Famous Czech Artists and Their Masterpieces
Mucha's Slav Epic, Kupka's first abstractions and the Czech cubists — where to see the country's greatest art.
Signal Festival Prague 2026: Dates, Routes and What to Expect
Signal Festival turns Prague into light art for four October evenings. Routes, times, what is free and how to avoid the worst of the crowds.
New Town (Nové Město) in Prague
🏰 New Town (Nové Město) in Prague
New Town, or Nové Město, is one of Prague’s most vibrant historic districts. Founded over 600 years ago,...
Czech Writers: From Kafka to Kundera
Kafka, Švejk, Čapek's robots and the novelists who wrote through occupation — a guide to Czech literature.
Bohemian Glass and Czech Design: What to Look For
Five centuries of glassmaking, garnet jewellery and cubist furniture — what is genuinely Czech and what is an import in a souvenir shop.
Letní Letná: Prague’s Contemporary Circus Festival
Three weeks of contemporary circus and theatre in tents on Letná Park, every August. No animals, no sequins — acrobatics as art.
Prague International Music Festivals in Summer 2025
A Connoisseur's Guide to the Prague International Music Festivals: Summer 2025
Overture: Prague's 2025 Summer of Sound
As the summer of 2025 dawns, Prague transforms. The...
Free Summer Concerts in the Wallenstein Garden
From May to September the Czech Senate opens its baroque garden for free concerts — including the Prague Symphony Orchestra in late August.
European Heritage Days in Prague: Buildings You Cannot Normally Enter
For the whole of September, buildings that are closed the rest of the year open their doors across Prague — most of them free.
Designblok 2026: Prague’s Design Festival, Venue by Venue
Six days in October when Prague’s galleries, palaces and studios fill with Czech design. Dates, venues, tickets and what is actually worth queueing for.
