SUMMER ON THE ROOF
Outdoor screenings of Czech musical films. It would be hard to imagine films without songs and music as they follow...
Peter Sis: Cartography of the Mind
Solo exhibition by Peter Sis, an internationally acclaimed artist, illustrator, writer and filmmaker, focuses on the...
The Good and The True
Direct from celebrated tours in the United Kingdom and Belgium, the award-winning Czech stage drama THE GOOD AND THE...
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Czech That Film 2014
Czech That Film is a touring festival of contemporary Czech film. In June will take place in Czech center Prague. Film Colette will be presented by the actor Jiri Madl in person.
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
April 11, 2014: For its 10th anniversary, the Festival celebrates those who have dared to stand "on the edge," risking their careers, and sometimes their lives, to speak out for their art and...
Czech Language Course
Next course for beginners starts in January. Introductory class will be on Saturday, January 25 at 11am.
World Film Locations: Prague
NEW BOOK. Prague – known as ‘The City of Dreams’, ‘The Hundred-Spired City’ and, most significantly for this study, ‘Hollywood of the East’ – has played an important role in the...
Bohemian National Hall celebrates 5 years since its re-opening
Representatives of the Czech-American community in NYC together with the Consulate General of Czech Republic in New York, Czech Center New York, and representatives of the Czech Government will...
Poison Green
Exhibition examining themes, concepts and cultural fictions dealing with environment and ecology, featuring Czech and international artists Matej Al-Ali (CZ), Silvina Arismendi (CZ), Mark Dion (US),...
Czech Street Festival 2013
Information for vendors interested in participation at the 15th Annual Czech Street Festival on October 5, 2013
APAP 2014
For the fourth year, the Czech Center New York present Czech theaters, music and dance ensembles at APAP 2014 in New York. January 10-14, 2014, New York Hilton Midtown. Special showcases will be at...
F(o)unding Culture - Experience of Central Europe and the United States
Symposium on f(o)unding culture was organized by the Czech Centrer New York and the Aspen Institute Prague on the occasion of the Czech Center's presidency of the European Union National Institutes...
Czech That Film
Touring festival of current Czech cinema. From award-winning masterpieces to cultural showcases, the Czech That Film festival introduces new Czech cinema for five months to ten cities in the United...
Music Omi Residency - Lenka Štůralová
Czech musician Lenka Štůralová participates in the Music Omi International Musicians Residency, from July 18- August 4, 2013.
Border Crossings
Border Crossings: Coming of Age in the Czech Ressistance - a book by Charles Novacek.
Adventurers Against Their Will
Extraordinary World War II Stories of Czech Survival, Escape, and Connection – Unlike Any Other. A book by Joanie Holzer Schirm.
Museum as Hub Conference
On April 12 and 13, the Museum as Hub will host its Annual Conference. One of the panelists is Vit Havranek from the Czech Republic. New Museum, 235 Bowery, NYC
Rustic Baroque by Jiří Hájíček
Real World Press has published Rustic Baroque, the English translation of Czech author Jiří Hájíček’s Magnesia Litera prize-winning novel Selský baroko.
Beyond Cage: John Cage at 100
MUSIC FESTIVAL presented by S.E.M. Ensemble. October 22 - November 7, New York City
Manufacturing Poetry: The Toys of Libuše Niklová
The plastic toys designed by Libuše Niklová—original, artistically conceived, and technically ingenious—are a firm favorite with visitors to MoMA’s Century of the Child exhibition.
Brno Days in New York
The City of Brno will be presented in the Bohemian National Hall in Manhattan on October 1 – 2, 2012. The presentation will be sponsored by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to...
Czech Children's Playgroup
CZECH CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUP continues at SOKOL NEW YORK as CZECH & SLOVAK PLAYGROUP.
Percussionist Jakub Tengler at OMI Residency
Percussionist Jakub Tengler participated in the Music OMI International Musicians Residency in July.
"Century of the Child" and the Czech Center
Pavla Niklova, Director of the Czech Center, in discussion with MoMA’s Juliet Kinchin (Curator, Department of Architecture and Design), introduces the "Orbis Pictus - Play Well" exhibition and two...
