only abandoned it in 1989 to move into his passion of design. Aulehla was not the only documentary photographer to focus on daily life in the Communist era, as it was a popular topic for Czech and Slovak artists, including Jan Lukas, Erich Einhorn and Karol Kálay. Themes in photojournalism transitioned from the heroic content from the period of social realism to the calm...

 by Prague Morning Mar 10, 2023

The Firemen’s Ball: Get to Know Miloš Forman’s finest Czechoslovak Work

“Some like it Czech” project is thrilled to finally introduce to the international audience the iconic movie The Firemen’s Ball, directed by a genius of cinema – Miloš Forman. “We decided to open Forman’s archive with a comical satire which will reveal a lot about the nature of Czech people. So, on the 15th of March, we will show you everything you wanted to know about Czechs but were afraid to ask,” add the founders of the project. Made in 1967, The Firemen’s Ball is the third feature film by Miloš Forman, one of the leading representatives of the so-called New Wave of Czechoslovak cinema. He is also known for his work on other notable films such as “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” with Jack Nicholson and “Amadeus.” The film was made in a Czechoslovak-Italian co-production with the participation of the famous Italian producer Carlo Ponti. Yes, the same one who worked with stars like Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni on some of the most Italian classics. So any fellow Italians who wish to attend… Sì? The plot of The Firemen’s Ball (watch the trailer) revolves around a group of volunteer firefighters. The film takes place at the annual...

 by Prague Morning Mar 09, 2023

“Il Boemo” Wins 30th Czech Lion Awards

Petr Václav’s Il Boemo won in six categories at the 30th anniversary edition of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) Awards, held in Prague’s Rudolfinum on 4 March 2023. Petr Václav’s Il Boemo scored in both main categories (best film and best directing), and also in best sound, production design, costume design and makeup and hairstyling categories. Vojtěch Mašek‘s Arvéd won best screenplay and best actor in a leading role, while Adam Sedlák’s BANGER. took the prizes for best editing and best actor in a supporting role. The event was hosted by actor/director Jiří Havelka and broadcast live on the ČT1 channel. WINNERS: Best Feature Film: Il Boemo (Czech Republic, Italia, Slovakia) Directed by Petr Václav Produced by Mimesis Film Coproduced by Dugong Films, sentimentalfilm, the Czech Television, Magiclab Supported by the Czech Film Fund, Creative Europe – MEDIA, the Prague Film Fund, the Pilsen Region, the South Moravian Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Film Foundation, Arte, MIBAC (Ministero della cultura), the Liguria Film Fund, the Veneto Film Fund, the Sicilia Film Fund Best Director: Petr Václav for Il Boemo Best Screenplay: Jan Poláček, Vojtěch Mašek for Arved / Arvéd Directed by Vojtěch Mašek Produced by Cinémotif Films Coproduced by Punkchart Films, the Czech Television Supported by the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund Best Long Documentary: Art Talent Show / Zkouška...

 by Prague Morning Mar 06, 2023

Spectacular Experiences With Festival Spectaculare

This year’s 10th edition of Festival Spectaculare is about to start and promises to be an experience for everyone to witness. On the 10th of March Festival Spectaculare kicks off its spectacular 5-week program, bringing visitors fresh audiovisual content and inspiration. The program consists of domestic as well as global artists bringing us a wide range of music. There will also be an educational aspect to the festival, with a number of workshops by artists, film screenings, and exhibitions; with something to discover for anyone open to new experiences, it promises to be a successful year once again. The program can be found on Festival Spectaculare’s website, and ticket can be purchased on GoOut! The festival is curated by music expert Josef Sedloň, who has built Festival Spectalure up from a previous initiative. “We started Festival Spectaculare with the goal to concentrate more events in one month, to keep up with the growing audience” explains Sedloň. Last year’s festival was the longest, lasting over two months. This year, the festival will go back to a more compact program but will still offer a wide range of concerts and events; music going from ambient to modern classical music, live electronics with...

