Past Cultural Events
Past Cultural Events at the Embassy of the Czech Republic for January 2009 through June 2010
V4 Screening: The Ear
,26.04.2013 / 01:00
On April 25, at 7 pm, the Embassy of the Czech Republic will screen THE EAR (Ucho) by director Karl Kachyňa as part of the V4 film series "Banned! by Communist Governments: Films They didn’t Want You to See." In the film, a disturbing sense of… more ►
Conference: Intellectual Property for Creative Talents
,20.04.2013 / 15:00
On April 20, at 3 pm, the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, in cooperation with the Embassies of the Czech and Slovak Republics, presents the conference Intellectual Property for Creative Talents. The aim of the conference is to… more ►
V4 Screening: Birdies, Orphans and Fools
,19.04.2013 / 01:00
On April 18, at 7 pm, the Embassy of Slovakia will screen the film BIRDIES, ORPHANS AND FOOLS (Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni ) as part of the second annual V4 film series: "Banned! by Communist Governments: Films They Didn't Want You to See,"… more ►
Menzel Retrospective: Larks on a String
,16.04.2013 / 19:00
On April 16, at 7 pm, Bistro Bohem will screen director Jiří Menzel's LARKS ON A STRING (Skřivánci na niti). A group of middle-class citizens are sent to work at an industrial junkyard in order to be ‘rehabilitated.’ The film was initially… more ►
V4 Screening: The Witness
,11.04.2013 / 19:00
On April 11, at 7 pm, the Embassy of Hungary will screen the film THE WITNESS (A tanú ...) as part of the second annual V4 film series: "Banned! by Communist Governments: Films They Didn't Want You to See," presented by the Embassies of Poland,… more ►
Lions of Czech Film: Gypsy
,11.04.2013 / 02:00
On April 10, at 8 pm, the Avalon Theater will screen GYPSY (Cigan), a moving story of a boy who tries to cross the boundary of his Roma shantytown and improve the lives of his brothers and sisters. Director Martin Šulík received the Special… more ►
Exhibition Opening: Silver Tide by Karel Cudlín
,08.04.2013 / 18:30
On April 8, at 6:30 pm, the Embassy of the Czech Republic, in collaboration with the Embassy of Israel and the Jewish Museum in Prague, will open the exhibition SILVER TIDE by renowned photojournalist Karel Cudlín to mark the Yom HaShoah - Day… more ►
Documentary: Defiant Requiem - Voices of Resistance
,08.04.2013 / 04:00
On April 7, at 10 pm, the documentary film DEFIANT REQUIEM - VOICES OF RESISTANCE, will screen on PBS to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. The film follows the gripping story of an artistic uprising in a Nazi concentration camp told through… more ►
V4 Screening: Interrogation
,04.04.2013 / 19:00
On April 4, at 7 pm, the Embassy of Poland will screen the film INTERROGATION (Przesłuchanie) as part of the second annual V4 film series: "Banned! by Communist Governments: Films They Didn't Want You to See," presented by the Embassies of… more ►
Golden 60s: The Cremator
,28.03.2013 / 19:00
On March 28, at 7 pm, the Embassy of the Czech Republic will show THE CREMATOR (Spalovač mrtvol) as part of the series "The Golden Years of Czechoslovak Film." The film is considered to be one of the best movies ever made in the former… more ►
Environmental Film: Solar Eclipse
,21.03.2013 / 21:30
On March 21, at 6:30 pm, the Embassy of the Czech Republic will present the film SOLAR ECLIPSE (Pod sluncem tma) by director Martin Mareček as part of the 21st annual Environmental Film Festival. The film follows two Czech electricians as they… more ►
Golden 60s: Celebration in the Botanical Garden
,21.03.2013 / 19:00
On March 21, at 7 pm, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic will screen the film CELEBRATION IN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN (Slávnosť v botanickej záhrade) as part of the series "The Golden 60s of Czechoslovak Cinema." In the film, a wanderer brings new… more ►
Menzel Retrospective: Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
,19.03.2013 / 19:00
On March 19, at 7 pm, Bistro Bohem will screen THOSE WONDERFUL MOVIE CRANKS (Báječní muži s klikou). The film centers around the beginnings of cinematography. Two men have a passion for filmmaking. One of the men (played by Menzel himself) is… more ►
Concert: Škampa Quartet
,16.03.2013 / 15:00
On March 16, at 3 pm, the renowned Škampa Quartet will perform a selection of music by Dvořák, Smetana, and Martinů at the Embassy of the Czech Republic. more ►
Lions of Czech Film: Sunday League
,14.03.2013 / 01:00
On March 13, at 8 pm, the Avalon Theater will screen the film SUNDAY LEAGUE - Pepik Hnatek's Last Stand (Okresní prebor – poslední zápas Pepika Hnátka). The film centers on a local football club, its players and coach Pepik. When the coach… more ►
Celebrating Masaryk
,10.03.2013 / 20:00
On March 10, at 3 pm, the Embassy of the Czech Republic, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic, will host a celebration of the 163rd anniversary of the birth of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, organized by the Washington Chapter of… more ►
Masaryk's Birthday Commemoration
,07.03.2013 / 17:00
On March 7, at 11 am, the American Friends of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic, will commemorate the birthday of Tomáš G. Masaryk with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Masaryk Memorial in Washington and… more ►
Children's Costume Party: Poems and Masks
,03.03.2013 / 21:00
On March 3, from 4-6 pm, children and their parents are invited to "Poems and Masks" (Říkanky a masky / Riekanky a masky) at the Embassy of the Czech Republic. Children are encouraged to come wearing a costume or mask of their choice. more ►
