The 8th Open House Prague festival is ready for the annual celebration of Prague’sarchitecture, this time taking place on May 16–22, 2022. On the weekend of May 21–22, the festival is set to open 101 buildings and spaces across Prague for free, and starting May 16, there is also going to be an eventful accompanying program featuring lectures, discussions, and special guided tours. The full list of all open buildings is now available here “We are opening not only industrial buildings and modern buildings with various awards for quality and eco-friendly technologies but also iconic, unique constructions which represent the historical and cultural wealth of Prague. We uncover unknown or hidden cultural projects of excellent architects, artists, and craftsmen, and we present the forgotten stories of constructors, owners, and their descendants,” says festival director Andrea Šenkyříková. With tours for people with disabilities, families with children, and long-term foreign residents of Prague, Open House Prague is aimed at all members of the general public. “The festival is first and foremost a community project, and we want everyone to be able to enjoy the festival with us. That is why we welcome fellow enthusiasts-volunteers who want to help us open the city...
Housed in a former electrical substation, Kunsthalle Praha is sparking new creative energy in the Czech capital. Its striking inaugural group show celebrates 100 years of electricity in art. Kunsthalle Praha, a major new not-for-profit arts and culture organisation has opened its doors to the public in the Czech capital. The building housing the new institution began as the Zenger Electrical Substation in the 1930s, generating electricity for the city’s tram and trolleybus network. The station became defunct as technology evolved, but was acquired by the Pudil Family Foundation in 2015 with the intention of giving the building a new life as Kunsthalle Praha. The institution focuses on 20th-century and contemporary Czech and international art and will function as an ‘open meeting point’ where art lives but also engages a wide audience. Czech architecture studio Schindler Seko was tasked with reimagining the building as an art destination, which now comprises three large galleries, a bistro, a café and an extensive retail space. But it wasn’t without challenges. After structural issues and contamination rendered the entire interior unfit for purpose, it was gutted and replaced with a monolithic concrete structure, with the monument-protected facade kept intact. ‘It’s hard to create a good...
The Dock, a pop-up concept by Hilton Prague Old Town in the immediate vicinity of Namesti Republiky, is starting a new after work or pre-dinner experience, based on fresh fish. The 2 sizes of seafood platters are prepared by the highly professional team of cooks under Executive Chef Valerio Bussandri. “The idea behind The Dock concept is to have an informal treat for after work or pre-dinner gathering, and something easy for our guests,” said Valerio Bussandri, Executive Chef, Hilton Prague Old Town. “What we want to offer amongst usually well know fish, seafood and shellfish is a catch of the week that can quite enlarge the selection and give the opportunity to our guests to enjoy different flavors and textures. Our suppliers will inform us every week about what has been fished and we will choose what would be the best option to suit The Dock,” he adds. Most of the fish at The Dock comes from the Mediterranean Sea, while the seafood and shellfish are imported from Scotland. For the very first opening, the restaurant will receive some interesting Meagre fish and snapper. The offer consists of a seafood platter to share, accompanied by a glass of Prosecco,...
The next episode of The Comedy Store is here! Daliso Chaponda, Paul Sinha, and Ben Norris will be appearing in the May episode of this stand-up show, which will once again take place at the Bravo Theatre in Prague. Look forward to great British humour performed by experienced comedians who will turn your evening into fits of laughter. Ben Norris Ben is a highly experienced and hugely well respected stand-up. He’s been performing comedy since 1993 and is renowned for his incredibly relaxed stage persona and his innate ability to improvise as well as deliver sharply crafted material. Ben was Ed Byrne’s tour support for his 2013 UK tour and appeared at the Apollo, Hammersmith. Ben acted in a play developed with the ‘Comedians Theatre Company’ called ‘The last minutes’ which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014. Paul Sinha Paul Sinha is a familiar face to fans of stand-up comedy and ITV’s quiz show ‘The Chase’. A former doctor of Indian descent, his comedy finds humour in his family heritage as well as his abrupt change of careers. Sinha began performing stand-up while working as a junior doctor in hospitals in London and has since gone on...
