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A candid insight into Jan Švankmajer's artistic workshop in which a grand master of puppetry and animation conjures his sharp and merciless exploration of human nature The legendary artist, filmmaker and surrealist, Jan Švankmajer, whose work has inspired artists such as Terry Gilliam and the Quay Brothers, bade farewell to feature filmmaking in 2018 with... Read more »
The extraordinary story of a Central European Jewish family to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021. When Oxford-based Colin Wels first opened a box that his father Tomáš had kept for decades in the back of a cupboard, he entered an unknown past. Through the contents of the box, made up of hundreds of letters and... Read more »
In this online discussion we will explore the Visegrad countries’ cultural development since 1991 with a particular focus on film and theatre. We will consider how these Central European countries have explored and expressed their identities in a post-cold war space, how the arts and cultural scenes have responded to global market economy conditions, and... Read more »
Author Vicky Unwin in conversation with Sarah Helm Join The Wiener Holocaust Library for this online event to mark the publication of Vicky Unwin’s memoir about her father. Vicky Unwin had always known her father – an erstwhile intelligence officer and respected United Nations diplomat – was Czech, but it was not until a stranger... Read more »
Using images taken from visits to the Czech Republic over the last 30 years, John East will give a whistle-stop tour of the development of Czech architecture during the 20th century, looking at some of the best examples of Secessionist architecture, pre-WW1 Cubist buildings, post-WW1 Expressionism, 1920s and 30s Modern Movement housing estates through to... Read more »
Do you think artificial intelligence is able to create an enjoyable theatre script? Can a robot become a playwright like its own father Karel Čapek 100 years ago? Watch the first play ever written by artificial intelligence and a discussion with project authors! Free livestream event, see link below After the premiere, we will allow... Read more »
An online lecture by Barbara Peacock. The Czech lands have a magnificent architectural legacy with one of the densest concentrations of great houses in Europe. This talk will explore the development of the great house (zámek) from late mediaeval times through the Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classical and Romantic periods up to the modern movement of the... Read more »
Terezín, as it was known in Czech, or Theresienstadt as it was known in German, was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a transit ghetto for Central and Western European Jews before their deportation for murder in the East. Today, Theresienstadt is best known for the Nazi propaganda of the... Read more »
An online presentation by Barbara Winton of the new website she has curated about her father Sir Nicholas Winton www.nicholaswinton.com Nicholas Winton was born on 19 May 1909 and died on 1st July 2015 aged 106. He was known for organising the rescue of 669 Czech children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia during the 9 months before... Read more »
Dan Cruickshank, a well-known television art and architecture historian, will share his impressions of the Czech Lands online via Zoom. Dan's travels have taken him to the Czech Lands where he filmed two of his television broadcasts. It might have been his friendship with Jan Kaplický, as well as with Eva Jiřičná, that inspired his... Read more »
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