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TEDxUNYP returns to Prague with Currents of Connection
TEDxUNYP returns to Prague on Saturday, March 7th, bringing international speakers to the Prague Congress Centre for a one day event focused on how we connect in a changing world. The 2026 edition introduces the theme “Currents of Connection”, focusing on the often unseen forces that shape how people connect — with each other, with […]...
Visitor numbers increased at Czech heritage sites
Visitor numbers at heritage sites managed by the Czech National Heritage Institute (NPÚ) rose year-on-year last year. See more here. Author: Hannah Vaughan...
New passenger car sales rose in Czechia
In 2025, sales of new passenger cars in the Czech Republic rose by 7. See more here. Author: Hannah Vaughan...
Historian Cynthia Paces on when Prague really was heart of Europe – and her own family’s close ties to city
Cynthia Paces is the author of Prague: The Heart of Europe, which traces the city’s fascinating history from the 10th century to the modern era. The US historian also has strong personal ties to the city, from which the Pačes family were forced to flee after the 1948 Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia. Please tell us […]...
Music legends will head to Czechia in 2026: Sting, Iron Maiden and Deep Purple
Czechia is in for a musical onslaught in 2026 the likes of which it has not seen in a long time. Prague, Hradec Králové and Vizovice will welcome hard-rock legends, metal icons, pop-punk stars and unique projects linking music with gaming culture. Fans have plenty to look forward to – and tickets for many of […]...
Remembering 2025 pinnacle of classical music in Czechia
For this week’s Radio Prague Sunday music show, we are presenting one of the musical highlights of 2025: the 80th Prague Spring International Music Festival, featuring Smetana’s My Country—the pinnacle of the Czech classical music calendar and marking its eightieth edition. See more here....
Czech scientists study how salt destroys metal structures to protect bridges and spacecraft
Winter coats roads and bridges with salt, and when mixed with moisture, it slowly and relentlessly eats away at metal structures. Scientists at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences are trying to combat this. In their laboratories, they subject steel to extreme stress, monitor its failure, and develop new metal […]...
From Prague to Australia: the lost photographs of Jiří Viktor Daneš, Czechoslovakia’s first consul down under
Jiří Viktor Daneš is a name many Czechs may not recognize today. He was a geographer, explorer, and diplomat who set out for Australia in 1920 as Czechoslovakia’s very first consul on the continent. During his travels across Australia, and later through the Pacific, Japan, and Canada, he took thousands of photographs—capturing landscapes, people, and […]...
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