Government to earmark 400 million crowns to celebrate foundation of Czechoslovakia

The government is set to earmark some 400 million crowns for next year’s celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia and the 50th anniversary of Prague Spring uprising. Some 172 events are scheduled to take place in 2018, with more than 50 carried out in cooperation with Slovak institutions. The key event will be an exhibition presenting Czechoslovakia since its establishment until its separation in 1993, which is set to take place in the renovated building of the National Museum in Prague.

Author: Ruth Fraňková