They know about us (and about you)

I currently undertake an internship in the Czech Centre in Paris. The Centre successfully contributes to the destruction of these and other mistaken ideas about the Czech Republic. There are multiple types of internships available such as the locations of Czech Centres. Daily tasks consist of administration, welcoming people at the reception and help with organisation of evening events. The internships offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic Czech-French team ables me to meet  and a possibility to meet leading Czech artists who present themselves in the Centre. This work in the sphere of cultural diplomacy of the Czech Embassy and the office of Czechtourism. These three institutions offer internships that enable you to discover a lot about the Czech reputation and actively contribute to its creation.

The Czech culture is not only represented by Czech institutions. Parisian audience, in my humble opinion, is more interested in Czech art more than the British audience. To illustrate, an exposition of works done by Alphonse Mucha in Musée du Luxembourg and the opera Rusalka in Opéra Bastille. If visitors are familiar with these leading artists of Czech art, they discover expositions of current artists as Anna Huláčová who presented her work in Palais de Tokyo. The French perspective offers a new French adaptation and new perspective.

An active représentation of the Czech Republic does not have to be done solely in the Czech institutions in foreign countries. The internship is nevertheless an important tool to spread a word about you and your home country. To illustrate, ERIAC in Berlin ( the European Roma Institute for Art and Culture) offers an opportunity to change the perception of the Czech treatment of its minorities. You can commit yourself to volunteering in your free time. The Czech Centre in London and Centre LGBT offer these possibilities.

Fortunately, there are many people who are interested in and promote the Czech Republic. If a class of thirty students of history at the University Sorbonne does not clearly know what is the Munich Agreement, there is still a lot of work to be done. Unconcern of history of all members of the European Union is responsible for current misunderstandings and a repetition of previous injustice.