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Beyond Festivals: Top Music Stars are Heading to Czechia This Summer

Besides hosting major music and film festivals, Czechia is set to welcome some of the big names on the music scene this summer. As always, music lovers of all genres will be heading to the Colours of Ostrava festival (17 -20 July 2024) at Dolní Vítkovice in the city of Ostrava, the industrial heartland of Czechia’s eastern region. Colours of Ostrava will feature Sam Smith, five-time Grammy winner, as well as Lenny Kravitz, who will also be playing songs from his new album Blue Electric Light. Hradec Králové, a city renowned for its culture and entertainment, will host the ladies’ favourite, Ed Sheeran. In response to the great interest shown by fans, he’ll be performing twice in Park 360 in Hradec Králové, on 27 and 28 July 2024. The rap event of the year will be a performance by hip-hop icon Travis Scott at the O2 Arena in Prague on 18 July 2024. The American star will be appearing as part of his UTOPIA – Circus Maximus Tour 2023. In Prague, visitors have a wealth of ways to spend their leisure time, from strolling through the historical centre with the iconic Charles Bridge or visiting Prague Castle to relaxing on the romantic...

 by Prague Morning Jul 14, 2024

New Cultural Landmark for Prague? National Museum Plans Innovative Expansion

A team led by the management of the National Museum (NM) in Prague is developing a concept for a multimedia museum dedicated to world cultures, named Museum of the World – Museum Mundi. This innovative museum could be built above the roofed tracks of the main station. Investors had previously announced that a public building would be constructed there. If all goes well, construction could commence within seven years, according to Michal Lukeš, the director general of the National Museum in Prague. “There hasn’t been a new museum building in Prague since the National Technical Museum. If we want a quality museum with innovative presentations, we can’t use existing premises,” said Lukeš. “We aim to showcase common human experiences such as birth, upbringing, relationships, home, business, medicine, law, government, conflict, and funerals. This will highlight both unity and diversity. Our slogan will be ‘Unity in Diversity.’ We are searching for a novel way to present human civilization,” he added. Currently, the collections of world cultures are housed in the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African, and American Cultures, but this space is inadequate for NM’s future plans and is undergoing renovation. “We concluded that it’s not feasible to house the Museum...

 by Prague Morning Jul 14, 2024

Czech Politicians Condemn Trump Assassination Attempt

Czech politicians have strongly condemned the assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump. Andrej Babiš, the former Czech presidential candidate and head of the ANO movement, called the act “crazy” on the social network X on Sunday. Trump was shot in the upper part of his right ear by a 20-year-old during a rally at an amusement park in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two critically injured in the shooting. “Crazy, every normal person has to condemn this,” former Prime Minister Babiš commented on X. Pokus o atentát na @realDonaldTrump. Šílené, každý normální člověk to musí odsoudit. Přeju mu rychlé uzdravení. — Andrej Babiš (@AndrejBabis) July 14, 2024 Current Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) also condemned the attack and wished Trump a speedy recovery. “Politics should be a battle of opinions, violence must have no place in it. I strongly condemn the attack on Donald Trump and wish him a speedy recovery,” Fiala said on X. Politika má být soubojem názorů, násilí v ní nesmí mít místo. Důrazně odsuzuji útok na Donalda Trumpa a přeji mu brzké uzdravení. — Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) July 14, 2024 Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Vít Rakušan (STAN) echoed these...

 by Prague Morning Jul 14, 2024

Barbora Krejčíková Wins Women’s Wimbledon Title!

Barbora Krejcikova secures the second major singles title of her career and becomes a Wimbledon champion for the very first time! The 28-year-old Czech and No. 31 seed became the eighth different woman to win Wimbledon in the last eight years when she beat No. 7 Jasmine Paolini, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, in the ladies final. It was the second major singles title for Krejčíková, who also won Roland Garros in 2021. She has been primarily a doubles specialist in her career and owns 10 Grand Slam titles in women’s and mixed doubles. She is now 12-3 in all Grand Slam finals. The winner gets £2.7 million, or just over $3.4 million, while the runner-up receives £1.4 million, or close to $1.8 million. After getting an early break in the first game, Krejčíková earned a second for 4-1 when Paolini netted a two-hand backhand. Krejčíková took the first set in 35 minutes, capturing it with a forehand winner that Paolini returned into the net. She only missed two first serves in the set. 13 – Barbora Krejcikova is the fourth player in the Open Era, with 13+ Women’s Singles Major appearances between their first two Major titles after Mary Pierce (20),...

