Prague is set to invest significantly in its cultural landscape, with new funding allocated for the renovation of theatres and museums, as well as the organization of various cultural events. Among the notable projects, the Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre and the Theatre in Dlouhá will receive new seating, while the historic Desfour Palace will undergo extensive reconstruction and Troja Castle will benefit from exterior restoration work. “I see this financial boost to Prague’s culture as an investment in our future. It will not only foster the development of the city’s cultural offerings but also increase its appeal to tourists and visitors,” said Jiří Pospíšil, Prague’s Deputy Mayor for Culture and Tourism. “The renovation of Desfour Palace, in particular, is crucial. This building is currently in a state of disrepair, and its restoration will create a new cultural space designed for students, families, tourists, and other groups. It’s a great and innovative project.” The Desfour Palace has been managed by the Museum of the City of Prague since 2020. The city has committed CZK 751.3 million to its reconstruction, prioritizing the renovation due to the building’s dilapidated condition, which has rendered it unsafe for entry. In addition, Prague will provide CZK 20 million...
The internationally acclaimed band Imagine Dragons, led by frontman Dan Reynolds, is set to return to Prague next year on June 9th, with their latest album, Loom. The American rock group, known for their energetic performances and chart-topping hits, will once again electrify the Czech capital after their previous sold-out concerts drew an astonishing 120,000 fans over two nights. Their last visit to Prague saw them fill the expansive Letňany Airport venue twice. With their new tour, Imagine Dragons aim to recreate the magic and bring a memorable experience to their Czech fans. Earlier this summer, Imagine Dragons released Loom, their sixth studio album, which has already received widespread praise. The album is seen as a culmination of the band’s journey of self-discovery, blending their signature sound with fresh, innovative elements. Co-produced with Swedish hitmakers Mattman & Robin, long-time collaborators of the band, Loom strikes a perfect balance between the familiar anthems that made them a household name and the new creative explorations that emerged during its creation. Released on June 28, Loom follows the band’s two-part Mercury series (Acts 1 & 2) and marks a new chapter in their discography. According to Dan Reynolds, the album’s songs are born...
If there is one actor who stands as a true icon of 1980s and 1990s action films, it has to be Arnold Schwarzenegger (77). And now, fans in our country have the unique opportunity to meet the legendary “Arnie”! But that’s not all… Arnold Schwarzenegger landed at Václav Havel Airport just around noon on Saturday. The former Governor of California, accompanied by his security team, headed straight to one of the city’s most luxurious hotels. Observers caught a glimpse of him strolling through the lobby, appearing in great spirits despite his long journey. An eagle-eyed fan even managed to snap a photo of the iconic Terminator enjoying a coffee with a panoramic view of the entire city. Starting Monday, the second season of the Netflix series “Fubar” will begin filming in Prague, where Schwarzenegger takes on the lead role as a secret agent and family man. He will be joined by actress Monica Barbaro (34), who plays his daughter in the series. Later that evening, Schwarzenegger was seen dining with his fellow cast members. And these weren’t just any colleagues—among them was Carrie-Anne Moss (57), the newest addition to the “Fubar” cast. Moss, who famously played Trinity in the sci-fi...
Attention all dog lovers! On September 14, Holešovice Market will host a unique Dogs & Friends Pop-Up event, offering a day filled with exciting activities, tasty treats, and experiences for both dogs and their owners. The event will have a “breed meet-up” atmosphere, where owners can gather at specific times to discuss and share experiences with fellow breed enthusiasts, followed by a group walk around the area. One of the highlights will be the Czech Republic’s Pawzler Championship, a dog puzzle-solving competition that will put your pet’s intelligence to the test. You can register your dog for the competition here. But that’s not all! There’s plenty more fun in store for your four-legged friends. At the Fitmin Petstaurant, dogs will be treated to a special menu and served dishes with professional food styling, just like in a real restaurant. A dog bakery will offer cakes, cupcakes, ice cream, and even dog-friendly cappuccinos. BiBi Food will present cooked meals tailored for dogs, while DOGG.cz will showcase new products, from accessories and fashion to fun photo booths with props. And because your dog’s health is a top priority, there will also be a poop test station provided in collaboration with Lab Vet,...
