Josef Šíma (1891–1971) returns to the Gallery of West Bohemia’s exhibition halls after almost sixty years. The current exhibition references his first exhibition with designs for stained glass windows from the 1960s, which also represent a temporal link to the painter’s beginnings in France. During that period, he found himself in a different world, and his work began to respond to new visual and intellectual stimuli. However, Šíma did not subscribe to any of the dominant trends of the time; he transcended all of them in some way.

The exhibition of drawings by Svatopluk Klimeš is based on the fact that for this artist the medium of drawing is a permanent and important part of his work. The exhibition will combine works from different periods, which is possible in Klimeš’s work. The works will be arranged in several blocks, adjusted to the various spaces of the exhibition hall.