Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic.
The world-renowned fashion designer Blanka Matragi who is Czech by origin and lives in Lebanon with her husband is currently exhibiting her latest collection in the Municipal House in Prague. The exhibition was preceded by an evening fashion show on September 22, the proceeds from which were contributed to the reconstruction of Lebanon damaged in the recent Israel/Lebanon conflict.
The exhibition runs from September 24 to October 15 and has been extremely successful.
The six annual series of New Czech Films, organized by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Czech Center New York, is underway and continues through Sunday. Screenings include Up and Down (Horem pádem) and Czech Dream (Český sen).
By way of the Slavs of New York! blog.
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I came across an interesting online display of Czech book covers and an essay on Czech book design, which are a part of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries on Display.
I was excited to see that an exhibition on Prague opened up in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437” covers an important period in Czech history during which Prague was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. Charles IV (Karel IV) was crowned king in 1347 and was followed by his two sons, Wenceslas IV and Sigismund. On display are 160 artworks that include panel paintings, goldsmiths’ work, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, silk embroideries, and stained glass. The New York Times has a review and I also found one on the New York Brain Terrain blog.
The exhibition runs through January 3, 2006 and will then travel to Prague. I look forward to seeing it.