The Letná carnival will take place 2 March. It starts at 10am on Strossmayerovo náměstí in front of the St Anthony Church, where the costume parade with music will head out along Milady Horákové. The event will be accompanied by programmes at the National Technical Museum, National Museum of Agriculture, Coffee Museum and Scarabeus Gallery and also an offering of traditional carnival foods. You can make carnival masks at the workshop at Scarabeus Gallery on 23 February from 1pm to 5pm. Contact: scarabeus@galeriescarabeus.cz. www.facebook.com/letenskymasopust/
A new organ is being made for the St Vitus Cathedral at the Castle. That is why an exhibition entitled The St Vitus Organ is taking place at the National Technical Museum, plus a public collection for the new instrument. It has already collected over CZK 71.5 million (90%) but you can still contribute. www.svatovitskevarhany.com, www.ntm.cz
A large exhibition of the world renowned Pixar animation studio will take place at the Křižík Pavilions at Výstaviště. www.vystavistepraha.eu
This year again the National Technical Museum will be offering days with reduced entry of CZK 50: 15 February on the anniversary of the museum reopening, 28 March for Teachers’ Day, 15 May for the International Museum Day, 5 July for the anniversary of the museum’s founding, 28 September and 28 October for the Day of Czech Statehood, 17 November on Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and 18 December on the anniversary of Václav Havel’s death. www.ntm.cz