The Golden Lane
A museum guide to the Goldmakers’ Lane featuring rare images, background information and a wealth of details.
According to legend, the...
Fips’ Birthday
The Golden Lane in Prague. In the past, its charming and colourful little houses were mainly inhabited by simple and poor people. For many...
A Country Doctor
Doctor, let me die...
Golden Lane in the wartime winter of 1916/17: Kafka retreats to the quiet of the little house at number 22 for a few...
Czech Cuisine
Are halušky and škubánky a mystery to you? Have you ever heard of lívance and vdolky? Then you’re on the right track with this culinary...
The Best Czech Recipes
Just as in the days of the Emperor, people flock to the Czech Republic today to savour tasty local specialities, ranging from the fine...
The Best Imperial Recipes
From Tafelspitz to Kaiserschmarren – the Imperial Court Kitchen was more than just a collection of fine delicacies, prepared by the best...
Franz Kafka and Prague
“Franz Kafka was Prague and Prague was Franz Kafka”, Johannes Urzidil once wrote. And indeed, following the traces of Kafka’s life, your way...
Czech Fairytales
Just like other European nations, the Czechs have a treasure trove of fairytales that has been lovingly handed down over the centuries. Some...
Jewish Fairytales and Legends
A Water Prince living in the Moldau, talking animals, flying demons, packs of thieves and kind-hearted folk, intermingled with frequent...
The Prague Golem
Prague has been one of the most significant cities in European Judaism for many centuries. Alongside notable buildings such as the Old-New...
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele had many faces: the exceptionally talented artistic genius; the sensitive creator of peaceful landscapes and the shameless...
The Metamorphosis
“When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous insect. He lay on his...
Letter to Father
The Letter to Father (1919) was never sent but is considered the key to Franz Kafka’s (1883-1924) literary work. This impressive testimony...
A Country Doctor
At the Prague Castle, in the Golden Lane, Franz Kafka (1883-1924) wrote these short stories, which were published in his lifetime under the...
Franz Joseph I
Franz Joseph defined his era and exemplified the old Austria. Installed on the throne as a young prince in 1848, he governed the Imperial...
Meditation
Kafka’s little meditations form something previously unknown in German literature; I know no model.
Hans Kohn in Selbstwehr (Dec. 20, 1912)
...Austrian Fairytales
‘Stick on!’ cries the dashing young man who wants to court the Princess, and soon everyone is stuck to his little magic wagon: the sooty...
Prague Cafés
Exploring the coffee houses of Prague is a rewarding pastime. From the kavárna of old Prague to the jazz café of the music-loving Czechs n...