Art dealer eludes Polish arrest warrant for Nazi-looted painting
Warsaw, Poland – A Russian-American art dealer facing an arrest warrant from Warsaw for a Nazi-looted painting is back inContinue Reading
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First look at ‘The Witcher’ cast revealed ahead of Comic-Con
Krakow, Poland – Netflix has released pictures of its adaptation the much-anticipated fantasy series, showing the cast in costume forContinue Reading
Czech President Zeman rejects resignation of Culture Minister
Prague, Czech Republic – The political saga continues, as Czech President Milos Zeman refuses to accept the resignation of embattled CultureContinue Reading
Outrage after Slovakia cuts funding for cultural and LGBT organizations
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s cultural scene and LGBT organizations are up in arms against Culture Minister Ľubica Laššáková (Smer). CultureContinue Reading
Why are Poles taking #BananaSelfies?
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s artists, celebrities and opposition politicians are posting photos of themselves eating bananas with the hashtag #BananaSelfiesContinue Reading
Warsaw, Prague and Budapest among most ‘Instagrammable’ cities in Europe
Warsaw, Poland – Pack your phones, Instagrammers, it’s time to up your game. The Big 7 Travel website has compiledContinue Reading
Sacking of Prague’s National Gallery director causes uproar
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech cultural sector and Prague’s National Gallery are in turmoil. Czech Culture Minister sacks twoContinue Reading
Hungarian tattoo artist creates “motion-tattoo” by inking 70 people with the life of a rose
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian tattoo artist Balazs Bercsenyi inked on 70 different people a series of tattoos linked together in stop-motion style.Continue Reading
Prague: Zizkov Tower welcomes back David Černý’s faceless babies
Prague, Czech Republic – Missed them? Well, the David Cerny’s eerie TV Tower babies are back in Prague! After beingContinue Reading
Prague seeks to open Czech Pompidou Center branch
Prague, Czech Republic – Prague might soon be hosting a local branch of the renowned French museum of modern artContinue Reading
Hungarian and Polish illustrators shine at Budapest Wonderland Festival
Budapest, Hungary – On Friday, Art Quarter Budapest hosted the vernissage of a magical exhibition – Mesebeli Országok Kiállítás. Organised as part ofContinue Reading
Photography Contest Winners – ‘Revolting People’
To celebrate the end of a turbulent year across the region, Kafkadesk held a friendly photography contest for amateur photographersContinue Reading
Warsaw Experient Explorer: “I want to bring community together in an organic way”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Debra M Josephson, an American global visual journalist, blogger and photojournalist based in Warsaw, about herContinue Reading
Oscar-nominated US cinematographer released after alleged assault in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Matthew Libatique, the Oscar-nominated American cinematographer behind Black Swan and A Star is Born, has been releasedContinue Reading
Meet Budapest Micro, the first microtheatre company in Hungary
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Alina and Dorka, from Budapest Micro, an independent theatre society based in Hungary, and theyContinue Reading
Frida Kahlo exhibition in Budapest accused of “promoting communism”
Budapest, Hungary – To mark the 111th birth anniversary of Frida Kahlo, the National Gallery of Budapest hosts an exhibitionContinue Reading
Mucha’s Slav Epic goes on display in Prague and Brno
Brno, Czech Republic – Nearly 100 years after its completion, Alfons Mucha’s Slav Epic has not yet found a permanentContinue Reading