What is Kulturama? A complete guide to cultural life in Prague for our students, and a semester full of carefully-planned cultural programming created by NYU Prague Student Life Conselor Sarah Coffey.
From opera to cooking classes to puppets to politics to films – NYU Prague wants to introduce students to as many aspects of Czech culture as possible. Our goal is to immerse students in the cultural life of the city during their 3 months here and to help them see Prague in way that they, perhaps, couldn’t on their own.
NYU Prague has always offered rich cultural programming in Prague. Kulturama Praha will bring all of the diverse events under one umbrella, guiding students towards a better understanding of the events‘ relevance in European and Czech culture. It will include several theme weeks: Communism Week, which will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, Culinary Week will include sessions on cooking Czech cuisine plus a visit to a gastronomy museum, and Alchemy Week will explore all aspects of mysticism in Prague and the legacy of Rudolf II, emperor during Renaissance times.
Already eighteen Kulturama Praha events are planned for this semester and more are in the pipeline. “Prague has a such a rich cultural life for the taking; here, culture is all around you,“ explained Sarah Coffey. “But it can be hard to find out about. I hope that students try things they’ve never been to before.“
So far, it seems like the sign-ups for events are filling up fast. What’s coming up in September? A staged reading of Vaclav Havel’s play Audience at the Vaclav Havel Library with well known Czech actors, a concert by little-known Czech composter Zelenka, lessons on how to make Czech dumplings, a concert by one of the best Czech Gypsy bands, a visit to an exhibition commemorating the 100-year anniversary of WWI. Some events are presented by NYU professors or leading Czech intellectuals.
Some Kulturama posters:
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