Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava
Basic information We are the largest art gallery in the Moravian-Silesian Region with own collections. We are constantly expanding our collections, and at present we hold 25 000 works of art. Our main building is the House of Art (Dům umění) built in 1926. It is a fine example of modern architecture and belongs to the major architectural gems of Ostrava’s. It is a listed National Heritage site. The gallery ranks among the five most important art galleries in the Czech Republic according to the quality of the collections.
Now on view
6 exhibitions
Timelessness
Renata Skřebská
The gallery’s collection of 19th-century works, particularly paintings, ranks among the leading art collections in the Czech Republic, as it comprehensively maps developmental currents and trends throughout the entire…
MATÚŠ MAŤÁTKO / Hang in there, brother!
Vladimír Beskid
This solo exhibition in Ostrava by the Slovak artist Matúš Maťátko (1984) presents a current collection of paintings, reliefs and graphic pieces from the most recent period in his career, as well as a visual…
Imprint (1926–2026)
Renata Skřebská, Jiří Jůza
The concept of an imprint has become the central leitmotif for us when mapping the House of Art’s 100 years of history. An imprint can mean an impression, as in soil, or it can signify a trace of something that seems to…
Eduard Halberštát / Configuration / Blast Furnace Tapping / Exhibition of a single work
The thirty-second artwork was selected by the director Slobodanka Radun. This passionate yet contemplative painting strongly resonates with my intuition. On a rational level, and after the experience of creating a…
100 YEARS OF THE HOUSE OF ART IN OSTRAVA / (1926–2026)
The year 2026 is exceptional for the House of Art in Ostrava. Our exhibition building will celebrate 100 years since its opening. Since May 13, 1926, when it was first opened to the public, it has remained one of…
MSK, History, and I Project
Online project MSK, history, and I We invite you on a journey of discovery through the Moravian-Silesian Region, during which you will be able to visit castles and chateaux, birth houses, museums and galleries,…
Opening soon
4 upcoming
The enchanting beauty of eternal pages
Viewed from the perspective of artists’ books and bibliophilism, a book is considered to be a unique work of art in which the text is integrated with visual, typographic and haptic properties. It is a medium in which…
Albums of resistance and hope
In the mid-1970s, an idea emerged in the Ostrava region to compile albums showcasing the work of selected artists. Albums 75, 76 and 77 were the first publishing projects by Ivo Janoušek, Kamil Drabina, Jan Štefan, and…
At the Turn of the Millennium
This exhibition consists exclusively of works from the collection of the Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava. It explores the forms of visual art created by the generation that emerged on the art scene around the turn of…
MARIANNE AUE
Výstava představuje tvorbu německé umělkyně Marianne Aue (1932 Bruntál – 2016 Leverkusen), která patřila k výrazným, i když dnes méně známým, osobnostem evropské poválečné avantgardy. Aue, spjatá s hnutími ZERO a Nové…
