ART IS HERE: Modern Art

On the second floor of the Pražák Palace, there is a permanent exhibition of Modern Art focused on presenting Czech modernists and interwar avant-garde artists (Bohumil Kubišta, Antonín Procházka, Jan Zrzavý, Václav Špála, Josef Čapek, Josef Šíma, Jindřich Štyrský, Toyen, etc.). Its new concept has undergone several changes and expansions compared to its previous form.

A continuation of this exhibition is a partially accessible sculpture depot in the basement of the Pražák Palace, which allows visitors to look behind the scenes of gallery operations. Other novelties include the dedication of one room for partial exhibitions of "works on paper" and other short-term projects that will regularly enliven the permanent exhibition.

The exhibition is the result of institutional support for the long-term conceptual development of a research organization (DKRVO), provided by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

The Modern Art exhibition was financially supported by Jet Investment Management, a.s.

Current interventions in the exhibition:

Vincenc Makovský, Josef Šíma, Alfons Mucha, Otto Gutfreund

The exhibition series "Sculptors' Drawings" regularly expands the permanent exhibition of modern art with presentations of "works on paper" by prominent Czech artists of the 20th century. Currently, the work of Josef Mařatka (1874 – 1937) is on display. The artistic maturation of one of the most important Czech sculptors was strongly influenced by the work of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917). In 1900, Mařatka received the Hlávka scholarship and went to Paris. He was fortunate that the ingenious French sculptor accepted him into his studio as his pupil and assistant. Under Rodin's guidance, Mařatka began with studies of hands and feet. Later, he proceeded to sketches of freely moving female nudes, which also corresponded to the master's views on the nature and function of sculptural drawing.