Hungary: ‘Priceless’ antique gold treasure unearthed in former Jewish ghetto
Budapest, Hungary – The owners of a house located in the small town of Keszthely, nearly 200 km southwest ofContinue Reading
Tag: Museums & Exhibitions
Prague hosts first Madame Tussauds wax museum in Central and Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – On Friday, the famous London-born wax figure museum Madame Tussauds opened a new branch in Prague,Continue 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
Czech government turmoil deepens as embattled Culture minister steps down
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech Culture Minister Antonin Staněk (CSSD) announced on Wednesday he would resign from his government postContinue 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
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
Hungary to host Tony Curtis exhibition this summer
Budapest, Hungary – An exhibition on Hollywood star of Hungarian descent Tony Curtis will open in August in the cityContinue 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
Pixar exhibition premieres in Prague Holešovice
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech fans of animated movies, rejoice! On Friday, an exhibition dedicated to the world-famous animation studios PixarContinue Reading
Polish and Slovak projects shortlisted for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Barcelona, Spain – Two Polish and Slovak projects are among the 40 works shortlisted for the EU Mies Award 2019,Continue Reading
Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Slovak projects nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Brussels, Belgium – A total of 18 Polish, 13 Czech, 9 Hungarian and 7 Slovak projects are among the 383 nomineesContinue 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
New Czech national film museum to open in Prague in December
Prague, Czech Republic – After more than four years in the making, the Czech Republic’s first permanent national film museumContinue 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