• Kafka and Havel: Leadership, Economics, and Power

    Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha
    Author Talks

    At Hebrew University in 1990, Havel made the bold claim that, “I sometimes feel I’m the only one who really understands Kafka.” Where do these two minds meet and where do they diverge? Professor Leah Tomkins, author of the ground-breaking book, Franz Kafka and the Truths of Leadership (2024) will join literary scholar doc. Mgr. […]

  • English guided tour of the villa Winternitz

    Winternitzova vila Winternitzova vila
    lecture

    Guided tour of the Winternitz Villa with a guide in English every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.The Winternitz Villa is the realization of the world-famous architect Adolf Loos and his partner […]

  • Guided Tour: ALL THINGS DIGESTING with the artists sikau/pubalova

    Klárov 5, 11800 Praha 1, Czech Republic Klárov 5, 11800 Praha 1, Czech Republic
    Art

    🇬🇧Explore the exhibition ALL THINGS DIGESTING with the artist duo sikau/pubalova.The exhibition project by the artist duo sikau/pubalova approaches the gallery as an interactive space and a playground for all the senses. The exhibition works with themes of digestion, absorption, and transformation on the level of the body, material, and environment. It connects haptic experience, […]

  • 5 Minute University

    Dorado Coffee (located in the Kinsky Gardens on the right side of the Musaion building) Dorado Coffee (located in the Kinsky Gardens on the right side of the Musaion building)
    Discussion

    Are you interested in a lot of things but just a little at a time?Then come to the 5 Minute University!Each talk lasts only 5 minutes followed by 1-2 questions and you’ll have the chance to talk to the speakers and other listeners before and after the event – it’s a great place to make […]

  • Brian Goodman – The Nonconformists: American and Czech Writers across the Iron Curtain

    Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR
    Author Talks

    V úterý 28. dubna 2026 od 18 hodin vystoupí v dolním sále Ústavu pro českou literaturu AV ČR (Na Florenci 3, Praha 1) Brian Goodman (Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University; Arizona State University) s přednáškou nazvanou „The Nonconformists: American and Czech Writers across the Iron Curtain“.Vstup na přednášku v angličtině je zdarma a […]

  • Ten years of Louis Armand’s THE COMBINATIONS

    L’Objet trouvé L'Objet trouvé
    Author Talks

    Come join us for the 10th publication anniversary party for Louis Armand’s THE COMBINATIONS (Equus, 2016), the cult novel that refuses to sit still, behave, or resolve.Expect staged readings in […]

  • Poetry and Independent Publishing in Scotland | Reading & Discussion

    Filozofická fakulta, náměstí Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic Filozofická fakulta, náměstí Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague, Czech Republic
    Author Talks

    The Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures cordially invities everyone interested to a discussion panel and a poetry reading with three acclaimed poets based in Scotland: Annie Brechin, Rob A. […]

  • Honoring William Luers

    Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha Knihovna Václava Havla, Ostrovní 13, Praha
    Author Talks

    Friend of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel, and many other Czech and Slovak fighters for democracy, William Luers, who passed away a year ago, would have turned 97 on May […]