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Prague events this week: exhibitions, concerts, Chramostová plaque

Prague this week: exhibitions, concerts and a memorial plaque for Vlasta Chramostová

Prague has several exhibitions and concerts lined up in the coming days: exhibitions open and music is played in the center and in Prague 7 on Wednesday and Thursday, and on Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m. a memorial plaque will be unveiled for the actress Vlasta Chramostová.

Concerts and music

On Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m., a concert of the 25th anniversary edition of the Tóny nad městy festival will take place in the Church of St. Anthony of Padua on Strossmayerovo náměstí in Prague 7.

The same day at 6:30 p.m., the voice of opera singer Štefan Margita, accompanied on piano by Karel Vrtiška, will fill the Transport Hall of the National Technical Museum. The concert is dedicated to the Motýlek community center, which has been helping children, young people and families for 25 years.

Talented singers from the International Conservatory Prague perform under teacher Jana Ryklová at the Vršovice Chateau at 6 p.m.

Exhibitions across the city

The exhibition of painter Petr Gruber in Prague 4 runs until Dec. 16, 2026. The works of graphic artist and television artist Jiří Strouhal can be seen until Nov. 29, with admission of 100 CZK. His work includes painting, drawing and small-format graphics.

On Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m., the gallery for oncology patients and supporting artists at Anenská 13 opens an exhibition by painter and writer Daniela Šafránková titled “Window on the Ground Floor.” It can be seen until the end of the year.

At Kobka 17 on the Smíchov riverbank, sculptor Josef Klimeš’s exhibition “Balance” is on until mid-November. Balance is also the name of his best-known sculpture, which stood by Barrandov Bridge from 1990 until its accident this summer. An exhibition in the atrium of the Prague 13 town hall on Sluneční náměstí runs until Nov. 23.

From Nov. 12 to 19, the Werich Villa hosts the exhibition of the sixth year of the art and literary contest “Save the Edible Dormouse.”

Architecture students from ČVUT have prepared 18 proposals for giving new life to halls 18 and 19 of the former Pragovka factory: a school, culture, sport and a place for the community.

Memorial plaque and cat show

To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of actress Vlasta Chramostová, a memorial plaque to her and her husband Stanislav Milota will be unveiled on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 11:30 a.m.

The traditional adoption show for homeless cats, at which they are matched with new owners, took place on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Around Prague, based on reporting by prazskypatriot.cz

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