Category: Art

Under police escort, Venus of Dolni Vestonice is transported from Brno to Olomouc’s Vlastivedne muzeum (Regional Museum), where it will go on display for first time in five years; Stone Age statuette is one of world’s oldest known ceramic artifacts (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

Art / History / Local News / Sex / Social Media Posts

26 November, 2019

Under police escort, Venus of Dolni Vestonice is transported from Brno to Olomouc’s Vlastivedne muzeum (Regional Museum), where it will go on display for first time in five years; Stone Age statuette is one of world’s oldest known ceramic artifacts (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

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Mystery artist attaching giant clogs to trees in the Moravian-Silesian Region’s environmentally protected CHKO Jeseniky area; park officials use Facebook to ask him/her to collect the ones they’ve removed; if caught in the act, perpetrator faces 10,000-crown fine (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Art / Czech Tourism / Environment / Local News / Odd / Social Media Posts

31 October, 2019

Mystery artist attaching giant clogs to trees in the Moravian-Silesian Region’s environmentally protected CHKO Jeseniky area; park officials use Facebook to ask him/her to collect the ones they’ve removed; if caught in the act, perpetrator faces 10,000-crown fine (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Plzen residents criticize graffiti tribute to Karel Gott on social media for poor likeness to legendary singer; unofficial artwork has since been painted over by persons unknown (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Art / Karel Gott / Local News / Social Media Posts

31 October, 2019

Plzen residents criticize graffiti tribute to Karel Gott on social media for poor likeness to legendary singer; unofficial artwork has since been painted over by persons unknown (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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26-year-old British tourist fined 10,000 crowns for balancing dildo on head of statue on Jan Hus monument on Old Town Square; perpetrator tracked on CCTV to hotel on Mala Stupartska street, Prague 1-Stare Mesto (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post] *corrected*

Art / Crime / Czech Tourism / Foreigners / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

29 October, 2019

26-year-old British tourist fined 10,000 crowns for balancing dildo on head of statue on Jan Hus monument on Old Town Square; perpetrator tracked on CCTV to hotel on Mala Stupartska street, Prague 1-Stare Mesto (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post] corrected

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Oskar Kokoschka painting of view from Old Town’s Klaster krizovniku (Knights of the Cross monastery) breaks Czech auction record for work of art, fetching 78.5 million crowns in Prague (iDNES.cz) *edited* [Social Media Post]

Art / Business / Expats / History / Social Media Posts

20 October, 2019

Oskar Kokoschka painting of view from Old Town’s Klaster krizovniku (Knights of the Cross monastery) breaks Czech auction record for work of art, fetching 78.5 million crowns in Prague (iDNES.cz) edited [Social Media Post]

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French artist Denis Defrancesco’s “King Kong Balls” sculpture outside Old Town’s InterContinental hotel becomes big hit with tourists – but shiny-testicled gorilla, part of this year’s (2019’s) Sculpture Line festival, is set to leave Prague by Christmas (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Art / Czech Tourism / Expats / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

20 October, 2019

French artist Denis Defrancesco’s “King Kong Balls” sculpture outside Old Town’s InterContinental hotel becomes big hit with tourists – but shiny-testicled gorilla, part of this year’s (2019’s) Sculpture Line festival, is set to leave Prague by Christmas (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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City of Prague to return Alfons Mucha’s “Slav Epic” to old home in Moravsky Krumlov, South Moravia, if new permanent home isn’t found in capital within five years (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Art / Czech Tourism / Local News / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

8 October, 2019

City of Prague to return Alfons Mucha’s “Slav Epic” to old home in Moravsky Krumlov, South Moravia, if new permanent home isn’t found in capital within five years (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Property developer Trigema reveals plans to build “sinking ship” skyscraper near Nove Butovice metro station, Prague 5-Stodulky; unusual design is work of artist David Cerny and architect Tomas Cisar, and would be Czech Republic’s tallest building (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Art / Design / Environment / Real Estate / Social Media Posts

22 September, 2019

Property developer Trigema reveals plans to build “sinking ship” skyscraper near Nove Butovice metro station, Prague 5-Stodulky; unusual design is work of artist David Cerny and architect Tomas Cisar, and would be Czech Republic’s tallest building (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Richard Vyskovsky, creator of ingenious paper models for Czech children’s magazine ABC, dies at the age of 90 (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Art / Children / Design / Social Media Posts / Technology / Tragedies

2 August, 2019

Richard Vyskovsky, creator of ingenious paper models for Czech children’s magazine ABC, dies at the age of 90 (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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MiG-21 jet fighter buried by British artist Roger Hiorns in Dolni Brezany, Praha-zapad, Central Bohemia in 2017 is “exhumed”; Galerie Rudolfinum-backed “funeral” by laser research centre was supposed to symbolise passing of a technological era (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

Art / Odd / Social Media Posts

20 May, 2019

MiG-21 jet fighter buried by British artist Roger Hiorns in Dolni Brezany, Praha-zapad, Central Bohemia in 2017 is “exhumed”; Galerie Rudolfinum-backed “funeral” by laser research centre was supposed to symbolise passing of a technological era (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

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