Gratias Agit Award 2010 for Prof. Lubomir Dolezel and New Theatre in Toronto

Gratias Agit Award 2010 for Prof. Lubomir Dolezel and New Theatre in Toronto

On Friday, April 30, 2010, in Černínský Palace in Prague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Kohout, awarded 15 persons and organisations the Gratias Agit Award, for the promotion of the good name of the Czech Republic abroad. Among the awarded were Czech-Canadian Lubomir Doležel, professor of philology and the Czech language and "New Theatre" in Toronto.

Czech Music Camp for Youth

14th season of the very popular Czech Music Camp for Youth will take place in Horni Jeleni near Pardubice, Czech Republic, in two sessions from July 22 to July 31 and from August 1to August 7, 2010. Young students aged 8 - 19 can participate in several music programs and meet new friends from all over the world. For more information, please, visit www.chtm.cz Deadline for sending the application is May 31, 2010.

European Forestry - new MSc program at Mendel University in Brno

The Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, offers a new MSc program European Forestry begining in September 2010.

4th International Compatriotic Festival

The festival will be held in Prague from September 9 to September 12, 2010 and we cordially invite the compatriots from all over the world to take part in the festival as well as performers or as guests.

Children from Hamilton awardet at the International Children´s Exhibition of Fine Art Lidice 2009

Three young students from Dundas Valley School of Art in Hamilton, Ontario, were awarded in 37th International Exhibition of Fine Art Lidice 2009, organised each year by Memorial Lidice under the auspices of minister of culture, minister of foreign affairs and minister of education of the Czech Republic.

Photo exhibition "1989 as seen by photographers" commemorating the dramatic events of Velvet Revolution

Photo exhibition "1989 as seen by photographers" commemorating the dramatic events of Velvet Revolution

Czech Movie "Kolja" at Diefenbunker Coldwar Museum

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in cooperation with Diefenbunker Coldwar Museum cordially invites you to a screening of an Oscar winning Czech movie KOLJA (1996, PG13), directed by Jan Sverak. The screening is organised in the framework of Diefenbunker Coldwar Cinema Series.

Czech Movie Soirée

Czech Movie Soirée

Czech Embassy in Ottawa is curently preparing many interesting cultural events during the Czech Presidency of the European Union from Janury to June 2009 including "Czech Movie Soirée". Last week of each of upcoming six month, you can look forward to see some of interesting recent movies from Czech production.

Prazak Quartet is coming to Ottawa

Prazak Quartet is coming to Ottawa

Czech Embassy in Ottawa in cooperation with the Czech and Slovak Association of Canada present a special concert of Prazak Quartet being on tour in USA and Canada in spring 2009. The event takes place in the framework of the cultural presentations during the Czech Presidency of the European Union .

Czech Movie Soirée

Czech Movie Soirée

Czech Embassy in Ottawa is curently preparing many interesting cultural events during the Czech Presidency of the European Union from Janury to June 2009 including "Czech Movie Soirée". Last week of each of upcoming six month, you can look forward to see some of interesting recent movies from Czech production.