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The Prague Congress Center is a large neo-functionalist building in Prague 4 - Nusle. It is located at 5. května 1640/65, near the C metro station, Vyšehrad.
Thanks to the congress center, Prague became the eighth most popular conference destination in the world in 2017 according to the International Congress and Convention Association.

It is the largest congress center in the Czech Republic. Adjacent to the building is the Holiday Inn, Business Center Vyšehrad. The main owner is currently the Czech Republic with a share of 55% and the Capital City of Prague with a share of 45%.

There are up to 70 halls of various sizes with a total capacity of 9,300 people; the largest of them, the Congress Hall, can accommodate 2,764 people. According to experts, the acoustics of the Congress Hall are among the best in the world (13th in a row). Concerts, balls, meetings and other cultural events are usually held here. Its advantages include a unique view across the Vltava to the panorama of Prague Castle.

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In the 22 years since its inception, The Lucerna Music Bar has become one of the most important music venues in the Czech Republic. The location has a rich cultural tradition and prides itself on making every concert a very special experience, where the artists seem to be within grasp during their performance on the famous round stage. Hundreds of local and foreign bands have already performed on this stage.Just to mention a few are artists such as: Joss Stone, Earth, Wind & Fire, Maceo Parker, Hurts, The Parov Stelar Band, Stephen and Kymani Marley, Major Lazer, Living Colour, Keisza, The Subways, Two Door Cinema Club, Incognito, Pat Metheny, Robben Ford, Mos Def, Mark Lanegan and José González. An all-time favorite are the 80’s & 90’s video-parties, which have been taking place every Friday and Saturday since 2000.

The history of the Lucerna Music Bar goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, when the Palace Lucerna was build. By 1909 the club was already used as a theatre and later as a cabaret under Karel Hašler. The next important step in the history of the Lucerna Music Bar is the year 1927, when the Cabaret – Restaurant Lucerna opened. Many famous Czech artists performed here (Voskovec and Werich) and popular jazz bands played and filled the dancefloor. After 1948 the whole Lucerna palace, which was property of the Havel family, was nationalized. In the dark days of communism the club was used as a night club without any real focus. 20 years ago, on October 25th, 1995, the new era of the Lucerna Music Bar had begun. We strongly believe that era will continue on for at least the next 20 years.

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MeetFactory is a non-profit international center for contemporary art founded in 2001 by the artist David Černý. In the wake of the destructive floods of 2002, MeetFactory was forced to evacuate its previous premises in Holešovice. The project was resurrected three years later in an industrial building in Prague's quarter Smíchov, in a unique space squeezed between a motorway and an active railroad. The program started after a substantial reconstruction in 2007.
The program of MeetFactory consists in four dramaturgic departments - music, theatre, gallery and the artist-in-residence program.
The music program presents the international independent music scene, holding six to eight performances per month in the music hall fitted with high-end audio equipment.
The theatre program focuses on contemporary prose, as well as experimental interdisciplinary projects, often involving visual artists, musicians, or non-actors.
The three galleries offer space for critical confrontation of the national and international art scenes. The MeetFactory Gallery focuses on original curatorial projects, while the Kostka Gallery presents solo shows of emerging and established artists. The program of the Wall Gallery, a side-facade of the building, comprises of large-scale realizations beyond street art.
The international Artist-in-Residence program is the largest studio program in the Czech Republic. MeetFactory facilitates fifteen studios, which annually host over thirty visual artists, curators, musicians, theatre directors or writers. We foster the involvement of our artists in residence not only within the programming of MeetFactory, but also in the context of the Czech and Central European art scenes.
Besides the four dramaturgic departments the program of MeetFactory is oriented on inter-genre and educational projects which offer the public new forms of encounter with contemporary art.

