Exhibitions archive

Svatopluk Klimeš, Z cyklu Pomníčky, Na náměstí, 1989, Galerie umění Hodonín

Svatopluk Klimeš: Only the Wind Spirits Know What Awaits Me Around the Bend of the Road. Drawings from 1979–2025

Oct 15 2025 — Feb 1 2026

Exhibition hall „13“

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.

ICONIC HOUSES. Icons of Czech Avantgarde: Authenticity & Style Diversity

Jul 17 — Oct 28 2025

Semler residence

The exhibition offers a unique perspective on the most significant Czech house-museums of architectural modernism. It explores the legacy of iconic buildings that are part of the prestigious international network Iconic Houses.

Vladivoj Kotyza, Krajina III, 2006, archiv umělce

Vladivoj Kotyza: Revealing the World

Jun 25 — Sep 28 2025

Exhibition hall Masné krámy

The exhibition presents the paintings and drawings of the important Pilsen artist Vladivoj Kotyza (* 1943). Kotyza was one of several artists of his generation in the second half of the 1960s who developed a movement in Czech art that followed the stream of imaginative art known as Fantastic Realism.

Aleš Najbrt / STONES

Jun 11 — Sep 28 2025

Exhibition hall „13“

The exhibition presents the work of graphic designer Aleš Najbrt, who has recently returned to free artistic creation. He will showcase original lithographs created using a unique technique, marking his return to expressive calligraphic art.

Julius Mařák, Plzeň (studie k obrazu pro dvoranu nádraží Františka Josefa I. ve Vídni) 1870-187, ZČG

The Image of Pilsen in Artistic Works of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Mar 21 — Jun 1 2025

Exhibition hall Masné krámy

The exhibition will explore the transformations Pilsen underwent during the 19th and 20th centuries—from a city surrounded by gardens with a medieval fortification at its core to today's industrial metropolis. It will focus on artists closely connected to Pilsen as well as those who worked there temporarily, whether due to work opportunities or family ties.

Český rytec 19. století, Amerika (z cyklu alegorií čtyř světadílů), po 1830. Fotografie © Národní galerie v Praze

Between Wilderness and Delirious Megalopolis: American Experience of Central Europeans in 19th Century Visual Culture

Mar 7 — May 25 2025

Exhibition hall „13“

Both first-hand experience from trips to America and mediated reports about the life and situation there led to the formation of an image in the collective imagination of Central Europeans that not necessarily matched with reality: it included highly idealised or stereotyped attitudes.

Jiří Patera, Deník kapitána Scotta, 1974, soukromá sbírka

Jiří Patera (1924–2003): A Retrospective

Nov 22 2024 — Mar 2 2025

Exhibition hall Masné krámy

The retrospective exhibition accompanied by an extensive treatise is held on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of one of the most important figures of Pilsen’s artistic life, Jiří Patera.

Rostislav Vaněk Extended

Oct 18 2024 — Feb 2 2025

Exhibition hall „13“

Rostislav Vaněk’s exhibition at the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen does not aspire to be a classic retrospective of what this important artist and educator in the field of graphic design has created over the years; rather, it attempts at raising the question of what is inspiring about his works for his colleagues in the field today? What does the uninitiated gallery visitor see when they look at a design they encountered fifty, thirty, ten years ago, or encounter daily? Are they even aware that someone invented the design, or even know the name of its creator?

Miloš Ševčík, Kompozice, 1968-1970, soukromá sbírka

Miloš Ševčík: Essentia minimalis

Jun 26 — Sep 29 2024

Exhibition hall „13“

Miloš Ševčík: Essentia minimalis is a retrospective exhibition of the painter Miloš Ševčík, who was born in 1939 in Klatovy, and whose work provides not only a deep insight into his artistic development, spanning more than fifty years, but also into the history of modern art in the second half of the 20th century.

Bohumil Kubišta, Modrý autoportrét, 1909, Západočeská galerie v Plzni

Through the Eyes of Franz Kafka: Between Image and Language

Jun 5 — Oct 28 2024

Exhibition hall Masné krámy

The exhibition will focus on the relationship between the writer Franz Kafka and the visual art and visual culture of his time. In addition, Kafka’s own work as a draughtsman will be referenced.