The Czech Republic is a land with a great cultural tradition, and each year thousands of cultural events of all possible types take place. There is a wide range of festivals and workshops, as well as hundreds of exhibitions at shows and museums. < /p>
Theatre
National Theatre (Národní divadlo)
Operas performed by the cream of Czech and international talent, as well as Czech ballet performances on both a classical and a modern stage.
Estates Theatre (Stavovské divadlo)
The very stage where Mozart held the premiere of his opera Don Giovanni.
State Opera House (Státní opera Praha)
The second Prague operatic scene, also boasting a stellar range of operatic luminaries both domestic and international.
Laterna magika
A combination of projected images with live stage action, understandable without words.
Black-light theatre (Černá divadla)
Cinema
Prague’s silver screens host classic works of the past, as well as the very latest cinematographic efforts.
Traditional cinemas
Lucerna, Broadway
Art and club venues
Aero, Evald, MAT, Ponrepo, Světozor
Multiplexes
Found in the shopping centres Slovanský dům (www.palacecinemas.cz), Nový Smíchov, Černý most (www.villagecinemas.cz), Zličín, Háje, Hostivař
3D cinema
An IMAX (www.oskarimax.cz) cinema can be found in Prague in the Flora shopping centre.
Film festivals
Carlsbad International Film Festival
The film festival in Carlsbad (www.kviff.com) is the most important category A international film festival in central and Eastern Europe, with over 40 years behind it. The combination of thousands of young film fans from around the entire world and international stars create a unique informal atmosphere.
Summer Film School (Letní filmová škola) in Uherské Hradiště
The film school in Uherské Hradiště (www.lfs.cz) is an event of an alternative orientation with a programme to match. Here you can watch non-commercial films and even meet with their creators
Points of interest
The Mezipatra Film Festival
The gay a lesbian film festival Mezipatra (www.mezipatra.cz) is held in Brno and Prague – films, discussions, documentaries, theatre and music performances
Workshops
During the summer, many music workshops focusing on different genres are held in the Czech Republic.
Summer Jazz Workshop in Frýdlant
A week-long jazz seminar for young musicians in Frýdlant (www.ljdfrydlant.cz), each year attracting the participation of the best Czech and international jazz personalities as instructors. At the end comes the traditional “dream concert” of the instructors in the courtyard of the Frýdlant Castle.
Galleries and museums in Prague
National Gallery (Národní galerie)
The Czech National Gallery has permanent collections on display in 6 different locations around Prague. Collections of old masters can be viewed in the Sternberg Palace at the gates of Prague Castle (Hradčanské náměstí), or medieval work in the St. George Monastery (Klášter svatého Jiří) inside the Castle itself or the former St. Agnes of Bohemia monastery (Klášter svaté Anežky České) in the Old Town.
Galerie Rudolfinum
The Rudolfinum primarily displays contemporary visual artwork, both international and Czech, with exhibits supplemented with intriguing accompanying programmes.
Prague City Gallery (Galerie hlavního města Prahy)
Collections are exhibited both in medieval townhouses in the city’s lanes (U Zlatého prstenu, U Kamenného zvonu), the Old Town Hall (Staroměstská radnice), and even in buildings of a much later date (the František Bílek villa, the Prague City Library)
National Museum (Národní muzeum)
This imposing monument concentrates a huge number of museum exhibits – many permanent as well as temporary displays (natural history, history, or the separate Náprstek Museum of non-European cultures)
Galleries in Moravia
The Moravian Gallery (Moravská galerie)
The Moravian Gallery (www.moravska-galerie.cz) is in Brno and has three permanent collections: Applied Arts, Artwork from the Gothic to the 19th Century, and Modern and Contemporary Art.
Olomouc Museum of Art (Muzeum umění Olomouc)
Grouped together in the Museum of Art (www.olumart.cz) in Olomouc are the Archdiocesan Museum (painting, sculpture, applied crafts) and the Museum of Modern Art (from the late 19th century onwards).
Ostrava Gallery of Fine Art (Galerie výtvarného umění Ostrava)
In addition to its permanent holdings and interesting temporary shows, the Gallery of Fine Art in Ostrava (www.gvuostrava.cz) also offers such unusual features as a festival of alternative work or art-therapy instruction.
Points of Interest:
Sculpture Grande in Prague
Sculpture Grande (www.galleryartfactory.cz) is an annual outdoor exhibition of contemporary sculpture installed directly in the streets of central Prague.
