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Tour Prague on a culture tram
A special 'culture tram' has begun touring Prague city. From the outside, the tram serves as a moving decoration for the streets of Prague, where it will ride through all year round; inside, it promotes various cultural events taking place in Prague. From time to time, events will also take place on the tram, which will be used as a mobile stage for concerts and theatre performances, or simply as a reading place. "Cultural life is finally slowly awakening after coronavirus. I am pleased that we can arrange cultural activities in this innovative way for the people of Prague too", Hana Třeštíková, Prague City Councillor for Culture and Tourism, said.
The culture tram will mainly run on the number 9 line and although it will be part of everyday traffic, people will immediately recognise it. The outside is decorated with the 1908 painting ‘View of Prague from Ládví’ by the Czech impressionist painter Antonín Slavíček. Eighteen important Czech figures are portrayed on the windows as if they were passengers looking out from the tram. Karel Čapek, EmaDestinová and Antonín Dvořák are among them. Thanks to QR codes located on the tram, passengers can learn a lot of interesting information about these figures and discover what places they are connected with in Prague.
The first live event on the tram will take place in the last weekend in June, when the ‘Praha žije hudbou’ festival will be held.
Further information about the culture tram and the ‘Jedeme za kulturou’ project can be found at: https://www.praha.eu/jnp/cz/o_meste/magistrat/tiskovy_servis/akce_a_kampane/jedemezakulturou/index.html. The webpage is in Czech.