The Julius, a new apartment experience offering ‘a feeling of home’ for travellers in prime city center locations, is to launch in spring 2022. Founded by the storied Julius Meinl family, famed branded consumer goods and retail pioneers and creators of the Viennese food emporium Julius Meinl am Graben, The Julius draws on a 160-year legacy of service, quality, and innovation, and marks the family’s first entry into the world of travel. Its first destination – The Julius Prague – will launch this Spring. The Julius balances luxury and modern design with warmth, comfort, and convenience. Evoking the timeless standard and spirit of European hospitality through a modern mindset, it offers a place to relax, explore, work, and treat as a home in the city. Representing design-led, next-generation hospitality, this new series of destinations will offer both short and long-term stays in generously sized residences. The Julius offers tech-enabled services, self-check-in, and contactless room entry, as well as on-site shops and restaurants, stocked with premium House of Julius Meinl products. Spacious communal areas, relaxing lounges, and professional co-working spaces will enable guests to network, meet like-minded people or simply unplug. A central light-filled conservatory sits at the heart of the building...
A month after fleeing her home in central Ukraine with her three sons, Yulia Sarycheva is sharing a pot of tea with a pair of artists who are putting them up in their home in an old Prague suburb. The fact their hosts Peter Bankov and his wife Yulia Fedulova are Russians makes no difference to the 41-year-old from the city of Dnipro. “I understand this is a political situation. It does not apply to people,” Sarycheva said. Sarycheva and her sons are among the 4.2 million people estimated by the United Nations to have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24. Bankov, 52, said it felt natural to help partly because his mother’s Jewish family was once uprooted too, only in their case by Nazi Germany. “Many years ago my family were like refugees,” he said. Around 45,000 Russians live in the Czech Republic, according to the Interior Ministry, and among them, Bankov and Fedulova are not alone in supporting Ukrainians. Bankov and Fedulova took in Sarycheva and her sons Serafin, 8, Sava, 12, and Sergey, 15, after an appeal from Fedulova’s church in Prague. After the family left their home in Dnipro, they headed first...
Prague City Hall introduced the new orientation system on the city streets and in public transit. By 2023, travelers will gradually see new information displays, signs, and maps. Sixteen graphic studios took part in the international competition, won by three Czech agencies – Side2, A69 and Superior Type. The project wants to standardize the current disparate elements of navigation and improve the comprehensibility of information for residents and tourists. The City Hall notes that the current navigation system was developed in the late 1970s and 1980s. “Prague has a new, clear, and citywide system of signs and navigation. I want everyone to be able to easily find information about their itinerary and not get lost. Today it often happens, for example, when you are looking for the right exit from the subway, or at busy tram interchange points,” said Adam Scheinherr, Deputy Mayor of Transport. “Currently, we have counted eight different information systems in the metropolis, each with its own administrator – for example, in the metro, and in the streets of different city districts,” added Scheinherr. The pilot project will take place this summer. Travelers will be able to test electronic boards at Prosek, Ládví and Budějovicka.
Václav Havel Airport Prague won, based on passengers survey results, the 2021 Airport Service Quality Award. Airports Council International (ACI), the trade association of the world’s airports, annually recognizes airports with services rated by travellers as the most satisfactory. Václav Havel Airport Prague won this award in the category of European airports with 15 to 25 million passengers handled for the fourth time in a row. “The COVID-19 pandemic continued to have a major impact on passenger traffic in 2021 due to constantly evolving measures and new expectations affecting how the airport experience was perceived. For us, this award is a symbol of recognition that we have gone the right direction and fulfilled our obligations to all our customers well. I would especially like to thank our employees, because thanks to them we earned the award for the fourth time in a row,” says Jiří Pos, Chairman of Prague Airport Board of Directors. From the data collected in 2021 from over 370,000 surveys, 111 awards were won by 88 airports around the world. The award categories include Best Airports by Size (passengers per year) and Region, as well as Best Hygiene Measures by Region. “After a second year of the pandemic, this year’s Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award winners are especially reflective of customer...
