The 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 12 to September 13, 2026, at the National Gallery Prague – Trade Fair Palace, GAMPA – City Gallery Pardubice, and the Tusculum Prague art center. The biennale will feature more than thirty artists and collectives from Czechia, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Palestine, Slovakia, and other countries, including six new projects commissioned by the biennale and created by artists Noor Abed, David Apakidze, Yana Bachynska (a.k.a. Jan Bačynsjkyj), Adrián Kriška, Aliza Orlan, and Tadamun Kolektiv. The project is cocurated by Jaroslava Tomanová, Jakub Gawkowski, and František Fekete. Admission to the exhibition and accompanying events is free of charge. The biennale is organized by tranzit.cz in cooperation with the National Gallery Prague and GAMPA – City Gallery Pardubice. The main partner of tranzit.cz is ERSTE Foundation.