 by Prague Morning Mar 05, 2023

Eight Czech Women for the Eighth of March

Every year, March 8 is a day dedicated to women. They are wonderful, exceptional and without them, none of us would be here. Today, we will introduce you to eight Czech women known to the entire world, who have diligently worked their way up to the top of their field. Read more about them here! Martina Navrátilová Martina is considered one of the best tennis players of all time. Between 1978 and 1987, she was the world leader in singles. She started out as a player representing Czechoslovakia, later representing the USA. She was born in Prague (* 18 October 1956), where she also began playing tennis and training. In 1975, after the US Open, she applied for American citizenship and did not return to Czechoslovakia until after the fall of the Iron Curtain in the 1990s. In addition to working in the sports world, Martina is actively involved in public life in both the United States and the Czech Republic. She fights for the rights of minorities, specifically the LGBTQ + community, to which she herself subscribes, being an early supporter at a time when this movement was still considered as unconventional. Eva Jiřičná Eva is a Czech architect...

 by Prague Morning Mar 05, 2023

Rag’n’Bone Man Joins Line-Up for Prague Rocks Festival

Prague Rocks, one of Central Europe’s biggest music festivals, is back with a second edition this year, set to take place on June 21st at Letňany Airport in Prague. The festival has confirmed a star-studded line-up that includes Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, James Bay, Delta Goodrem, and Czech artists Vojtěch Dyk and Lake Malawi. The latest addition to the line-up is the renowned British singer-songwriter Rag’n’Bone Man, who will grace the stage with his unique blend of traditional blues and hip-hop. Born Rory Graham in East Sussex, England, Rag’n’Bone Man shot to fame in 2016 with the release of his debut album “Human.” Since then, he has garnered a loyal fan base and his tours around the world have been consistently sold out. In 2017, he won the BRIT Award for “British Breakthrough Act” and received the BRIT “Critics’ Choice Award,” cementing his place as a rising star in the music industry. Rag’n’Bone Man has also collaborated with other internationally renowned artists such as Gorillaz, Logic, Calvin Harris, and Pink, further solidifying his status as one of the most versatile and sought-after artists in the industry. The Prague Rocks Festival offers visitors the chance to see some of the biggest...

 by Prague Morning Mar 01, 2023

On this Day, in 1948: the Communist Party Took Power in Czechoslovakia

On February 25, 1948, the Communist Party, with Soviet backing, assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia, marking the onset of four decades of undisguised communist rule in the country. After World War II through May 1946 After World War II, Czechoslovakia looked favorably on the Russians, who had liberated them. In fact, the Communist Party had had a solid following in the country from the 1920s, when the nation was democratic. Eduard Beneš, who became the postwar president, had signed a friendship treaty with the Soviets while working with the government-in-exile in 1943. The Czechoslovak army and local government structure were modeled after those in the USSR.  By the beginning of 1946, there was no USSR military presence in the country, yet Communists were well-represented in the government with Klement Gottwald as the Prime Minister and other Communists looking after the ministries of the interior, agriculture, information, defense, and education. The results of the May 1946 elections demonstrated the popularity of the Party, as it nabbed 38 percent of the vote. The Communist Party’s popularity drops From May 1946 until July 1947, things seemed to be running smoothly in Czechoslovakia. Then the nation wanted to obtain Marshall Aid....

 by Prague Morning Feb 26, 2023
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The Czech Republic Celebrates UNESCO’s 30th Anniversary

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) was founded on November 16, 1945, as a result of the Second World War, which had just ended. The organization’s main goal was to strive to maintain international peace by fostering cooperation in the fields of education, science, and culture and by advocating respect for human rights. UNESCO is based in Paris and today has 195 member countries and 9 affiliated members. The Czech Republic became a member state on February 22, 1993. In July 2021, UNESCO decided on new sites to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Czech Spa Triangle and the Primeval Beech Forests of Jizerské hory became new successfully nominated Czech Republic sites. At present, there are 15 Czech sites in total on the list: Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Český Krumlov is a city in the South Bohemia region, situated on the banks of the Vltava river. Its historic centre was added to the UNESCO List in 1992. The city is most famous for its castle complex built in the 13th century which boasts Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque elements. Český Krumlov is a beautiful example of a Central European small town originating in the Middle...

 by Karolina Kubičková Feb 20, 2023

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