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PanoramaNew York Czech centre head Pavla Niklová: Czech films are the biggest attraction
The heads of Czech cultural centres from around the world gathered in
Prague last week to share ideas and make plans for the future. I met up
with Pavla Niklová – head of the Czech centre in New York to talk about
the kind of events that are organized and how popular they are with the
public. More
Current AffairsCulture Ministry orders return of state-owned artworks from abroad to avoid seizures in arbitration case
The Czech Republic will bring back home state-owned artworks that are on
loan abroad in an effort to avoid their seizure in a protracted arbitration
case. The decision comes after an Austrian court last week upheld the
claims of the Swiss firm Diag Human and seized three modernist artworks
lent to a gallery in Vienna. The Czech Foreign Ministry considers any
seizures of Czech property in breach of international law. More
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Today in Mailbox: changes affecting Radio Prague as of January 31, Czech
centres abroad, the legendary Czech band Olympic. Listeners quoted: Bob
Boundy, Lynda-Marie Hauptmann, Fred M. More
Current AffairsHead of Czech Centre in The Hague: budget cuts encourage cooperation
The Czech Centre in the Dutch capital The Hague has been promoting all
things Czech since 1994. Last year, more than 60,000 thousand people
approached the centre or took part in one of their events. But the economic
crisis has put the centre in a difficult situation, as the Czech Foreign
Ministry is planning to cut around one third of its budget. Radio Prague
spoke to the head of Czech Centre in The Hague Petra Prinsová and asked her
how they are coping with the current situation.
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Current AffairsHead of the Czech Centre in London, Ladislav Pflimpfl, on some of this autumn's highlights
This week, heads of Czech Centres from around the world are gathered in
Prague to discuss where next for their cultural institutes. Amongst them is
Ladislav Pflimpfl, head of the Czech Centre in London. Just before he
hopped on a plane to Prague this weekend, I stopped by his London office to
ask him what Czech events he had organised this autumn in the British
capital:
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One on OneMonika Koblerová – director of New York’s Czech Centre
One of my first ports of call on a recent visit to New York was the
city’s Czech Centre, which is at Madison Avenue and 83rd St in
Manhattan.
At least that’s where it’s located for the moment – later in the
year
it’s moving to the Bohemian National Hall, around 15 minutes walk away.
New York Czech Centre director Monika Koblerová talks about that move and
much more in this edition of One on One. More
Current AffairsCzech actors give public readings during Literature Night in Prague
This Thursday, 14 Czech actors will give public readings of international
works of literature at various places around Prague. The event is
organised by the Czech Centre in Prague, in cooperation with the Museum of
Czech Literature. What makes it unusual is that it will take place in the
evening - from 6pm to 11pm - in the form of a literature marathon. Dita
Asiedu reports:
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