Prague’s towers welcomed nearly 400,000 visitors from home and abroad in July and August, a 5% increase on the same period last year, with Petřín Observation Tower, the Mirror Maze on Petřín Hill, and the Old Town Hall leading the way. Prague City Tourism, the company in charge of Prague’s towers, saw 17% year-on-year growth at the Old Town Hall. This was driven in part by the tourist service and original souvenir shop that opened here last autumn. One of the most popular Prague towers is always Petřín Observation Tower, which welcomed more than 130,000 visitors from home and abroad during the holiday season. It ranks among the five most frequented monuments in Prague over the longer term. The Mirror Maze on Petřín (86,342) and the Old Town Hall (84,525) are the towers attracting the second and third most tourist traffic in Prague. The guided tour featuring the Astronomical Tower in the Clementinum also registered a year-on-year increase, with over 32,000 visitors in July and August. As for the stone towers, such as the bridge towers and the Powder Tower, visitor numbers were around the same level as they were during last year’s holidays. Scaffolding was put up at the...
For the first time in its history, Signal Festival will transform the Prague Castle District into a district full of art. Prague Castle District will become one of the two routes of the twelfth edition of the festival. This year’s festival will take place from the 10th to 13th of October. This year’s Signal Festival will present 22 installations, 7 of them exclusively in the Gallery Zone, for which you can already buy tickets. In the packed program of this year’s festival, you can look forward to Filip Hodas’ video mapping of the Archbishop’s Palace, Jiří Příhoda’s monumental objects at Sternberg Palace, a project by London-based studio United Visual Artists using kinetic pendulums at Kunsthalle Prague, or an audiovisual projection by Italian artist Quayola at the Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning (CAMP). Another thing to attract your attention will be The MERCEDES-BENZ AURA installation by Monument Office & Signal Creative. This year, Signal Festival is once again opening the Gallery Zone, which offers the opportunity to experience art in a unique atmosphere. With limited capacity, this paid part of the festival brings a diverse program that you won’t see at any other time. For four days, places...
A new statue of the iconic gymnast Věra Čáslavská, created by renowned artist David Černý, now stands in Prague. The statue, which originally made its debut at the Czech House during the Olympic Games in Paris, has been moved to the Czech Republic, where it was recently unveiled at the Tyrš House in Prague. The artwork was initially meant to be showcased at the Tokyo Olympics, but delays caused by unforeseen circumstances led to its unveiling three years later in Paris. “Věra was thrilled by the idea and said it was wonderful that there would finally be a piece of the Czech Republic in Tokyo,” Černý shared, recalling the gymnast’s words before her passing in 2016. Standing ten meters tall and painted in the colors of the Czech tricolour, the statue quickly caught the eye of both Czech and French spectators under the Eiffel Tower. Now, this remarkable tribute has found its way to Prague, where it was formally unveiled at Tyrš House in the city’s Újezd district, an area closely associated with Čáslavská, who trained there during her illustrious career. “The statue is fascinating because, depending on the angle, only one figure is visible while the other seems to...
The 17th annual Dvořák Prague International Music Festival will kick off on Friday, September 6, with a captivating performance of Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor and the renowned New World Symphony. The opening concert will feature soloist Julian Steckel and the Bamberger Symphoniker, under the baton of conductor Jakub Hrůša. This year’s Artist in Residence, Julian Steckel, will perform four times throughout the festival, including an open-air concert titled “Connected by Mahler” at the Prague Exhibition Centre on September 11, as announced today by the festival director, Jan Simon. In celebration of the “Year of Czech Music,” the festival will honor not only Dvořák but also Bedřich Smetana and other prominent Czech composers. Every year ending in four is designated the Year of Czech Music, celebrating the anniversaries of famous Czech composers such as Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), Leoš Janáček (1854-1928), Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959), and Josef Suk (1874-1935). The central theme this year is the 200th anniversary of Bedřich Smetana’s birth. On September 7, the Czech Philharmonic will perform under principal guest conductor Jakub Hrůša, including Leoš Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, which recently received acclaim at the BBC Proms. The festival will also see the world premiere of Peter Wajsar’s...
