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National Gallery wants free admission
The National Gallery in Prague received almost half a million visitors last
year, and a new proposal by the gallery's director to open doors for free
could see that number go through the roof. He wants a budget increase to
make that possible - though the Culture Ministry is not in favour. But
could a change of government increase chances of free admission at the
National Gallery?
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Czech singing legend Karel Gott gets own museum
Karel Gott is by far the most successful Czech singer. He has won the
Golden Nightingale, a prestigious annual music award, 31 times and is, at
67, a living legend. And he is the very first Czech living legend to have
his own museum - Gottland.
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Exhibition marks 500 years since painting of "The Feast of the Rose Garlands"
One of the most precious works of art to be seen in the Czech Republic is
no doubt "The Feast of the Rose Garlands" by the German painter
Albrecht Duerer. Exactly 500 years have passed since the masterpiece was
painted in Venice and to mark the anniversary, Prague's National Gallery
is holding an exhibition this summer, displaying the painting, along with
other works by Duerer and many tributes to the original masterpiece.
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The 150th anniversary of the Glassmaking School in Kamenicky Senov
In the Czech Republic the story of glass in design and the arts is one that
goes back centuries. Its famous Glassmaking School in Kamenicky Senov,
north Bohemia, was established way back in 1856, 150 years ago, and was
the first vocational school of its kind in the world. Even today it
continues to train students at the secondary school level teaching
technical expertise and providing balanced and wide-ranging artistic
direction to potential artists of tomorrow.
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Remembering Mikulov's Jewish past with unique cultural festival
A unique festival of Jewish culture was held last weekend in the South
Moravian town of Mikulov, part of the Year of Jewish Culture in the Czech
Republic. Mikulov was once a major centre of Jewish religious and cultural
life - but today all that's left is a handful of historic monuments. More
History of Czech puppet theatre recalled, Stereolab explain Czech influence on new track
In this week's edition of the Arts a curator of a new museum of puppets and
the circus in south Bohemia tells us about the history of puppetry in the
Czech Lands. And the leader of the English rock band Stereolab explains
why a track on their new album has the Czech name Kyberneticka Babicka.
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Paintings of a Prague Ghetto
One of the most famous attractions of Prague's Old Town is the former
Jewish Ghetto, a witness to the long and rich Jewish history of the Czech
capital, and also to centuries of discrimination. The gradual emancipation
of Prague's Jewish population began with the Enlightenment in the 18th
century. As some Prague Jews grew wealthier and more self-confident, as
well as more secular, the first portraits began to appear. Some depicted
the spiritual leaders of Prague's Jewish society but others showed well
off members of the community and their families. Now, to mark 100 years
since the foundation of the Prague Jewish Museum, a new exhibition has
been opened to display some of the finest examples of Jewish art from the
18th to the early 20th century.
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National Museum shows "Mute Witnesses of the Luxembourg Rule"
Last week saw the opening of a major exhibition devoted to the 14th century
king and emperor, Charles IV, at Prague Castle. It brings together
priceless works from dozens of museums in fifteen countries, and covers
not only the reign of Charles IV himself, but the whole period when the
Luxembourg dynasty ruled the Czech lands in the 14th and 15th centuries.
But some objects from that time were simply too large to be transported to
Prague Castle. They are on show at a separate exhibition at the National
Museum's Lapidarium in Prague 7.
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Prague's National Museum building in dire need of restoration after 115 years of operation
The majestic building of Prague's National Museum, standing on top of
Wenceslas Square, opened in 1891 to provide a dignified home for the
institution, founded in 1818. What was a quiet, leafy area a hundred years
ago is now the busiest place in Prague. With congested motorways on both
sides of the building and two metro lines crossing right underneath it the
National Museum building is suffering considerably.
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Prague's Veletrzni Palac
If Prague's Veletrzni Palac or Trade Fair Palace didn't house the modern
art collection of the National Gallery, most of us would probably not
notice the large building that stands just a few metres away from the
city's exhibition complex. But the Palace is one of Prague's earliest and
largest buildings in the Functionalist style.
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