 by Prague Morning Jul 13, 2024

Galleries and Museums in Prague Offer Week-Long Discounts

Residents and visitors of Prague can enjoy a special week-long discount at several museums and galleries in the city center. From July 15 to July 21, these cultural institutions will offer a 20% discount on admission as part of the “Cultural Mile” initiative by the city’s authorities. The project’s aim is to elevate the prestige of fine art in Prague and attract more visitors to its art institutions. This initiative provides a perfect opportunity to explore Prague’s rich cultural heritage at a reduced cost. Participating museums and galleries include: Clam-Gallas Palace One of Prague’s masterpieces of Baroque architecture and a superb example of Baroque living and the aristocratic lifestyle of the time. Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart both performed here, for instance.   Museum of Decorative Arts The building is a work of art in its own right. It was financed by Czech patrons and industrialists and its lavish embellishments showcase the best that arts and crafts in the Czech lands of the 19th century had to offer. You will be endlessly amazed, as are we Prague residents. By the way, the museum building offers a beautiful view of one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the world.   Prague...

 by Prague Morning Jul 13, 2024

Celebrate the Vltava: Prague’s Largest River Festival Unveiled

On September 22, as part of World Rivers Day, the Vltava River and its surroundings will host the first annual multi-genre festival “Know the Vltava,” the largest of its kind in Europe. Spanning from the Podolská waterworks to the Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bubeneč, the event will feature tours, artistic performances, workshops, and special programs for children along the embankment. This event will bring together over three dozen participants, showcasing the river’s significance in various contexts—from its crucial role in the city’s infrastructure and environmental impact to its cultural and sporting influences. Currently, 35 companies, organizations, and cultural institutions are involved in the preparations, with more than eighty activities planned. Organized by the municipal organization Kreativní Praha, in cooperation with the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague), the festival will offer most activities free of charge. The central theme of the festival is education about the river and its conservation. Visitors will have the chance to explore normally inaccessible areas, such as the recently revealed supply tunnel system of the historic National Theater, leading from the golden chapel to the Vltava River, and the Old Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bubeneč. The century-old lock in Smíchov will also be open for detailed guided...

 by Prague Morning Jul 12, 2024

Czechia Offers to Treat Children from Bombed Ukrainian Hospital

Czechia has offered to take in and treat child cancer patients displaced by Russia’s deadly missile strike that destroyed part of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday. This assistance was discussed by the presidents of both countries, Volodymyr Zelensky and Petr Pavel, at the ongoing NATO summit in Washington. At least 42 people were killed in the massive Russian daytime barrage in multiple Ukrainian cities. The Okhmatdyt children’s hospital, including its childhood cancer ward, was hit during the onslaught. Pictures on social media showed parents comforting bloodied children and rescuers digging bodies from amidst the building’s rubble. Transporting patients to the Czech Republic is logistically expensive and is usually chosen when adequate care cannot be provided locally. For example, an 18-month-old girl from Lviv, who suffered extensive burns in March 2022, was treated in Prague and eventually discharged home. Initially, Czech representatives also offered Ukraine financial humanitarian aid to repair the destroyed hospital and provide medicines. The Czech Ministry of Health stated they are currently waiting for their counterparts in Kyiv to send a list of needed materials, medicines, and other medical supplies. The Russian strike came before NATO leaders gathered in Washington, DC for a summit this...

 by Prague Morning Jul 12, 2024

Biden Preferred by Czechs More Than Trump at End of His Presidency

People in the Czech Republic prefer US President Joe Biden more than they did Donald Trump when the former Republican president’s term was coming to an end in 2020, a poll showed. With just months before the November US election, 41% of people in Czechia had a positive view of Biden, according to the STEM/MARK opinion survey published on Tuesday. That compared to 26% of Czechs who saw Trump in a favorable light just over four years ago, the poll showed. Controversy in the campaign battle between Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, has intensified following the June 27 US presidential debate in Atlanta, where Trump made dozens of false statements and Biden sometimes struggled to articulate his thoughts. For Czechs, who are staunch allies of their fellow NATO member the US, the performance of both candidates was alarming. “Trump is crazy, but Biden is too old to even form a sentence,” said Jan Oliverius, 36, in downtown Prague. While Biden’s end-term popularity is higher than Trump’s for Czechs, his appeal has dropped since he took power in 2021, when 55% of Czechs approved of his victory, the poll showed. US opinion surveys show Trump is leading Biden ahead of the...

