Museum Kampa
Museum Kampa is located in Sova’s Mill in Lesser Town in the center of Prague. Museum Kampa has in its care an artistic the collection of Jan and Meda Mládek, who during their stay in exile in the second half of the 20th century actively supported the then Czechoslovak non-conformist artists. The collection contains the largest collection of works by one of the founders of modern abstract painting, František Kupka and works by other important artists of the 20th century from the so-called Eastern Block
The mission of Museum Kampa is to take care of a collection of art works by modern artists and to provide testimony of the difficult time in which this art was created and which should not be forgotten. The Museum also hosts a number of short-term exhibitions presenting Central European modern artists. Over the years the Museum has held exhibitions featuring artists such as Kamil Lhotak, Karel Malich, Toyen and Andy Warhol. Each show is accompanied by programs for schools and the general public.
Now on view
5 exhibitions
Květa Kovářová – In Search of the Figure’s Form
The sculptor Květa Kovářová (1925–1966) belonged to a generation that began their studies during the war, and whose entry into the art world took place under conditions of unfreedom. She graduated from the studio of…
Milan Kunc – Pop Renaissance
Milan Kunc is one of the prominent figures in art of the second half of the twentieth century, whose work is represented in many important public and private collections worldwide. Since the 1970s, he has been…
Mikuláš Medek, Jan Koblasa – Despite the Ban
The exhibition Despite the Ban presents, through Jiří Hampl's photographs and works by Mikuláš Medek and Jan Koblasa from 1959–1963, their legendary exhibition held in August 1963 in Teplice – in the castle riding hall,…
KOPECKÝ FOREVER
The exhibition presents nearly twenty works by the legendary artist Vladimír Kopecký (b. 1931, Svojanov) spanning from the 1960s to the present. This focused selection brings together painting, drawing, and glasswork as…
František Kupka – Master of World Art
Museum Kampa, founded by the Jan and Meda Mládek Foundation, established in turn by the Czech-American art collector and benefactor Meda Mládek (b. 1919), is one of the most popular galleries in Prague. This is in part…
