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Occupation as the occupiers see it. Five Warsaw Pact countries occupied Czechoslovakia in 1968. 50 years later five film directors from these countries shot the stories of five soldiers who took part. A tribute to the 108 people who were killed in Czechoslovakia during the 1968 invasion, the film tells the story of the young... Read more »
A series of small exhibitions in the atrium for the anniversaries of the eights: February 1948, August 1968 and October 1918. The basis of the exhibition is a 3-metre high wall or "gallery noticeboard" on which collages will be rotated according to the anniversary. The collages will consist of various types of artistic materials (paintings,... Read more »
A retrospective cross-section of the photographer's work to mark his 80th birthday. This Prague exhibition displays 350 photographs selected from a large collection donated by Josef Koudelka and managed by the Museum of Decorative Arts. It includes examples from all of his well-known series: Beginnings, Experiments, Theatre, Gypsies, Invasion 68, Exiles and Panoramas. Prague's National... Read more »
The National Gallery in Prague is exhibiting photographs by Josef Koudelka of the incursion of the Warsaw Pact troops into Prague, a catastrophe that had a major impact on the fate of the country’s inhabitants. Although he had never engaged in reportage, the pictures he took during several dramatic days in August 1968 have become... Read more »
In March last year, the president of the Czech Republic was preparing to announce whether or not he would be running for re-election, and the press were ready to cover his decision. The announcement, however, was to be made at a private event at Prague Castle and no reporters were to be admitted. Filmmaker Tomas... Read more »
Decades after his death in a concentration camp in 1942, Ervín Schulhoff’s output is steadily gaining recognition, including his sharp-edged but entertaining suite of character pieces evoking the waltz, tango and tarantella, paired here with Schubert’s death haunted masterpiece. Ervín Schulhoff: 5 Pieces for String Quartet Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D minor D810 'Death... Read more »
Czech fashion is slowly but surely making its way to national and international recognition. Czech designers are showcasing their collections at fashion weeks around the globe; some of them are working for the world's most prestigious brands. So where can one purchase some of this original work and is it actually wearable? Tereza Porybna, director... Read more »
Curator Adam Stech of the Czech creative collective OKOLO will talk about the communist era Hotel Praha in Prague, demolished in 2014. Focusing on the strong design legacy and the phenomenon known as “total work of art” (Gesamtkunstwerk), where architecture, design and art became one all-embracing art concept, Stech will present several other projects by... Read more »
Schubert’s single quartet movement is a heartfelt fragment, while the troubled ‘Rosamunde’ quartet’s slow movement borrows a well-known theme from some incidental music. Conversely, Dvorak transferred a memorable theme from his final quartet to his symphonic poem A Hero’s Song. Franz Schubert: String Quartet in A minor D804 'Rosamunde' Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 14... Read more »
International diplomacy stopped working. A new breed of authoritarian ruler emerged, contemptuous of the rules of diplomacy and collective security, and willing to lie and bully to build power and influence. Europe’s democracies were confused and defensive. It is 1938 and Germany is putting pressure on Czechoslovakia. Join David Vaughan and Michael Tate in a... Read more »
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