Sacred Art in the Age of Commerce

This exhibition thematically and chronologically follows up on the acclaimed 2022 project, which focused on Czech sacred art from 1948–1989. The upcoming exhibition and publication will present and evaluate artworks, architectural modifications, and new constructions in the Czech ecclesiastical environment since 1990, when there was a fundamental change in the position of churches in the Czech Republic, which significantly impacted artistic and building activities.

The project is based on a curatorial selection of artistically valuable works and architecture from a wide range of realizations that could emerge without previous restrictions during the period of freedom. It will focus on the sacred spaces of Christian churches, not only Roman Catholic but also the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, and the Unity of the Brethren.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION: Sacred Art in the Age of Commerce / Czech Sacred Art 1990–2026

DATE: 22 10 2026 – 14 03 2027

LOCATION: Olomouc Museum of Art – Museum of Modern Art

AUTHORS OF THE EXHIBITION: Šárka Belšíková, Ivo Binder

CURATOR: Šárka Belšíková

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM: David Hrbek, Hana Lamatová, Denisa Tessenyi

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kateřina Manková

EXHIBITION ARCHITECT: Pavel Kolíbal

REALIZATION: Vlastimil Sedláček, Filip Šindelář, Radka Žáková

TRANSLATION: Zuzana Henešová

PHOTOGRAPHY: Markéta Ondrušková, Zdeněk Sodoma, Tereza Hrubá

RESTORERS: Jakub Barna, Veronika Langer Klimszová, Gabriela Polívková, Ondřej Žák

COLLABORATION: Klára Jeništová, Hana Lamatová, Martina Mertová, Gina Renotière, Dušan Sapara, Michal Soukup, Anežka Šimková, Josef Tobolka, Helena Zápalková

PROMOTION: Tomáš Kasal, Martin Šinkovský

LOANS: A8000 s.r.o., Architectura, z.s., Atelier Štěpán s.r.o., Biskupství královehradecké, Franěk Architects s.r.o., Husův sbor v Dobrušce, Koinonia Jan Křitel – Oáza Plzeň, Moravská galerie v Brně, obec Malá Skála, Pelčák a partner architekti, s.r.o., Provincie bratří františkánů Praha, Římskokatolická farnost Jaroměřice, Římskokatolická farnost Prádlo, Římskokatolická farnost Rychaltice, Římskokatolická farnost u kostela Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie Praha-Strašnice, Římskokatolická farnost u kostela sv. Františka z Assisi Praha-Chodov, Římskokatolická farnost u kostela sv. Jindřicha Praha-Nové Město, authors of works and private collections

PROJECT PATRONAGE: Mons. Josef Nuzík, Archbishop of Olomouc; Pavel Pokorný, Chairman of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic; Mons. Jan Graubner, Archbishop Emeritus of Prague