"ALTERNATIVE" City of Prague

Art in Prague during the communist era was dominated by socialist realism, a state-mandated style that promoted communist ideology, but an underground and unofficial art scene also existed. Other artists found ways to continue their work in secret, which has lead to new art forms that were revealed in this fun tour today. Besides the 3 of us there were only 3 other people. The guide who has created and given this tour over 12 years was able to give us an in-depth view of the evolving art scene (and then we all went out for a beer).

After learning about the art history in the City, the underground subcultures and street art, we began with some interesting art that still was left from the communist times. We saw a 120-year-old mural, the one store that sold art during these times and other murals and street art. We then learned about the local music scene and the current venues.

Then we took a tram to Prague 7 – one of the coolest neighborhoods in Europe!Read more