EUNIC New York
Pavla Niklova, Director of the Czech Center New York, has been elected the new representative of the New York EUNIC cluster – Group of European Cultural Institutes of New York.
GOYA'S GLASS by Monika Zgustova
The Feminist Press published an English translation of Goya’s Glass, a novel by Czech writer Monika Zgustova (original book title: Grave Cantabile).
Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000
The Museum of Modern Art presents Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000, an ambitious survey of 20th-century design for children, and the first large-scale overview of the modernist...
Opportunities for Artists
Resource for exhibition opportunities, grants, residencies and work.
SUMMER ON THE ROOF
Film screenings on the rooftop of the Bohemian National Hall. July - August 2012.
Czech Center Residencies
Czech Center New York is promoting the cultural exchange between the Czech Republic and USA by supporting residencies for artists and curators in the US. The Czech Center is also supporting...
Czech Studies Workshop
The thirteenth annual Czech Studies Workshop took place at the University of Texas at Austin on April 27 – 28, 2012.
Press releases
Walking in the Air: Art Criticism in Europe
April 14, 2014: Panel discussion devoted to the current state of art criticism in Europe, with the emphasis on criticism in daily newspapers.
Peter Sis: Cartography of the Mind
April 9, 2014. Czech Center New York Presents Exhibition of the Work of Acclaimed Artist, Illustrator, Author, and Filmmaker Peter Sis.
Pavel Sporcl: My Violin Legends
April 4, 2014. Violinist Pavel Sporcl brings Czech violin virtuosi to life at Czech Center New York Free April 29 concert features performances from newly released album "My Violin Legends
Soofser
Free concert series at Bohemian National Hall recreates the intimacy of a house concert Also in this press release: Spring highlights from Classical Music Communications 4/1/2014
Christian Wolff
S.E.M. Ensemble celebrates Christian Wolff's 80th birthday at Czech Center with special guest Philip Glass (March 27) 3/27/2014
Panorama Europe 2014
Museum of the Moving Image and the European Union National Institutes for Culture present the first annual edition of Panorama Europe in New York City to run from Friday, April 4–Sunday, April 13,...
You. Never Too Close.
Photography exhibition. Roman Franc, Gabriela Kolcavova, Vojtech V. Slama, Ondrej Zizka. Curated by Jan Fiser. Opening reception: Wednesday, March 19, 6:30PM-8:30PM. Open through April 27, 2014
Spring 2014 concerts
Spring 2014 free concerts presented by Czech Center New York continue in March 2/27/2014
Cassandra
C a s s a n d r a by Michael Jarrell U.S. Premiere of the illustrated production created by Nimrod Opera Zurich and Czech video artist Dalibor Pys Performed by Argento Ensemble led by conductor...
Report on the Reconstruction of the Past: Barbora Klimova and Eva Kotatkova
Exhibition presenting two art missions by Barbora Klimova and Eva Kotatkova. Organized in conjunction with the exhbition "Report on the Construction of a Spaceship Module" at New Museum. January 28...
Kromeriz Archive
Free concert at Bohemian National Hall features recent discoveries from the Kromeriz archive, Czech Republic 12/11/2013
50.0833° A, 14.4167° V 40.6700° Z, 73.9400° F
An exhibition of new work by Zachary Fabri and Adam Vačkář upon a proposal by Nathalie Anglès. This exhibition is made possible within the framework of Vačkář's month long residency with...
Multiplication of Horizons
Czech Center New York Presents Solo Exhibition of the Work of Renowned Czech Artist Magdalena Jetelová. Exhibition Opening: Thursday, September 12, 2013
Bohemian Bash
Performances by Argento New Music Ensemble, New Chamber Ballet, Taka Kigawa, the Hot Shim Sham Orchestra, and many more at the historic Bohemian National Hall in New York City 5/20/2013
Poison Green
Exhibition examining themes, concepts and cultural fictions dealing with environment and ecology, featuring Czech and international artists Matej Al-Ali (CZ), Silvina Arismendi (CZ), Mark Dion (US),...