In the beginning, was the word, and the word was Cimrman. It was in 2013 that Emilie Machalová, a director, uttered it to her friend Brian Stewart, a Prague-based British actor. She described Cimrman as the go-to standard for understanding Czech culture: If Brian (albeit performing under the pseudonym Ben Bradshaw) really wanted to grasp our humour, then getting to know the legendary Cimrman was a must. Brian was open to the idea. They watched the original recording of Záskok (The Stand-In) from 1994, and the British actor was surprised to find that despite not understanding much Czech, he had a lot of fun. They both surmised that if you can ‘get’ comedy without understanding the language, you must be dealing with quite extraordinary work, capable of reaching out across cultures; after a short discussion, they agreed to join forces, to craft an English translation. They asked for permission from Aura-Pont s.r.o., the agency representing Zdeněk Svěrák and the estate of Ladislav Smoljak. After submitting the first proposal, Zdeněk Svěrák’s daughter Hana Jelínková, a qualified English teacher, also joined the project as a reviewer; all the texts were given a final check. Both Brian and Emília very much welcomed her participation, since it had been their...
RunCzech finally returned to Prague after three years. Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon was attended by around 9000 runners, among them also elite world athletes. Four Kenyans ran to the finish line in under one hour. The Prague Half Marathon was dominated by Keneth Kiprop Renju in a time of 59:28. Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo finished second and Mathew Kipkorir Kimeli was third. The fastest woman of this year’s edition was Nesphine Jepleting with a time of 1:06:57. The best Czech runner was Jiří Homoláč, who managed the half marathon in 1:04:36, the fastest Czech was Hana Homolková (1:20:31). “I really liked the race, I enjoyed it a lot. Even though it was too cold, it was good. I had a more critical moment in the middle of the half marathon. Even though I didn’t feel pressure on myself, I wanted to win,” Renju said at the finish. “The weather caught me by surprise, I didn’t expect it to be so cold. The worst was the headwind, which made it really hard in some moments. I wanted to break my personal best, but I’m glad I showed such time. It’s a good start to the season, next time I could reach my...
MINT Market returns to Prague on Saturday, April 9, bringing original design and fashion to Holešovice’s Pražská tržnice. Discover over one hundred original local and independent brands of stylish fashion, design, jewelry, handbags, stationery, shoes and belts, toys, all kinds of accessories, natural cosmetics and much more. Meet their makers in person from 9 AM to 5 PM, enjoy the DJ and snack on choice street food. Entry is free and pets are welcome. “As well as supporting local non-profit organizations, you can also help Ukrainians afflicted by the war. We raised over 20.000 CZK in Brno and we will continue our effort in Prague,” says Omri Goz, the founder of MINT Market. You can bring material aid or help us raise money by buying selected products from which the proceeds will go towards Ukraine. MINT Market was founded more than 10 years ago and now it travels to all major cities and towns all over the country. Useful information: www.facebook.com/events/655514109222660 www.instagram.com/mintmarket.cz Address: Pražská tržnice, Praha 7 9.00 – 17.00
Prague has been named the city in the world with the most pubs per person. The results of research, which would come as rather unsurprising for most Praguers, revealed that the Czech capital ranks number one on the list with 47.87 pubs per 100,000 people. The study by money.co.uk analysed the number of bars and clubs listed on Tripadvisor for each global city, with reference to the city’s population, to determine the total number of bars and clubs per 100,000 people. The rest of the top ten on the list is made up of Orlando (40.06), Edinburgh (34.29), San Francisco (27.03), Amsterdam (22.56), Krakow (21.83), Dublin (19.98), Miami (18.41), and Tallinn (16.82). Moreover, Prague claimed the 1st spot on the list of the highest average beer consumption annually per capita, followed by Warsaw and Krakow with 127 litres per person and German cities Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin with 107 litres per person. Data for the countries with the highest beer consumption was sourced from Statista.
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