The Palatium 1400–1700 International Colloquium in Prague

The ESF project entitled Palatium 1400–1700 has now moved into its second half and has turned from the residences of the Valois and Habsburg families to the theme of summer houses. On 5–7 June 2014 an international colloquium will take place in Prague, which is being prepared by the Palatium 1400–1… more

Art in an Unsettled Time

The international workshop “Art in an Unsettled Time. Boheian illumination book before Guttenberg (ca.1380–1450)”, organised by the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Institut für Mittelalterforschung – Schrift- und Buchwesen of the Austrian… more

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Rostislav Švácha awarded the Prize of the Ministry of Culture

On 24 October 2013 Professor Rostislav Švácha from the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, was awarded the Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic “for his unrivalled contribution to making known and popularising modern and contemporary architecture,… more

Umění / Art 2013–4

The new issue of Umění / Art brings e.g. an article by Dalibor Veselý (Surrealism, Mannerism and Disegno Interno), a treatise by Hedvika Kuchařová and Radim Vondráček (Censorship of Religious Printed Images in the 1820s–1839s), or the study by Daniela Kramerová ('We Sell Dreams': Work Commissioned… more

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