Czech Centres

Czech

Founded	1986[1]
Founder	Government of Czech Republic
Type	Cultural institution
Area served	Worldwide
Product	Czech cultural education

The Czech Center in New York City.

The Czech Center in Berlin in the building of Czech Embassy

The Czech Centres (Czech: Česká centra) comprise an organisation funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Its goal is to promote the Czech language and Czech culture abroad. It was created in 1986, and is based in Prague. There are currently 21 Czech Centres in twenty countries around the world.^[2][3]

Locations

The Czech Centres has branches in 21 major cities outside the Czech Republic:

•  Argentina - Buenos Aires^[4][5]
•  Belgium - Brussels
•  Bulgaria - Sofia
•  Germany - Berlin, Dresden, Munich
•  France - Paris
•  Italy - Milan
•  Japan - Tokyo
•  Netherlands - The Hague
•  Hungary - Budapest
•  Poland - Warsaw
•  Austria - Vienna
•  Romania - Bucharest
•  Russia - Moscow (2)
•  Slovakia - Bratislava, Košice
•  Sweden - Stockholm
•  Spain - Madrid
•  Czech Republic - Prague (main)
•  Ukraine - Kiev
•  United States - New York City
•  United Kingdom - London^[6]

References

1. "Radio Prague - Jaroslav Kanturek - director of the Czech Centre in Stockholm". Radio.cz. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
2. "The Czech centers". Czech Republic. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
3. "Radio Prague - Czech Centres". Radio.cz. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
4. "Czech centres in Buenos Aires, Košice might close due to budget cuts". Prague Monitor. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
5. "Czech closes its centres in Buenos Aires and Košice | New Europe". Neurope.eu. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
6. "Radio Prague - Brit boyfriends filling Czech classes at London Czech Centre, says director". Radio.cz. 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

External links

• Official Website