Dům národnostních menšin o.p.s.

Dům národnostních menšin o.p.s. ("House of National Minorities") is a Prague-based public-benefit organization dedicated to supporting and developing the cultural, social, publishing and educational activities of national minority communities in the Czech capital. Its mission, as stated on its official website, is to provide a unique space where national minorities can meet and to contribute to tolerance and mutual understanding. The building it occupies is home to 14 national minorities, and its shared facilities — a social hall with an adjoining café, an exhibition hall, a multimedia classroom, a meeting room and a shared office — are primarily intended for use by minority organizations and their associations. The organization's roots reach back to 2007, when the reconstructed building was ceremonially opened to the public on 21 June 2007, and to 2009, when it began operating in Prague as an obecně prospěšná společnost (public-benefit company). The building itself passed into the ownership of the City of Prague between 2000 and 2002 as part of the liquidation of the Fund for Children and Youth, and by an exception proposed by the Czech government and approved by the Parliament of the Czech Republic, it may serve not only children and youth but also national minorities. It was reconstructed into its present form between 2002 and 2007. In 2025 the organization was newly established as a contributory organization of the City of Prague (příspěvková organizace hl. m. Prahy), which is now its owner and parent body. Its publicly beneficial services focus on supporting and developing the activities of individual national minorities and their associations. The organization also runs a cultural programme: its website lists events such as "Havel 90 – Čteme Havla" (15 October), a festival of Czech and Slovak creative work for children and youth (7 October), and a creative competition for children titled "Vícejazyčnost je bohatství 2026" (Multilingualism is Wealth, 1 September). It also publishes calls such as a selection procedure for offices for 2026. As a contributory organization of the City of Prague, DNM is publicly owned rather than a commercial enterprise, and it operates primarily in Prague. Its role is institutional and cultural: it acts as a meeting point, an event venue and an administrative base for minority associations, rather than as a profit-seeking business.

The history of Dům národnostních menšin is tied to a building in Prague that passed into the ownership of the City of Prague (hl. m. Praha) between 2000 and 2002, as part of the liquidation of the Fund for Children and Youth (Fond dětí a mládeže). By an exception proposed by the Czech government and approved by the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the building was permitted to serve not only children and youth but also national minorities. Between 2002 and 2007 the building was reconstructed into its present form, and on 21 June 2007 it was ceremonially opened to the public; at the start of its operation, DNM was part of CSSP. The organization itself began operating in Prague as an obecně prospěšná společnost (public-benefit company) in 2009, with roots reaching back to 2007. Its stated goal, then and now, has been to provide publicly beneficial services in the area of protecting the rights of and supporting national minorities on the territory of the City of Prague. These services are aimed primarily at supporting and developing the cultural, social, publishing and educational activities of individual national minorities and their associations. In 2025 the organization was newly established as a contributory organization of the City of Prague (příspěvková organizace hl. m. Prahy). The building it occupies hosts 14 national minorities, and its shared spaces — a social hall with an adjoining café, an exhibition hall, a multimedia classroom, a meeting room and a shared office — are primarily available for use by minority organizations. The organization also maintains an active cultural calendar, with events such as "Havel 90 – Čteme Havla," a festival of Czech and Slovak creative work for children and youth, and a creative competition for children on the theme of multilingualism.

• 2025

  DNM is newly established as a contributory organization of the City of Prague (příspěvková organizace hl. m. Prahy).

• 2009

  DNM begins operating in Prague as an obecně prospěšná společnost (public-benefit company).

• 2007

  On 21 June 2007 the building is ceremonially opened to the public; at the start of operation DNM is part of CSSP.

• 2002

  Reconstruction of the building into its present form begins and continues until 2007.

• 2000

  The building that would house DNM passes into the ownership of the City of Prague between 2000 and 2002 as part of the liquidation of the Fund for Children and Youth.

A publicly owned cultural and community hub in Prague that provides space and support for national minority communities and promotes tolerance and mutual understanding.

• Shared premises for 14 national minorities

  The building houses 14 national minorities and provides shared facilities for their organizations.

• Social hall with adjoining café

  A shared social hall with an adjoining café, primarily for use by minority organizations.

• Exhibition hall

  An exhibition space available primarily to minority organizations.

• Multimedia classroom

  A multimedia classroom available primarily to minority organizations.

• Meeting room and shared office

  A meeting room and a shared office available primarily to minority organizations.

• 2020.06.03

  Reported2020.06.03

  Deloitte Ireland acquires DNM[3]德勤爱尔兰收购DNMsiliconrepublic.com

  Deloitte Ireland announced that it had acquired DNM, an Irish cloud consultancy and managed services provider. The terms were not disclosed.

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1. 1Spojujeme kultury – Dům národnostních menšindnm-praha.eu
2. 2Dům národnostních menšin o.p.s. – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3德勤爱尔兰收购DNMsiliconrepublic.com