Opera singer Kristýna Kůstková received the GOLD CRYSTAL HEART Award in Prague as an award for supporting Czech culture in New York in 2020 and for helping the Czech Center New York with important music projects. The award was presented by the Director of the Czech Center in New York, Miroslav Konvalina in an improvised ceremony. The presentation was also attended by pianist Michal Šupák, who, together with Kristýna Kůstková, participated in the project Year of Leoš Janáček in New York in 2020 and other programs. The glass heart made by the Czech glassmaker Lukáš Šulc has been awarded by the Czech Center New York yearly since 2019.