Until 15 November, 2024, Charles University has trial access to RIPM Jazz Periodicals. This full-text database features a unique collection of rare and historically significant jazz periodicals, providing an invaluable window into the development and evolution of jazz as an art form and the historical, cultural, and sociological facets of American and twentieth-century life. Access […]
From 6 to 9 July 2024, the annual Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference (MedRen) took place in Granada, Spain. The organisers decided to honour the memory of our dear colleague Lenka Hlávková and supported a proposal for three sessions devoted to topics close to her research. The initiative for the realization of these sections came […]
Among those who were literally torn from our midst on that pre-Christmas Thursday was the director of the Institute of Musicology, Lenka Hlávková, an academic with an international reputation, but also a loving wife and mother of two children. She studied musicology at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University under the supervision of doc. PhDr. […]
Institute of Musicology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University cordially invites to a lecture from the cycle New Approaches in Music and Sound Studies. Prof. Sarah Collins (University of Western Australia) “Performing Automation: Agency, Animacy, and Mimesis in Opera” 8th January, 2024, 5:30–7 PM [Cancelled for reasons of remembrance] Faculty of Arts, main building (nám. J. Palacha […]
Department of Musicology invites applications for a position in Historical musicology – music after 1800 at the rank of Assistant professor Expected starting date: January 1, 2024 or later by agreement Application deadline: October 10, 2023 For more information see.
Members of the Old Myth, New Facts project cordially invite to the online lecture „Different Faces of Johannes Hollandrinus“ of the cycle Early Music in Central Europe: Local Elements –Transregional Connections –International Research (EMCE). Prof. Elżbieta Witkowska-Zaremba from the Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences will present on Johannes Hollandrinus, a remarkable personality of […]
Student workshop at the Czech Academy of Sciences, 22–24 September 2022 All European societies had to respond to the major political upheavals, wars and crises of the 20th century, with some parallels and differences coming to light. In changing political systems – during the Nazi terror as well as under state socialism – musicians, composers and audiences either sought to […]
Musical Interactions, 1400–1650 Conference dates: 14-17 September 2022 Conference location: Prague CFP deadline: 1 April 2022 Organizing committee: David Burn (KU Leuven), Lenka Hlávková (Charles University, Prague), Alessandra Ignesti (KU Leuven) Musical interaction is a common topic in scholarly literature, yet the notion itself is still not fully theorized. Narrow approaches to it have often […]
Carmina Clericorum: Sacred Latin Songs from the 14th and 15th centuries in the Central European University and School milieu, the fourth volume of the series Monumenta Liturgica Bohemica (L. Marek Publishing) was published. The edition was prepared by Jan Ciglbauer, in collaboration with philologists and medievists Martin Bažil, Adéla Ebersonová, and Henry Howard. The volume […]
11 June 2021 will see the publication of Septem Dies: Music at Prague University = Music at Prague University 1360-1460, which was born out of the Sound Memories project. It was co-authored by members of our Institute, Jan Ciglbauer, David Eben and Lenka Hlávková. The musical realization is the work of Schola Gregoriana Pragensis and […]
Department of Musicology invites applications for a position in Historical musicology – music after 1800 at the rank of Assistant professor Expected starting date: January 1, 2024 or later by agreement Application deadline: October 10, 2023 For more information see.
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Updated 12 June, 12:00 | On Wednesday, after noon, the Police of the Czech Republic intervened in the main building of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University (náměstí Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1) - they were securing persons because of suspicious, potentially risky statements on social networks. There is no danger, everyone is fine. The event is over, the situation is under control, we are communicating with the Police. The building is open and in operation without restrictions.
Professor Mariana Llanos, a distinguished political scientist from Argentina, discusses her long journey from the University of Oxford to the elite GIGA Institute in Hamburg, Germany, and Charles University in Prague, where she became the ERA Chair holder, in this exclusive Forum magazine interview.
On 22 May, the Charles University Faculty of Arts (CU FA) hosted the kick-off meeting of the ERA-AREAS project, supported by the prestigious ERA Chair scheme under the Horizon Europe programme. The five-year project aims to establish the Centre for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CEMAS).
On 7 April 2025, on occasion of the anniversary of the founding of Charles University, Mgr. Robert Roreitner from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at CU FA has received an award for a series of four extensive and tightly interconnected studies, published in the prestigious philosophical magazines.
A study stay of four Ukrainian interpreting teachers from Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk took place at the Institute of Translation at CU FA from 7–11 April 2025.
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, has prepared a facility for its PhD students where they can work on their dissertation projects. The room P002 dedicated to PhD students is located on the left on the ground floor of the main building.
The Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University (FTVS UK), cordially invites you to take part in the 11th run of Motions Brings Me Joy and Warmth (Hřeje mě pohyb). It will take place at the athletic stadium of the FTVS UK (Veleslavín, Prague, José Martího 31) on Tuesday, 15 April 2025, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm.
A seven-part documentary series, an insightful monograph full of fascinating case studies, an exhibition at the Kampa Museum, and even a feature film. This is Identita (or Identity), a project that highlights both the past history and present of Czech graphic design. It was created by design experts Filip Blažek and Linda Kudrnovská, graduates of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
As a part of the HR Award initiative, Charles University is actively involved in promoting research and academic development through international partnerships. These activities encourage collaboration in research projects, the mobility of academics, and support for postdocs, which contributes to the development of research and education at CU.