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The largest area of ​​the Municipal House is the central Smetana Hall, accessible from the foyer on the first floor. By naming the concert hall, Prague paid tribute to the creator of Czech modern music, Bedřich Smetana. Of the plastic decoration, the most remarkable are the stucco groups Vyšehrad and Slavonic Dances on the sides of the stage by Ladislav Šaloun. The sculptor thus happily solved the question of commemorating the second genius of Czech music, Antonín Dvořák. To Smetana's Vyšehrad from the cycle of symphonic poems My Homeland, the character of the legendary Lumír, accompanied by a harp, narrates the myth of the homeland, while the opposite dancing couple is a motif taken from Dvořák's Slavonic Dances. In the interior of the Smetana Hall, however, there is a reminder of other Czech composers, whose portrait medallions are located on the bust of the lodges and the balcony.

Paintings of the ceiling panels and wall paintings by Karel Špilar contribute to the overall airy and at the same time festive impression of the space. Especially the monumental murals Music, Poetry, Dance and Drama are among the author's best works ever.

Smetana's Hall is primarily a concert hall for 1,200 listeners, in which since its opening the world's most important ensembles and performers have performed, and occasionally various social events take place here - especially traditional balls or popular representative gala dinners. The Prague Spring music festival is regularly opened and closed in the Smetana Hall.

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The world-famous concert hall has been the home stage of the Czech Philharmonic since the orchestra’s very first public performance on 4 January 1896, when it played here under the baton of Antonín Dvořák. The hall served its purpose until 1918 when a decision was taken to convert it into a plenary room for the new Czechoslovak parliament. Concert activities returned to Dvořák Hall in 1940–1942 under the project of architects Antonín Engel and Bohumír Kozák. Since then the hall has not seen any significant changes. Its central element is the organ, built according to Zítek’s and Schulz’s plans by Wilhelm Sauer from Frankfurt an die Oder.

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The State Opera is one of the four stages currently available at the National Theater in Prague. There is an ensemble of Opera ND and SoP, as well as an ensemble of Ballet SoP. The building is located at Wilsonova 4, Prague 1. The former German Prague opera stage is one of the most important music stages in Europe.

The building is located in the Municipal Monument Zone Vinohrady, Žižkov, Vršovice.

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The jewel of the Břevnov monastery is the Theresian Hall with a remarkable ceiling fresco by the Miracle of Blessed Vintir. The name was given to Maria Theresa when she visited the monastery in 1753. The hall stands out with its festive atmosphere and friendly acoustics. The windows offer a refreshing view of the monastery gardens, the rich decoration is a temptation for the eyes, but the earthy colors provide a feeling of comfort.

The Theresian Hall deserves the sound of chamber ensembles, especially the softness of wooden wind instruments or the soft color of the tones of the piano or its predecessors. The tranquility of the monastery and at the same time the pomp of Baroque construction enhances every moment spent here in a festive event.

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The Mirror Chapel, under the leadership of the National Library of the Czech Republic, has again become one of the most important Prague music scenes in recent years.

In addition to regular concerts of classical music, we prepare for our listeners interesting projects of individual concerts or entire music series with great ensembles and soloists. In addition to classical music, we are not afraid to look into modern popular genres.

Those who return to us include the Collegium Marianum, Ensemble 18+, Musica Florea and many others, soloists such as the great pianist Karel Košárek, oboist Vilém Veverka, violinist Jaroslav Svěcený, etc. We appreciate the performance of Mrs. Sona Červená , Czech actresses and opera singers, daughters of the well - known Czech writer and cabaret artist Jiří Červený or foreign guests - theremin player Carolina Eyck, or the breathtaking performance of the stacking male choir Westlands Mannenkoor, etc.

The folk group Nerez also played here, the gospel was brought to us by the singer Leona.

Christmas concerts are beautiful, when music schools with their children's choirs often come to us.

Why choose the Mirror Chapel for your concert?
Exceptional acoustics
Theatrical arrangement of up to 200 seats
Cloakroom for visitors
2 changing rooms for performers
Music desks
Petroff piano
Two organs
Tempered space
Modern social background

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