A new street in Prague 7 has been named after Nicholas Winton, who relentlessly cajoled and shamed immigration authorities to provide visas for 669 children, sparing them the horrors of the Holocaust. Jan Čižinský, the mayor of the Prague 7 district, spoke of Winton’s “heroism, courage, and humility”. When complete, the street will pass by the railway station and memorials to “the dark side of world history”. The naming of the street coincides with the 85th anniversary of the last planned Kindertransport from Prague, which was prevented from departing due to the outbreak of the second world war. The 250 children onboard the train were deported to Nazi concentration camps; two survived the war. Winton’s heroic actions were depicted in a recent film, One Life, starring Anthony Hopkins. The former stockbroker, who was knighted in 2003 and nominated for the Nobel peace prize in 2008, died in 2015 at the age of 106. Among those attending the naming ceremony in Prague on Tuesday were four surviving “Winton children”, members of Winton’s family, and a delegation from the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR). Michael Newman, the chief executive of the AJR, said: “It is hugely symbolic that [Winton’s] endeavours are recognised...
Prague’s City Hall has approved a plan to explore the possible return of the statue of Johann Graf Radetzky von Radetz to Malostranské náměstí. The monument, which originally stood on the square from 1858 to 1919, would be a replica since the original statue is preserved in the Lapidarium of the National Museum. If restored, the statue would be positioned near the tram stop, as trams currently run through the original site. The proposal is controversial and did not receive unanimous support, particularly from the Pirate Party coalition members. The Prague City Council discussed the restoration proposal on Monday and agreed to collaborate with the Gallery of the Capital City of Prague to evaluate the technological and financial aspects of producing a replica of the Radetzky statue. “This step by the Council marks a crucial part of our efforts to return the statue of Marshal Radetzky to its rightful place,” said Jiří Pospíšil (TOP 09). “Restoring this monument will not only commemorate a significant historical figure but also honor the Czech soldiers who fought bravely under his command. We have taken great care to respect the site’s historical integrity and minimize any impact on the archaeological layers. The restoration will...
Prague’s famous FAMU Film School has once again been included in The Hollywood Reporter’s prestigious annual list of the 15 Best Global Film Schools, alongside institutions such as the London Film School and France’s La Fémis. The US weekly described FAMU as one of Europe’s top-tier film schools, which offers one-year intensive programs and two and three year master’s degrees in directing, cinematography and editing, including accredited programs in English. The Hollywood Reporter described the FAMU as one of Europe’s top-tier film schools, offering one-year intensive programs and two- and three-year master’s degrees in directing, cinematography and editing, including accredited programs in English. The magazine noted that the school’s alumni include Milos Forman, Vera Chytilová, Jirí Menzel and Jaromil Jires, “who created a new dark and funny take on life behind the Iron Curtain”. FAMU was founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In the 1960s and 1970s, several young directors from Yugoslavia were FAMU students (Rajko Grlić, Srđan Karanović, Emir Kusturica, Goran Marković, Goran Paskaljević and Lordan Zafranović). All of these directors would become very successful in the following decades, prompting the coinage of the term Praška filmska škola (“Prague...
This summer was the third hottest on record at Prague’s Klementinum observatory since measurements began in 1775. The average temperature from the start of June to the end of August was 22.6 degrees Celsius. Only the summers of 2018 and 2019 were hotter during this period. Compared to the historical average from 1775 to 2014, this summer was 3.6 degrees Celsius warmer in central Prague. The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (ČHMÚ) reported this on Monday via the X social media platform. August alone saw an average temperature of 23.5 degrees Celsius at Klementinum. Compared to the average from 1991 to 2020, this represents an increase of 2.5 degrees, placing this August as the fourth warmest out of 250 recorded since 1775. When compared to the average from the beginning of measurements to 2014, August was even 4.3 degrees Celsius warmer. Meteorologists have noted that six of the warmest summers in Klementinum’s recorded history have occurred in this century, with five of those in the past decade. The hottest summer at Klementinum since 1775 occurred five years ago, with an average temperature of 22.9 degrees Celsius. The summer of 2018 was slightly cooler, by just two-tenths of a degree. This summer ranks...
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