Upcoming exhibitions

The idea of worlds hidden beneath the Earth’s surface has always sparked the human imagination. These worlds have been associated with religious and mythological meanings, as well as with humanity’s desire to explore, discover and conquer this otherwise inaccessible space.

The last quarter of the nineteenth century saw a massive development of organised, institutionalised and professionalised entertainment, alongside the development of modern society and changes in lifestyle. Large cities underwent a fundamental transformation, offering their inhabitants, who were enjoying the new phenomenon of leisure time, a concentrated range of entertainment venues, cultural and sporting events, and more or less bizarre shows and extravaganzas.

The exhibition of Jan Solpera’s typographic work is part of a series devoted to the multifaceted field for which the term graphic design has become established also in our country. Following the success of previous exhibitions in this field, the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen has decided to deliberately and systematically fill the void left in the Czech Republic by the cancellation of the legendary international Brno Biennale exhibition.

The exhibition will present an extensive collection of works by one of the most significant and distinctive European and Czech artists of the second half of the twentieth century. The Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen acquired the collection in 2024 through a generous bequest from the late artist’s wife, Ms Christine Sekal. Comprising 102 works worth tens of millions of crowns, the collection covers virtually the entire development of Sekal’s sculptural work from the 1950s to the 1990s.

2026 will mark 150 years since the establishment of one of Bohemia’s first polytechnic schools, which played a pivotal role in the region’s engineering and construction sector development. For over fifty years, the school was a meeting place for exceptional individuals who were part of the teaching staff.