National Gallery Prague
National Gallery Prague — the largest art collection in the Czech Republic, spanning medieval to contemporary art across several historic buildings.
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22 exhibitions
Ends in 16dAntonín Mánes – Between the Composed Landscape and the Sketch
Mgr. Markéta Vondrová, Ph.D.
This Cabinet presents the drawings of Antonín Mánes (1784–1843), a major figure in the Czech landscape school of the nineteenth century and a pioneer of plein-art painting. His works range from composed ideal landscapes…
Ends in 16d“Eroticism Turned to Horror”: The Temptation of St Anthony as a Theme in Modern Art
PhDr. Petra Kolářová, Ph.D.
The story of the early Christian hermit Saint Anthony, who was persecuted in the desert by apparitions embodying earthly temptations, was a popular subject in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It can be found in…
Ends in 21dBoundaries of Design: 18th National Exhibition of Artwork by Children and Young People
Where does design end and free artistic creation begin? Does design even have boundaries? Where do boundaries begin and where do they end? Are they imaginary or verified? Are they large or small? Are they generational…
Ends in 23dUMPRUM Biennale: Generation Z
The exhibition will present the topics and styles embraced by Generation Z, i.e. the youngest generation of UMPRUM students, born between 1994 and 2004. It reflects on the generational contingency of these topics, as…
Ends in 23dThe Lily: Flower and Symbol
PhDr. Alena Volrábová, Ph.D.
References to lilies hark back to antiquity. From ancient times to the present, various parts of this bulbous plant have been used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, and its attractive flowers have become a popular…
1956–1989: Architecture for All
Mgr. et Mgr. Helena Huber-Doudová, Ph.D.
A ticket for this exhibition is also valid for all collection exhibitions at the Trade Fair Palace. The exhibition focuses on architecture and lifestyle between 1956 and 1989. Lifestyle is a phenomenon in which everyday…
Jiří Kolář: X Bienal de São Paulo
Mgr. Radoslav Ištok
In September 1969, the Czech artist Jiří Kolář became one of the eight international artists awarded the biennale prize at the 10th São Paulo Biennial. Based on the photographs preserved in the biennale archive, the…
Venice Art Biennale 2026
The project The Silence of the Mole will be presented in the year marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Czechoslovak Pavilion, and it is precisely this jubilee that gave rise to the idea of a joint…
230 Years of the NGP
Mgr. Veronika Hulíková
The day of 5 February 2026 marks 230 years since the founding of the Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts, a private association whose main goal was to open a picture gallery to the public and in the course of time…
Open for 230 Years
On February 5, 1796, the Society of Patriotic Friends of Art was established, which soon founded the Picture Gallery, the predecessor of today's National Gallery Prague. A selection of seventeen archival photographs…
ATLAS
Traditionally, the term “atlas” refers to a set of maps depicting specific territories. Our ATLAS is a similar set that charts areas of the gallery that are often invisible: the café, workspaces, the library, relaxation…
1939–2021: The End of the Black-and-White Era
Mgr. Michal Novotný, Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Skopalová, Ph.D.
A ticket for this exhibition is also valid for all collection exhibitions at the Trade Fair Palace. The End of the Black-and-White Era is not a comprehensive title for the years 1939–2021 but rather a slogan summarizing…
Medieval Art in Bohemia and Central Europe 1200–1550
Mgr. Štěpánka Chlumská
The exhibition from the collections of the National Gallery Prague, which can be visited on the first floor of the convent complex, presents more than two hundred exhibits of painting, sculpture and arts and crafts…
1918–1938: First Czechoslovak Republic
PhDr. Anna Pravdová, Ph.D.
A ticket for this exhibition is also valid for all collection exhibitions at the Trade Fair Palace. The permanent exhibition on the third floor of the Trade Fair Palace was created on the occasion of the hundredth…
1796–1918: Art of the Long Century
Mgr. Veronika Hulíková
A ticket for this exhibition is also valid for all collection exhibitions at the Trade Fair Palace. The exhibition 1796–1918: Art of the Long Century purposefully and naturally connects Czech and international art.…
Old Masters I
The permanent exhibition Old Masters in the Schwarzenberg Palace presents selected key artworks from the Collection of Old Masters (Hans von Aachen, Petr Brandl, Matthias Bernard Braun, Lucas Cranach, Adriaen de Vries,…
Old Masters II
PhDr. Olga Kotková, Ph.D., PhDr. Martina Jandlová Sošková, Ph.D.
The Old Masters II exhibition a follow-up to the Old Masters I permanent exhibition located in the opposite Schwarzenberg palace. Both exhibitions complement each other to form a coherent whole, while presenting…
Touch Exhibition
HAPTIC TRAIL – AMBULATORY REMOVABLE EXTENDED LARGE-PRINT LABELS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED Introduction to the haptic exhibition The National Gallery Prague owns an extensive collection of casts of medieval works. From…
The Ballad of a Miner: One Hundred Years of Mining in Art
Mgr. Radoslav Ištok
The collection display The Ballad of a Miner: One Hundred Years of Mining in Art presents works with coal mining themes from the collection of the National Gallery Prague as well as loaned works by contemporary artists.…
A Dream of Reality: The Paintings of Jan Zrzavý from the Collections of the National Gallery Prague
PhDr. Alice Němcová, Ph.D.
Opening date of the exhibition: July 22, 2025 "No artist trying to envision the true nature of things, their reality and essence, cannot paint any more than his or her idea of them; his or her dream of reality." Jan…
ATLAS
Traditionally, the term “atlas” refers to a set of maps depicting specific territories. Our ATLAS is a similar set that charts areas of the gallery that are often invisible: the café, workspaces, the library, relaxation…
The Art of Asia Across Space and Time
Mgr. Lenka Gyaltso, Mgr. et Mgr. Kristýna Rendlová, Mgr. Markéta Hánová, Ph.D., Mgr. Jana Ryndová, Ph.D.
In a new exhibition at the Salm Palace, the Collection of Asian Art of the National Gallery Prague presents a selection of 520 artworks from Asia and the Islamic world, spanning 5,000 years and set in the context of…
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Opens in 7dThe 2026 Biennale Matter of Art
The fourth edition of the Biennale Matter of Art presents art as a necessity that our society cannot do without. The three-month exhibition and accompanying program, subtitled Necessary Wishes, will take place from June…
Anne Jagiellon (1503-1547): Queen at the Dawn of a New Era
The exhibition is being held on the 500th anniversary of the accession of the House of Habsburg to the Bohemian throne and the establishment of the Habsburg monarchy within Central Europe. In 1526, when Louis II of…
Against the Current. The Surrealist Group. 1934-2024
Ten years after the publication of the first Surrealist manifesto by André Breton, the Surrealist Group in Czechoslovakia was founded on 21 March 1934. This quickly became the second most prestigious group of its kind…