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Three exhibitions in Prague are circling around the same uneasy question: what happens to a society when it stops supporting the institutions that tell its story? And how do we cope when this story gets out of control?<\/p>\n

With Czech public media under growing political pressure, cultural budgets tightening and journalism in a dire strait, a trio of newly opened \u2013 and unrelated \u2013 exhibits is reflecting on what could be lost, and what should be saved.<\/p>\n

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Hit By News \u2013 DOX Center for Contemporary Art<\/p>\n

Running from March 6 to August 23, DOX\u2019s Hit by News<\/a> exhibition is one of the staple Hole\u0161ovice contemporary art center\u2019s main events of the year.<\/p>\n

Presenting part of Zurich-based Peter and Annette Nobel\u2019s extensive collection and put together by renowned Swiss curator Christoph Doswald, the highly anticipated exhibition looks at the ever-lasting fruitful dialogue between the media and the arts.<\/p>\n

The questions, and hints of answers it provides, are more topical than ever: How do newspapers, headlines and media images that are now omnipresent in our lives affect and influence our perception of the world? How does art respond? And where does the individual fit in?<\/p>\n

Hit By News \u201coffers a rare opportunity to examine the relationship between art and the press from a historical perspective spanning the last century and to discover perhaps lesser-known works by world-renowned artists,\u201d says DOX artistic director Michaela \u0160ilpochov\u00e1.<\/p>\n

Among them, expect works by the likes of Georges Braque, Fernand Leger, Kazimir Malevich, Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Le Corbusier, Willem de Kooning, Alberto Giacometti, Dennis Hopper \u2013 and many others.<\/p>\n

Regular admission is CZK 330, with discount and student tickets at CZK 180.<\/p>\n

Prague Calling the World! \u2013 Radio Prague International<\/p>\n

Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, Radio Prague International is hosting a special exhibition looking back at its eventful history and storied past.<\/p>\n

Running until this Sunday, March 15, in Vinohrady, the exhibit Prague Calling the World! 90 Years on Air<\/a> takes visitors back to the origins of the beloved foreign broadcasting service of Czech Radio, founded in the mid-1930\u2019s to counter Nazi propaganda.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday, Radio Prague International is truly a multimedia service\u2026 I am proud of the fact that it annually draws 8 million visits, and I personally consider it to be a highly effective tool for promoting the good name of the Czech Republic abroad, for reaching business leaders and tourists and serving as a great cultural platform,\u201d says director general of Czech Radio Ren\u00e9 Zavoral.<\/p>\n

Showcasing rare archival photographs, technical documents, letters from listeners around the world, portraits of notable journalists and examples of groundbreaking news coverage, the exhibition provides a fascinating walk-back through all the key events of modern Czech history through the specific lens of Radio Prague International.<\/p>\n

With its very existence now threatened by the current government, the exhibit is a must-see before it becomes too late.<\/p>\n

Free National Gallery, Description of a Struggle \u2013 Prague City Gallery (GHMP), House of Photography<\/p>\n

Others have problems, too.<\/p>\n

Since the dramatic comeback to power of Robert Fico in late 2023, the Slovak government has launched an all-out attack on the country\u2019s cultural sector, with the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) among the first prized targets of the authorities\u2019 crackdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe events surrounding the destruction of culture were a truly wild experience, but they also had their bright sides,\u201d says former SNG director Alexandra Kus\u00e1, sacked by Culture Minister Martina \u0160imkovi\u010dov\u00e1 in 2024.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe discovered what is important, what it means to be courageous and what our limits are. We also understand how solidarity can help in such moments, which is why the offer from our colleagues at GHMP to organize an exhibition is not only a powerful gesture of collegiality, but also an exhibition piece in itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the border between documentary exhibition and activism, the exhibit is designed as a \u201cliving artistic environment\u201d, offering not only knowledge about what happened but solutions for how to respond to attempts at intimidation, threats and censorship.<\/p>\n

Regular entrance for CZK 150, discount tickets for students and seniors at CZK 60.<\/p>\n

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