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Culture of Ceska Lipa


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There are several culture centers in Česká Lípa. Most important are the Crystal Culture House, the Jirásek Theater, the Art School with its halls, the Homeland Museum and Gallery with their branches and the Municipal Library with its branches.

rystal Culture House

The building comprises a cinema, halls and a restaurant. A contributory organization was established by the city after 1990 bearing the name of Crystal Culture House as its manager and this helps organizing Summer events in the Lipý Castle. The city government concluded that the mentioned group would be renamed to Ceska Lipa Culture effective by 1 January 2011 and herewith a new organization Lipý Česká Lípa would be established. This one was given the castle in charge of as well as) the recently created historic Textile Print Center in the castle vicinity opened in February 16, 2011.

Before the Municipal Information Center was moved to the City Hall it had been a part of Crystal Cultural House as well.

Art School

This facility was established in the building called the White House which formerly served to the Communist Party District Coommittee until 1990. . There are several sections and their schoolrooms in this multilevel building while the ground floor with its large hall serves as a seat of the Rainbow Dancing School. There is enough space for plastics exhibitions and the smaller hall is made for production of music files as well as the school activities. It is also used by other non-school music groups.

•    (More about this Art School and Dancing School see: Školství v České Lípě)

Museum and Gallery

Homeland Museum and Gallery of the city of Česká Lípa is located in the grounds of the former Augustinian Monastery. A big Animal World exhibition permanently takes place here. A Loretan courtyard grants place to short-time exhibitions. There is a religious building of
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