Golden 60s: The Shop on Main Street
,01.03.2013 / 01:00
On February 28, at 7 pm, Bistro Bohem will screen the film THE SHOP ON MAIN STREET (Obchod na korze) as part of the series "The Golden 60s of Czechoslovak Cinema." The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1966). more ►
Golden 60s: The Sun in a Net
,21.02.2013 / 19:00
On February 21, at 7 pm, the Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of the Slovak Republic will kickoff the film series "The Golden 60s of Czechoslovak Cinema," with the screening of THE SUN IN A NET (Slnko v sieti) at the Slovak Embassy.… more ►
Menzel Retrospective: Closely Watched Trains
,19.02.2013 / 19:00
On February 19, at 7 pm, Bistro Bohem will screen director Jiří Menzel's Oscar-winning film CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS (Ostře sledované vlaky). In this coming of age story, a young man working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia… more ►
Film: Perfect Days (I ženy mají své dny)
,13.02.2013 / 20:30
On February 13, at 8 pm, the Avalon Theater will screen director Alice Nellis' PERFECT DAYS, a story about a woman who has it all, except for the one thing she desires most―a child. more ►
Lecture: Masaryk, Havel, and the Republic
,18.01.2013
On January 17, at 6:30 pm, Zdeněk David, senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, will present the lecture Masaryk, Havel, and the Republic at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, followed by a screening of the film Václav Havel, Prague -… more ►
Menzel Retrospective: Pearls of the Deep
,15.01.2013 / 18:00
On January 15, at 7 pm, Bistro Bohem will launch a retrospective of films by Oscar-winning Czech director Jiří Menzel. The series begins with the film PEARLS OF THE DEEP (Perličky na dně), featuring the work of the acclaimed director and some of… more ►
Discussion: Czech Charity Organizations and the Tradition of the Infant Jesus of Prague
,13.01.2013 / 13:00
On January 13, at 1 pm, the Embassy of the Czech Republic will welcome Dr. Vojtěch Eliáš, following a special Mass in honor of the Infant Jesus of Prague in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.… more ►
Film: Signal (Signál)
,09.01.2013 / 20:00
On January 9, at 8 pm, the Avalon Theater will screen SIGNAL by young Czech director Tomáš Řehořek, who was nominated for the 2011 Discovery Film Critics Prize. The film follows the story of two men arriving in a small village to supposedly… more ►
Film: House (Dům)
,09.12.2012 / 02:00
On December 12 at 8 pm, the Avalon Theater will feature director Zuzana Liová's House (Dům) as part of its contemporary film series Lions of Czech Film. This family drama marks talented director Zuzana Liová’s impressive film debut. The film won… more ►
Film: Leaving (Odcházení)
,18.11.2012 / 03:30
On November 17, at 2 pm, the National Gallery of Art will screen Václav Havel's film Leaving (Odcházení) in the East Building Auditorium. The day also marks the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. more ►
Theater: Kaleidoscope - A Dramatic View of Václav Havel
,16.11.2012 / 20:00
On November 16 (two shows: 7 pm and 9 pm), American University (AU) theater students, under the direction of Gail Humphries Mardirosian, will premiere a moving original work, KALEIDOSCOPE: A Dramatic View of Václav Havel, at the local Czech… more ►
Czech Christmas Market
,09.11.2012 / 20:00
On November 9 (3-6 pm) and November 10 (1-5 pm), the Embassy of the Czech Republic will present a special Czech Christmas Market. The Czech Christmas Market will feature beautiful hand blown Czech ornaments from the European Trading Company,… more ►
Exhibition: Remains by Ivan Pinkava
,03.11.2012 / 22:00
On November 3 at 5 pm (on view until December 16), the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, DC, will host a Gallery Talk with leading contemporary Czech photographer Ivan Pinkava, with an opening reception… more ►
Film: The Blue Tiger
,03.11.2012 / 11:00
On November 3 at 11:05 am, the AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center will screen The Blue Tiger. In the film, the magical blue tiger tries to save an old botanical garden from being demolished and turned into an entertainment center. The film… more ►
New Czech Films at AFI - June 26-28
,27.09.2012 / 14:47
June 26-28, 2012: The American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theater and Cultural Center will present the a series of new Czech films from June 26-28. This annual series originated in 2000 at BAMcinématek in New York. This year, for the first time… more ►
Special Screening: In the Shadow of Memory and Exhibition: Return of the Lidice Women
,10.06.2012 / 17:00
June 10, 2012 at 5 pm - the Embassy of the Czech Republic commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Lidice massacre with a special screening of the documentary In the Shadow of Memory with co-producer Jerry Zbiral and the opening of the… more ►
Exhibition Opening: Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and Screening: Lidice
,04.06.2012 / 18:30
May 31, 2012, 6:30 pm - the Embassy of the Czech Republic opened an exhibition on Heydrich’s assassination, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the assassination and the Lidice massacre. Special guests included members from the Parliament of… more ►
Burma's Future Perspectives and the Role of Women in Burmese Society
,24.05.2012 / 18:30
May 24, 2012, 6:30 pm - The Embassy of the Czech Republic invites you to a special event focused on discussing the future perspectives of Burma and the role of women in Burmese society and public life. more ►