 by Prague Morning Jul 11, 2024

Czech Unemployment Stays at 3.6% in June

The Czech unemployment level was 3.6% in June, which was the same level as in May. There were 272,684 persons registered with the country’s Labour Office, which was 1,638 less than in May. In year-on-year terms, the unemployment level was up by 0.2 percentage points, or by 22,892 job applicants. Head of the Labour Office Daniel Kristof commented on the developments in the first half of 2024. He highlighted “three clear super-trends” which are the dropping interest in “low qualified work” and “growth of interest in requalification”. “The third significant trend is the growing number of people which the Labour Office returns to the labour market,” Kristof commented. The unemployment level has dropped month-on-month in 12 of the 14 regions in the country and in 52 of the 77 districts. The district of Most in the north of the country along the German border has the highest unemployment rate in the country at 8.4%, replacing the district Karvina in the northeast after the large coal mine CSA shut down and laid off a large part of the staff. At the end of June 123,813 Ukrainians sheltered in Czechia under the temporary protection scheme, introduced following the February 2022 Russian invasion...

 by Prague Morning Jul 11, 2024

Union Declares Strike Alert at Prague Airport After Baggage Chaos

co-written by Catherine Cox. The head of baggage handling at Prague’s airport resigned after hundreds of travelers reported lost luggage, and employees declared a strike alert on Tuesday, threatening to snarl arrivals during the busy summer tourist season. Tomas Svoboda stepped down from his position as chairman of the board of the airport baggage handling company at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague, airport spokeswoman Klara Diviskova said in a statement. He’ll be replaced by Jiri Jarkovsky, who said he’ll focus on rectifying the crisis that resulted from the abnormally high airport traffic carrying summer visitors to many popular European cities. “I believe that we will be able to prevent the situations that have occurred in recent days at the Prague airport,” Jarkovsky said, according to the CTK news agency. Meanwhile, the Land and Air Trade union said on Monday that they would hold a strike on a date that they will announce later. The union represents 400 of the 2,700 workers at the airport. The union said its workers will walk out because of insufficient staffing, poor management, and low pay, among other reasons, according to a statement. Passenger arrivals surge during the summer, and Prague Airport expects about 3.5 million...

 by Prague Morning Jul 11, 2024

July 11-14: French Market Returns to Kampa!

After a brief hiatus, the popular French Market returns to Kampa Square for its 17th year. From Thursday, July 11 to Sunday, July 14, 2024, visitors can enjoy the best French delicacies and wines in the charming setting of Kampa Park. “After the success of last year’s event at Troja Castle, I am thrilled that the French Market is returning to where it all began. Kampa Park holds a special place in my heart, and I am truly happy to welcome our loyal visitors back to this beautiful location,” says Thomas Boulton, founder and main organizer of the French Market. The festival will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (closing at 8 p.m. on Sunday), featuring 19 exhibitors offering a wide range of French delicacies such as oysters, mussels, Burgundy snails, regional cheeses, foie gras, hams, and charcuterie. Visitors can also enjoy a selection of white, rosé, red, and sparkling wines from renowned wine regions like Alsace, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, and the Loire Valley, as well as wines from lesser-known local varieties. This year’s festival also introduces a selection of French beers from microbreweries. Exhibitors will include popular names like The Winery, Fransyr, Nostress Bakery, My Lavender,...

 by Prague Morning Jul 10, 2024

Israeli Startup Similarweb Expands to Prague

Israeli startup Similarweb, which already has development centres in Tel Aviv and Kiev, is expanding to Prague. The company is starting with 25 employees and plans to grow to 100 developers. CEO and co-founder Or Offer began his entrepreneurial journey in a family jewellery business in Jerusalem. Seeking more than the family trade, Offer aimed to transform the small shop into a well-known brand. When he searched for information on jewelry designer David Yurman for inspiration, he discovered a lack of online tools to find similar jewelry stores. This led him and his friends to develop a browser plugin that analyzed browsing history to recommend similar sites. The plugin quickly became popular, with tens of millions of downloads. That was in 2007. Today, Similarweb offers much more. Its web intelligence platform helps businesses make data-driven decisions, analyzing everything from basic traffic data to online user behavior. Its clients include Google, eBay, Adidas, Zalando, and Booking.com. Similarweb chose Prague for its new development centre due to the city’s wealth of talent, culture of innovation, and problem-solving ethos. “We are opening this centre in Prague primarily because of the talented professionals here. Given our focus on big data and AI, we also...

 by Prague Morning Jul 10, 2024

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