Gočár Gallery
Gočár Gallery, known as the East Bohemian Gallery in Pardubice until 2022, was founded in 1953, when a network of state galleries was established across Czechoslovakia. Launching its activities in 1954, the gallery was first based in the service spaces of the Pardubice Castle, which it initially shared with the Regional Museum. Its first exhibitions were mounted here, and it also received touring exhibitions. Significant exhibition activities also took place at branches in Chrudim, Vysoké Mýto and Litomyšl, which became independent organisations in 1960. The end of the 1950s brought major changes to the gallery. In 1959, it merged with the Museum and Regional Heritage Institute to form a single colossal institution: the Regional Museum and Heritage Institute. An organisation with such a wide remit proved unwieldy, and from the next year the gallery operated only in association with the Museum, as the Museum and Gallery in Pardubice. Since 2023, the Gočár Gallery has been based in the heritage-protected building of the former Winternitz Automatic Mills, built to a design by Josef Gočár. The building’s current appearance is the result of an extensive renovation designed by the architect Petr Všetečka and implemented by the gallery’s establishing body, the Pardubice Region, from 2018 to 2022. It houses both the repositories, where the art collection is stored, and exhibition spaces.
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Now on view
7 exhibitions
Behind the Picture: From Yellow to Red and Back Again
Concept author, TG curator: Adam Galko GG curator: Tamara Kubečková Authorship: Katarína Vido, Šimon Chovan The exhibition Behind the Picture brings to the Gočár Gallery the acclaimed educational project of the…
New Liquidities: Sisters in photography
Kateřina Sýsová
Kurátorka: Kateřina Sýsová Vernisáž se uskuteční 19. 9. 2026. Kategorie, které dlouho upevňovaly naše porozumění světu, dnes přestávají fungovat jako pevné opory. Hranice mezi pravdou a fikcí, mužským a ženským,…
Notes
Opening: September 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM Photographer, creative, and animation lecturer Michal Kudláček will present a fragmentary overview of his independent work in the fields of photomedia and moving image. Kudláček…
The Transformation Gap
Matej Pancurák
Artists: Adam Trbušek, Artur Magrot Curator: Matej Pancurák Collaboration: Šárka Zahálková Opening: 24 · 10 · 2026 The research and exhibition project The Transformation Gap is the culmination of long-term artistic…
The Zets
Kateřina Stündlová
Curator: Kateřina Stündlová Exhibitors: Miloš Zet, Martin Zet(ová) The exhibition space, situated in front of the glazed view into the sculpture sub-collection's depository, will thematically link to the larger…
Eva Yurková: Oasis
Kateřina Stündlová
Curator: Kateřina Stündlová Gočár Gallery will present the first Czech solo exhibition of artist Eva, who comes from the Pardubice region, from the city of Svitavy. The exhibition in the Automatické mlýny silo consists…
Jana Middleton: HRA–NIC–E / ACROSS THE FIELDS
Klára Zářecká
Author: Jana Middleton Curator: Klára Zářecká The exhibition project HRA–NIC–E / PŘES POLNÍ opens a new chapter in the work of artist Jana Middleton in the Czech visual arts scene. Jana Middleton has long lived and…
