About the Festival

The Mutual Inspirations Festival is a celebration of culture, encompassing art, music, literature, photography and so much more. In its 16th year, the festival is going beyond the focus upon an individual personality each year to highlighting the regions of the Czech Republic. In 2025, we begin with the Pilsen (Plzeň) Region, a place which I am proud to call my home. 

 

Since its rise on any map, Pilsen has been an important trading center between Prague and Bavaria and, to this day, it hosts a major university, significant manufacturing, top sports, impressive city architecture, and world-famous lager beer. It is also historically noteworthy in Czech-US relations as the region was liberated from Nazi occupation by the US Army led by General George Patton in WWII; this sacrifice for freedom being marked annually via the Pilsen Liberation Festival. 

 

I welcome you to this year’s culturally and artistically rich program, which honors our transatlantic ties and a region worth visiting!