New Culturally Important Days Added to Czech Holiday Calendar
The dates will commemorate the victims of the 1942 Lidice massacre among other significant events from World War II
Mad Max Meets Blade Runner: Colours of Ostrava 2017 Preview
The Czech Republic’s best attended and most visually-stunning music festival has a stellar line up of performers this year
One For the Weekend: Prague Open Vineyards
For the first time ever, the city of Prague is opening its private vineyards to the public – expect good vintages and secret views
New Summer Cinema to Open this Week In Prague
Former car factory, converted military barracks, or ancient courtyard: Where will you do summer cinema in 2017?
The Ultimate Guide to 2017 Czech Summer Music Festivals
Which festival was named among Europe’s best? Which is the Czech Woodstock? Which are worth travelling to?
Café Kiosk Carved from 300-Year-Old Oak Opens In Prague Today
Designed by Czech artist František Skála, the stand will be a part of this year’s Sculpture Line festival
WWII Deportation Site to Become Summer Concert Space
A midsummer series of performances will offer critical reflection on the railway’s tragic place in Czech history
INTERVIEW: Aussie Actor Jason Clarke On His Darkest Role Yet
Plus a behind-the-scenes video of The Man With the Iron Heart’s final shoot-out in Prague’s Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
Czech Stereotypes We Need to Retire—Now
Reconsidering the most widely held stereotypes about the inhabitants of our adopted home
Czech Folklore: St. Medard’s Forty Days of Rain
This coming Thursday, June 8, marks a Czech superstition that supposedly predicts the summer weather
How (and Where) to Get Excellent Customer Service In Prague
Customer service in the Czech Republic has gotten better but not everywhere; try these tips for an improved consumer experience
Czechs Are Not Cowards, Says Graffiti Memorial to WWII Resistance Fighters
Viral marketing campaign or salute to Czech courage? Prague graffiti marks 75 years since the heroic acts that took out Reinhard Heydrich
VIDEO: Czech Designers Develop Incredible Facial Animation Technology
The program would let you turn your face into a real-life, real-time animated work of art from a bronze sculpture to an Impressionist painting
Czechs vs. Air Conditioning: Debating the Healthiest Way to Cool Off
Every summer we employees of international offices find ourselves locked in a hot debate about keeping it cool
Expats vs. Immigrants: Czechs Weigh In
A new survey offers insights into how Czechs feels about foreigners who settle in the country and their reasons for doing so
Meet Your New Favorite Czech Singer: Lenny
The big winner at yesterday’s Anděl Awards, Lenny’s English-language lyrics and piano-driven tunes have crossover appeal
Czech Artist David Černý Unveils his Latest Sculpture this Weekend
The provocateur revealed his latest, a robotic art thief that moves across the ledge of a museum, in Olomouc this weekend