Czech Centres

[1] It was established for the promotion of the Czech history, culture, language, tourism and trade abroad.

[3] The organisation dates back to its opening in 1949 as the Cultural and Information Centres (CIS) in Sofia and Warsaw.

In the same year, Czech Centres became a member of EUNIC.The most recent office to open was in Seoul, South Korea in 2013.

[4] In April 2017, the organisation's Director General Jan Závěšický was removed by the Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek due to 'serious managerial errors'.

Czech House in Moscow is currently the largest complex owned by the Czech Republic abroad, containing 122 offices, 132 apartments, 87 hotel rooms in addition to conference rooms, a business centre, restaurant, bar, gym fitness centre and sauna, as well as other facilities.

The Czech Center in New York
The Czech Center in Berlin in the building of Czech Embassy