PLATO Ostrava
PLATO is a contemporary art gallery in Ostrava. We operate in the centre of the city in a reconstructed, heritage-listed municipal slaughterhouse dating from the turn of the 20th century. The exhibition spaces in a total of five halls occupy an area of 1,370 m². The architectural design allows six walls to be turned around and the building to be opened from all sides.
We offer space to everyone who wants to understand the present-day world in a broader context. In PLATO, we reflect on the world’s complexity and richness through art, in an international context and at the highest possible level. We trust artists and support them.
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Kino Octopus
This exhibition turns visitors’ attention to film as an integral form of expression in contemporary art through an “improvised” screening room for watching moving pictures from a fixed place – ideally, together with…
Sophie Jung: His Life and Work
The first solo institutional exhibition in the Czech Republic by Sophie Jung, a Swiss-Luxembourgish multimedia artist and performer based in London and Basel.
Jindřich Chalupecký Award Exhibition
In 2026, PLATO once again hosts an exhibition of the laureates of the Jindřich Chalupecký Award. This year, the international jury has honoured two artists and one art collective: Yuliya Bokhan, Tereza Kalousová and The…
The Keyhole
The Keyhole is a space that straddles the boundaries between a garden workshop, a shed, and a hall for exhibitions and education – opening directly onto the adjoining permaculture garden. It is a space dedicated to…
