Bohemia
Lead by fashion designer Liběna Rochová, eleven students from the Studio of Fashion and Footwear Design at the...
F(O)UNDING CULTURE - Experience of Central Europe and the United States
Symposium organized by CZECH CENTER NEW YORK and the ASPEN INSTITUTE PRAGUE on the occasion of the Czech Center's...
International Children's Day
Celebration of the International Children's Day includes Limboracik dance group, Gergana chorus and workshop with...
Museum Mile
Mile-long block party and visual arts celebration. The Czech Center New York will for the eighth time join New York’s...
CZECH THAT FILM
Touring festival of current Czech cinema. From award-winning masterpieces to cultural showcases, the Czech That Film...
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Help rebuild WEST, TX Czech-American Community
Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association (BBLA) leads the Czech-American community’s effort to assist with recovery in West, Texas. After the explosion and fire at the fertilizer factory on...
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...
Czech Street Festival 2012
Information for vendors interested in participation at the 14th Annual Czech Street Festival on October 6,2012
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
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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- DOX Prague - Center for Contemporary Art
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- Mutual Inspirations Festival 2011 - Antonín Dvořák
- Dob2010 / Design Odyssey Beyond 2010
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