Česká centra, Czech Centres

Czech Science Café: Lukáš Vízek on mathematics education: Inspiration from the past, impulses from the present and challenges for the future

The talk with Lukáš Vízek will outline new horizons that mathematics education faces, which it heads towards and which it can cross.

The Drug of Art: Ivan Blatný at 100

Ivan Blatný is known as one of the most prominent Czech poets of the 20th century. This poetry evening will pay homage to his work through bringing together poets, translators and scholars along with the publishers of the first bilingual edition of Blatný’s work, The Drug of Art.

Exhibition: The Liberation of Pilsen - Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the liberation by the US Army

The city of Pilsen is considered to be one of the last cities to be liberated by the Allies during the end of WWII. This exhibition will explain the advance of Allied troops from Normandy to Pilsen, the role of General George S. Patton and other historical circumstances.

Swinging to Freedom: Pilsner Jazz Band

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the city of Pilsen, Pilsen Jazz Band will honour the US Army troops who liberated the city at the end of WWII with a concert introducing their wide repertoire, ranging from jazz to swing and blues.

Exhibition: The Velvet Revolution 1989

Joining the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in the Czech and Slovak Republic, Czech Center New York will present an exhibition curated by the National Museum of the Czech Republic.

Exhibition: Lukáš Hofmann: Skin come leather

Allergy, eczema, itches and scratches as our hyperactive immune systems throw a fit. Porous skin bordering between a self and the world, its cells spreading and turning to dust. Lukas Hofmann presents Skin Come Leather.