Guy Borg, Music Programmer of PRAGUE SOUNDS international music festival in Prague, answers the questions of the editor-in-chief of ORER magazine, Hakob Asatryan. -When was the PRAGUE SOUNDS music festival founded and for what...
Guy Borg, Music Programmer of PRAGUE SOUNDS international music festival in Prague, answers the questions of the editor-in-chief of ORER magazine, Hakob Asatryan. -When was the PRAGUE SOUNDS music festival founded and for what purpose?-The festival was founded in 1996 under the auspices of then-president Vaclav Havel, who wanted...
Strasbourg, 22.05.2024 – The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of the Council of Europe has called on Czechia to design and implement a specific strategy and action plan for protecting and promoting each of the languages covered by the treaty in the country: German,...
The meeting, which took place on 7 and 8 March, is a unique opportunity to discuss the topics to be focused on by the Czech Foreign Service. The meeting was traditionally opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský. “In the coming weeks we will commemorate several anniversaries...
On October 18 the Czech Senate adopted a resolution on the humanitarian needs and situation of Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh, which condemns all forms of violence against the population of Nagorno Karabakh and calls on all parties to the conflict to respect the basic norms of international humanitarian law,...
Strasbourg, 05.09.2023 – The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the 2023 Award. Meeting in Prague today, the panel – made up of independent figures...
Prague, 13th June 2023 – On Tuesday 13 June, the Prague Quadrennial of PerformanceDesign and Space 2023 presented the exhibitions and projects awarded by the PQ Juryat its 15th edition. The prestigious Golden Triga, given at every edition to one selectedinstallation within the Exhibition of Countries and Regions and...
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Armenia Petr Piruncik presented his credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan. The President congratulated the newly appointed Ambassador, wishing him effective work during his diplomatic mission. “January 2 marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations...
Winner of the November 2021 Solo Exhibition and Women I first discovered Lenka Klicperová’s work through the submission of her project ‘Lost War’ for the November 2021 Solo Exhibition. I chose this project for its strength not only because of its poignant subject but also for its humanist approach....
Dear friends and colleagues, we would like to cordially invite you to the conference Re-Constructing Late Antique Armenia (2nd–8th Centuries CE) Historiography, Material Culture, Immaterial Heritage , which will take place from the 20th to the 22th February 2022 at the Masaryk University in Brno. The conference is organized as part of the...
The new FAMU Films streaming platform offers films made by Věra Chytilová, Jan Svěrák and Jan Prušinovský FAMU students during a film shoot as part of the mentoring module guided by Hungarian film director Béla Tarr, November 2021 Photo: Andrea Petrovičová Prague’s FAMU is the first film school in Europe...