April 2012
Plan to scrap ministries chaotic, wrongly targeted
Jan Machacek: Amid the recent coalition crisis, the Civic Democrats (ODS), TOP 09 and Public Affairs (VV) started to plan the abolition of the ministries of local development, of culture and of the environment as part of the state's money-saving efforts. more >
December 2011
The culture minister need not be an artist, but Czechs don’t need another Besser
Dentist turned politician Jiří Besser (TOP 09) tried to bring order to the culture ministry, but couldn’t keep his own books clean. more >
June 2011
Culture Ministry sets stage for opera ‘merger’
The Ministry of Culture has announced plans for the ‘merger’ of the National Theater (ND) and Prague State Opera (SOP). more >
January 2009
Art of politics, heart of nation
On 15 January 2009 an exhibition opened on the premises of the European Council in Brussels to mark the beginning of the Czech Republic's six-month presidency of the European Union. The authors were, until the day of the launch, believed to be 27 artists from each of the EU's member-states, but media attention and political turmoil in Bulgaria forced the true - and single - author to declare his hoax on 13 January. more >
Czech EU Presidency cultural programme presented
Today the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Alexandr Vondra, the Culture Minister, Václav Jehlicka, and the Deputy Foreign Minister, Helena Bambasová, presented the cultural programme of the Czech Presidency of the European Union. more >
December 2008
Website of the future Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The official website of the Czech Presidency of the European Union Council www.eu2009.cz was launched on December 1, 2008. The Czech presidency started officially on January 1, 2009. The website is prepared for the Czechs and the public abroad: general public, experts and media representatives in three languages: Czech, English and French. The information includes events taking place during the Czech Presidency, about the Czech Republic, The European Union and its policies and what the Czech think about them. more >
July 2008
Czechs lack cultural policy - opposition shadow culture minister
The Czech state lacks a cultural policy, shadow culture minister Vitezslav Jandak (Social Democrats, CSSD) told journalists today. more >
May 2008
Prague theatres plan unrest over funding reform
Theatre artists in Prague, dissatisfied with the way the City Hall finances culture and with its intention to change the status of certain state-subsidised theatres, plan to stage nationwide Days of Unrest on May 25-29. more >
April 2008
Funding cuts threaten theaters
A frustrated arts community starts petition, plans protest. more >
February 2008
Czechs open European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
The official opening of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 in the Czech Republic today took place in Prague's Archa theatre that has actively joined the programme which is aimed at promoting mutual understanding and better co-existence of people of various cultures. more >
January 2008
New committee seeks to fund artists
For many arts organizations, the first part of the year can typically be a slow period. But considering recent changes to the city’s cultural funding system, the early months of 2008 are particularly rough, as cash-strapped theaters wait for much-needed grants to be approved. more >
October 2007
Norway supports culture projects
More than half of the 111 million euro the Czech Republic is receiving from wealthier European Union countries will go toward cultural preservation. more >
January 2007
Czech President appoints Jehlicka new culture minister
Czech President Vaclav Klaus appointed senator Vaclav Jehlicka (Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL) new culture minister. more >
September 2006
Martin Stepanek accepts ODS's offer of culture minister post
Actor and journalist Martin Stepanek will probably be culture minister in the new government being formed by Civic Democrat (ODS) chairman and Prime Minister designate Mirek Topolanek, Stepanek told CTK after a meeting with Topolanek today. more >
May 2006
Government approves support for art
The government today approved the programme of more efficient support for art in 2007-2013, which could fundamentally affect state funding of culture, Culture Minister Vitezslav Jandak told reporters after the government meeting today. more >
February 2004
Libeskind To Design Salvador Dali Museum For Prague
Renowned American architect Daniel Libeskind - creator of the master plan for replacing the World Trade Center in New York - has agreed to design a Salvador Dali museum in Czech capital, Prague. more >
November 2003
UNESCO singles out cultural masterpieces to save 'humanity's heritage'
With the proliferation of television and the Internet, some fear the world's increasing globalisation may threaten indigenous cultural treasures. more >
October 2003
Participants from 23 countries discuss Information Literacy
Inequities among nations and individuals in today’s Information Society were targeted at a historic, 'first-of-its-kind' meeting recently held in Prague, Czech Republic. Forty participants from 23 different countries, representing all seven major geographic regions of the world, met to discuss Information Literacy. more >
August 2002
Water and woe for the Czechs' cultural gems
While the flood damage is still being quantified and evaluated, fund-raising for recovery has already begun, including pop and classical music benefit concerts around the republic. Unesco has promised aid, but no amounts have been determined. more >
March 2012
5th Global Conference: Interculturalism, Meaning and Identity
Call for papers: This multi-disciplinary project seeks to explore the new and prominent place that the idea of culture has for the construction of meaning and identity, as well as the implications for social political membership in contemporary societies. more >
March 2011
4th Global Conference: Interculturalism, Meaning and Identity
Call for papers. This multi-disciplinary project seeks to explore the new and prominent place that the idea of culture has for the construction of meaning and identity, as well as the implications for social political membership in contemporary societies. more >
June 2009
Creativity and innovation in European cities
European network Banlieues d'Europe is organising the first part of its 16th annual meeting in Prague on 26-27 June. Entitled 'Creativity and Innovation in European Cities – 20 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain', the meeting will present experiences, testimonials and reflections from several European countries. more >
March 2009
Forum for Creative Europe: creativity under the spotlight
Creativity will be under the spotlight at the conference Forum for Creative Europe. The Forum will explore creativity's social, educational and economic potential, not least in terms of boosting Europe's global competitiveness. more >
January 2009
European Year of Creativity and Innovation – launch conference
The launch conference of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation will take place on 7 January 2009 in Prague. The launch conference is one of the official events during the Czech presidency of the Council of the EU and distinguished guests are invited to attend it on formal invitation. more >
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