Julia Den Boer
Award-Winning French-American pianist Julia Den Boer performs free recital at Bohemian National Hall 4/30/2013
King Lavra
Czech Center NY presents the world premiere of the 'micro opera' King Lavra by Jan Jirasek, the story of a King who has the ears of a donkey 4/18/2013
FAMA
In May, Austrian Cultural Forum brings Austria's most acclaimed living composer - Beat Furrer - to New York 4/17/2013
Disappearing Act V
The Czech Center, with European Union National Institutes for Culture and Other European Partners, Presents the Fifth Annual Edition of the Disappearing Act European Film Festival in New York to Run...
Das Wandernde Sternlein
Exhibition by the 2011 Jiri Chalupecky Prize finalist - featuring his film Das Wandernde Sternlein. Exhibition opening: Thursday, March 21 2013. Open through May 9, 2013
February 2013 concerts
Free performances include the debut of ensemble EVIYAN (Evan Ziporyn, Gyan Riley and Iva Bittova), the acclaimed Graffe String Quartet, violinists Jaroslav Sveceny and Julie Svecena and Resistance of...
Out of the Circle
Exhibition of Czech, Slovak and American performance art, experimental photographs and videos by Andy Warhol, Bruce Nauman, Vladimír Havrilla, Jiří Kovanda. Exhibition Opening: January 28, 2013....
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Opera Moderne brings their highly acclaimed production of Emperor From Atlantis back to Bohemian National Hall 12/11/2012
September 2012 concerts
World class artists and world and US premieres fill historic Bohemian National Hall: Admission FREE 9/10/2012
Tale Ensemble
Talea reprises the concert program that was performed to wide acclaim this summer at Darmstadt International Music Institute. 8/21/2012
Orbis Pictus - Play Well
Exhibition PLAY Orbis Pictus – Play Well. Opening Reception: Tuesday, June 26, 6:30PM – 8PM. Exhibition open through October 17, 2012.
There is Nothing There
Curated by Niels Van Tomme, this exhibition explores the works of five artists from the Czech Republic: Zdena Koleckova, Eva Kotatkova, Karel Miler, Katerina Seda, and Michaela Thelenova.
Prague Philharmonia
Classical Music Concert. Music by Mozart, Janacek, Vorisek. Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek
Windows on Madison
WINDOWS ON MADISON - Public space art project. Facade of the building of the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, 1109 Madison Avenue, NYC. On view through November 30, 2011
Roads to Freedom
CZECH CENTER NEW YORK presents Samizdat: The Czech Art of Resistance, 1968–1989, an exhibition of underground publications, film, and music.
Home Art
Exhibition of Czech folk design from 1950s to 1980s. Exhibition opening: Thursday, June 16, 6:30-8:30pm
The View from Villa Tugendhat and Architectural Structures
An exhibition by the Faculty of Architecture, Brno University of Technology at the Czech Center New York, June 1st—9th, 2011. Exhibition opening: June 1 at 6pm.
New G(o)ods 2010!
Exhibition of the Best of Young Contemporary Czech Design - The Czech National Award for Student Design 2010
Disappearing Act III
A SHOWCASE OF CURRENT EUROPEAN CINEMA. Disappearing Act, launched as an annual event in 2009, is a film showcase highlighting the vitality of European cinema. This year it presents 19 films that have...
NY / PRAGUE 6
NY/Prague 6 is a group exhibition at the Czech Center New York. Organized by independent curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud, this exhibition will present new work by both Prague and New York City-based...
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- Czech Center New York - videos on YouTube
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- Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York
- Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association
- DOX Prague - Center for Contemporary Art
- Czech Literature Portal
- EXPORT.cz
- National Czech & Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Society of Arts & Sciences | New York
- Dvorak American Heritage Association
- Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater
- Radio Praha
- Sokol New York
- Mutual Inspirations Festival 2011 - Antonín Dvořák
- Czech Music Quarterly